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WorksheetsCivic Skills Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose all the items that are your civic responsibilities/duties as a citizen of the U.S.
Community Service
Paying Taxes
Getting an Education
Voting
Jury Duty
In order to monitor and influence state, local, and national affairs- including discussing some controversial political topics which of the following do you need?
A good debater
Be informed and able to work with others
Be fired up and ready to defend your opinion at all costs
I order to be able to discuss some controversial political topics which of the following do you need?
Be able to articulate ideas and interests
Be able to manage conflict with people or groups who have different perspectives
Be able to play devil's advocate
Be able to run for office and/or volunteer for a political campaign
How can you register to vote? Click all of the ways.
In person
By mail
Online
At the post office
How can you vote? Click all of the ways.
In person
Absentee ballot by mail
Online
At the post office
Each news source has a system of ideas and ideals related to the economy and politics, etc. This affects the way the news is presented and interpreted. This is known as...
Beliefs
Varied Interpretation
Ideology
Which of the following is not one of the five C's of being a critical consumer of the news?
COntext
Credibility
Critical
Compare
A persuasive technique used to try to gain support, sway opinions, degrade others (such as in a political campaign), gain a political foothold, and/or push an agenda.
Perspective
Loaded Words
Worldview
Debate
Which is a better source of news?
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Which is a better source of news?
Opinion Pieces
Reported Pieces
How can you get closer to determining the truth of a news story?
Look at the story from multiple news sources
Ask your friends what they think
Look at other sources that offer the same perspective as the original news source
To be a better consumer of the news you should...
Be critical of what you read and hear
Be uncritical of what you read and hear
To be a better consumer of the news you should...
Think Subjectively when determining the truth
Think Objectively when determining the truth
Looking at when an article was written (recent vs. not recent, right after the event vs. months after the event) as well as other factors is known as which of the five C's
Compare
Context
Criticism
Corroboration
Looking for signs of propaganda, emotional appeals, loaded words, opinions vs. facts, etc. means you are checking an article for its what?
Compare
Construction
Context
Corroboration
One of the most important ways to get closer to the truth of an event is to look at other sources and read the story from various perspectives. We call this what when talking about the Five C’s of Critical Consuming?
Context
Credibility
Compare
Construction
News sources will purposely or inadvertently do this when presenting stories. The news source will manipulate the truth and the reader’s emotions in order to bring the reader to their side/opinion. Many times it is not grounded by factual evidence.
Factual Appeal
Emotional Appeal
Intellectual Appeal
Heart Appeal
A situation where false news spreads quickly because of sloppy intelligence-gathering practices (or on purpose as well). An example would be when there are multiple publications of the same even and other authors will site the multiple sources to verify the validity. EX. AUTISM AND VACCINES. Another example would be satirical articles that other news sources don’t realize are satirical being published as fact not as a joke.
Yellow Journalism
Loaded Words
Propaganda
Circular Reporting
