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Website Evaluation

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

When you are testing to find out if the website you are using has the most up to date information, you are testing for:

Purpose

Authority

Currency

Relevancy

If you are testing to see if there is any bias on a website, what part of the CARP test is crucial?

Authority

Accuracy

Relevancy

Purpose

If you are trying to determine if the author of the website is knowledgeable about what she is writing, which part of the CARP Test is most crucial for what you are looking for?

Authority

Accuracy

Relevancy

Purpose

Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web site is reliable?

The author of the site tells you the information is reliable.

The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications.

The author links to his or her favorite Web sites.

The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by a teacher.

Evaluating content on the Web is important because:

Web authors are always less professional.

Web authors are always biased.

Anyone can publish on the Web. There is no guarantee that what you’re reading is reliable.

Printed information is always more accurate than information found on the Web.

True or false: Research is the process of locating information to answer a question or solve a problem.

True

False

Currency refers to how __________ a website's information was updated.

recently

expensively

neatly

accurately

The _________ of a website has to do with what the creator is trying to accomplish, such as sell something or just provide information.

price

strategy

purpose

plan

If a website is trying to persuade you to do something, it is said to be __________.

undermined

objective

outdated

biased

10.

A ________ engine is a piece of software that allows you to look for information on the internet.

lookup

primary

difference

11.

You can perform more effective internet searches if you _________ your search with relevant terms.

focus

free

reverse

randomize

12.

What are the terms identified for searching the internet or databases for information?

Information Guides

Smartwords

Keywords

Searchwords

13.

You found a site that seems to have credible information, but there is no date of publication. What do you do?

Panic

Make up your own information.

Use the information anyway. You don’t have time to keep searching.

Try to find a site that has quality information AND a date of publication. Most reputable sites will have a copyright date.

14.

When you say a source is authoritative you mean:

it has an expert author who is an authority on the subject

it comes from someone who is a leader

it is about someone who is a general in the army

it is up to date and timely

15.

A website is biased when:

it gives information about religious practices

it is accurate and factual

the author is a expert on the subject

it contains opinion instead of fact and is prejudiced and not impartial

16.

When evaluating a website, the word current means:

up to date

down to earth

electrically charged

outmoded and obsolete

17.

When we say that a website is a credible source we mean:

the source is unbelievable and fantastic

it is unreliable and false

the source is appropriate for a business report

it is believable and trustworthy

18.

What does the word relevant mean when you are evaluating a source?

Not a trustworthy source for research

Something that is true and valid

Up-to-date and accurate

Related to the topic that is being researched.

19.

When evaluating a website, a disclaimer means:

a link to relevant websites

a statement that denies something, especially responsibility.

a promise that everything in the website is credible

background information about the author of the site

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Website Evaluation

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

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