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Credible Sources

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The meaning of accuracy is:

a)

up to date and current

b)

related to archery

c)

truthful and correct in all details

d)

a person, book, website, etc., that gives information

2.

The authority of a source you means:

a)

source of the information: author/publisher/source

b)

it comes from someone who is a leader

c)

it is the reason the information exists

d)

it is up to date and timely

3.

A website is biased when:

a)

it gives information about religious practices

b)

it is accurate and factual

c)

the author is a expert on the subject

d)

it shows prejudice toward one side of a subject or issue

4.

When evaluating a website, the word currency means:

a)

up to date

b)

down to earth

c)

electrically charged

d)

outmoded and obsolete

5.

We look at the credentials of an author when evaluating a website. What does credentials mean?

a)

what the author's financial background and income are

b)

proof of qualification for a particular job

c)

whether the author is a United States citizen

d)

evidence that the author used his own ideas and facts and did not copy from other sources

6.

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

a)

the source is unbelievable and fantastic

b)

it is unreliable and false

c)

the source is appropriate for a business report

d)

it is believable and trustworthy

7.

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

a)

Not a trustworthy source for research

b)

Something that is true and valid

c)

Up-to-date and accurate

d)

Related to the topic that is being researched.

8.
What does it mean to evaluate something?
a)
read it 
b)
share it
c)
think critically about it
d)
learn it
9.
 What can you look for on a website to let you know how current the information is?
a)
title of the website
b)
date last updated
c)
author of the website
d)
works cited
10.
Which one of these items should you NOT be concerned about when evaluating a website?
a)
length of information
b)
date of the last update
c)
accuracy of information
d)
purpose of the website
11.
What makes a website relevant to you? 
a)
makes you laugh
b)
makes you cry
c)
helps you answer your question
d)
has lots of pictures
12.
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
a)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
b)
Perform, Infer, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Inform, Educate
d)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
13.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people happy
14.
Inform means...
a)
Give informal speech
b)
Give information
c)
Take the form
d)
Give in a form
15.
Entertain means...
a)
To make people scared
b)
To make people sad
c)
To make people enjoy something
d)
To go to the circus
16.
Commercials are used for...  
a)
Persuading
b)
Entertaining
c)
Informing
d)
Explaining
17.
If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...
a)
To Entertain 
b)
To Persuade 
c)
To Explain
d)
To Inform
18.
Newspaper articles are used for...  
a)
Persuading
b)
Entertaining
c)
Informing
19.
The guiding question for finding author's purpose is...
a)
What is this text about?
b)
Why was this text written?
c)
Who wrote this text?
20.

What is research?

a)

A learning and sharing process

b)

Finding the main idea of a passage

c)

Providing details to support an answer

d)

The subject or topic

21.
The purpose of research is to...
a)
Give examples of different topics
b)
Explain different ideas
c)
Persuade the reader
d)
Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic