Worksheets"Real or Fake?" Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Matching fact or reality
a)
discern
b)
perspective
c)
fake
d)
true
2.
word that describes a website, including it's ending
a)
context
b)
domain
c)
purpose
d)
fake news
3.
specific attitude or point of view about a topic
a)
perspective
b)
author's purpose
c)
true
d)
context
4.
reason or intent behind why a writer wrote a text
a)
discern
b)
context
c)
perspective
d)
author's purpose
5.
To be described as fake means...
a)
to be silly
b)
to be different
c)
to be not true
d)
to be believable
6.
False information reported about a person or event and that is deliberately created to mislead people.
a)
context
b)
fake news
c)
discern
d)
perspective
7.
believable based on evidence; convincing
a)
context
b)
credible
c)
perspective
d)
purpose
8.
recognize or figure something out
a)
credible
b)
fake news
c)
discern
d)
perspective
9.
circumstances or background surrounding a topic, idea or event
a)
perspective
b)
context
c)
credible
d)
discern
10.
Ashar wasn't sure if the article he found for a Civics project was trustworthy, so he used his skills to ________ whether it was a credible source or not.
a)
true
b)
purpose
c)
discern
d)
credible
11.
Before reading an article about Hurricane Katrina, Brendan realized he needed some ______, or background about New Orleans.
a)
perspective
b)
context
c)
fake news
d)
purpose
12.
________ sources are important when researching to write a paper or article. If you can't trust your sources, readers can't trust you.
a)
credible
b)
fake
c)
discern
d)
context
13.
You could tell the author had a negative _________ or view about the hurricane recovery efforts because his diction and tone showed his disappointment.
a)
purpose
b)
context
c)
domain
d)
perspective
14.
One way to evaluate a news article or website is to look at it's _______, especially the ending, or even to look up who owns the ______. (Both blanks should have the same word)
a)
context
b)
true
c)
domain
d)
perspective
15.
A Stanford University study shows that teens are unable to determine when a source is _________ even though they believe they can they can determine was is real and fake.
a)
domain
b)
context
c)
fake news
d)
perspective
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