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CRAAP concepts (credibility of a source)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an acronym that helps us remember what questions we should ask about a source before we use it to answer our inquiry question?

a)

CREPE

b)

PARKA

c)

CRAAP

d)

CAARP

2.

Which of the following questions are the best questions to ask if you're trying to determine whether a source is current?

a)

When was it written? Has anything changed since then?

b)

Why did the author write this? Are they trying to inform or persuade? Is the author biased for or against a group of people?

c)

Is this source giving facts or opinions? Are those facts corroborated by any other sources (are other experts saying the same thing)?

d)

Does this source discuss the same topics that my inquiry question is about?

e)

Does the author really know what they're talking about? What are their qualifications or credentials?

3.

Which of the following questions are the best questions to ask if you're trying to determine whether a source is relevant?

a)

When was it written? Has anything changed since then?

b)

Why did the author write this? Are they trying to inform or persuade? Is the author biased for or against a group of people?

c)

Is this source giving facts or opinions? Are those facts corroborated by any other sources (are other experts saying the same thing)?

d)

Does this source discuss the same topics that my inquiry question is about?

e)

Does the author really know what they're talking about? What are their qualifications or credentials?

4.

Which of the following questions are the best questions to ask if you're trying to determine whether a source has authority on the topics we want to know about?

a)

When was it written? Has anything changed since then?

b)

Why did the author write this? Are they trying to inform or persuade? Is the author biased for or against a group of people?

c)

Is this source giving facts or opinions? Are those facts corroborated by any other sources (are other experts saying the same thing)?

d)

Does this source discuss the same topics that my inquiry question is about?

e)

Does the author really know what they're talking about? What are their qualifications or credentials?

5.

Which of the following questions are the best questions to ask if you're trying to determine whether a source has accurate information?

a)

When was it written? Has anything changed since then?

b)

Why did the author write this? Are they trying to inform or persuade? Is the author biased for or against a group of people?

c)

Is this source giving facts or opinions? Are those facts corroborated by any other sources (are other experts saying the same thing)?

d)

Does this source discuss the same topics that my inquiry question is about?

e)

Does the author really know what they're talking about? What are their qualifications or credentials?

6.

Which of the following questions are the best questions to ask if you're trying to determine what purpose the author had for writing?

a)

When was it written? Has anything changed since then?

b)

Why did the author write this? Are they trying to inform or persuade? Is the author biased for or against a group of people?

c)

Is this source giving facts or opinions? Are those facts corroborated by any other sources (are other experts saying the same thing)?

d)

Does this source discuss the same topics that my inquiry question is about?

e)

Does the author really know what they're talking about? What are their qualifications or credentials?

7.

What is the best answer to the question: What is social studies?

a)

Learning about history

b)

Learning about people

c)

Learning about government

d)

Learning about maps

8.

What is the best answer to the question: What is an inquiry?

a)

Gathering information to ask a question

b)

Doing schoolwork

c)

Repeating the answers the teacher gives me

d)

Participating in a mock trial

9.

What is an immigrant?

a)

A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another country

b)

A person without papers who leaves one country to settle permanently in another country

c)

A person who leaves one country to live in another country temporarily

d)

An illegal alien

10.
Ellis is researching the history of driving laws in her state. Which of the following would be the most useful source to find this information?
a)
a book titled, A Comprehensive Look at State Statutes and Law
b)
a magazine article titled "A Historical Look at the Best Cars of All Time"
11.
True or False - If readers evaluate sources before reading an entire source, they will find higher-quality information and find it quicker. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The student is writing a report about the types of fish that live in rivers. The student found the following sources. Which source would most likely have information for the report?
a)
a magazine article called "How to Go Fishing in a River"
b)
a book called Fish of the Mississippi River
13.

A website is biased when:

a)

it doesn't tell the whole story

b)

it is trying to convince you to take a side

c)

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

d)

all of the above

14.

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?

a)

a company

b)

a school

c)

a government agency

d)

a charitable organization

15.
You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...
a)
.com
b)
.gov
c)
.edu
d)
.org
16.
What does the "R" stand for in CRAAP?
a)
Response
b)
Responsible
c)
Relevant
d)
Random
17.
The _________ of a website has to do with what the creator is trying to accomplish, such as sell something or just provide information.
a)
price
b)
strategy
c)
purpose
d)
plan
18.

Which of the following is a way to check a website's authority/author

a)

Look to see if the author has credentials posted on the site

b)

Google the author to find if they have other publications

c)

Look to see if the author has posted their contact information or the organization they work for

d)

All of the above