WorksheetsText Reliability and Trustworthiness
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
If we describe a text as reliable, we mean that text is...
TikTok Verified
Sometimes accurate
Generally trustworthy
Facebook curated
Reliable sources are usually found on all of the following domains EXCEPT:
.com
.gov
.edu
.org
When determining if a site is reliable, it is important to consider all of the following EXCEPT:
the number of people using or reviewing the site
the accuracy and currency of the information
the expertise and agenda of the author
Which of these websites would be the MOST reliable?
YouTube
TikTok
Discord Server
Encyclopedia
Listed citations let me know that the site is most likely _________.
A blog
Scholarly and Peer Reviewed
Untrustworthy
One warning that an article from a site may NOT be reliable is...
The article has citations and references
The publisher is a well-known newspaper
It is not clear who the author is
The information is current and verifiable
What is Wikipedia good for?
plagiarizing answers
learning background or simple explanations of concepts, then going to check with other sources
looking at pictures
If an author has an agenda or is biased, they might...
give you all the facts
withhold important information
All of the following are unreliable authors EXCEPT:
YouTuber
TikTok Personality
Expert
Your best friend's dad
A source is most trustworthy WHEN
The author is trying to inform
The author is trying to persuade
The author is trying to sell something
The author is trying to entertain
If an author argues that you should stop using TikTok, their goal is to...
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
If an author tells a funny story about their relative, their goal is to...
inform
persuade
entertain
If an author lists the steps in the process for making bread, their goal is to...
inform
persuade
entertain
What is a fact check?
A search for sources that say the same thing as another source
A search for opinions on a topic
A search fo other articles that cite the source
How do you make sure that you are getting accurate information?
Only choose .org and .gov websites
Avoid all news websites, since they are sensational
Look at several sources on the same topic to make sure the information is the same
Imagine that you are writing an informative paper about dogs. Which of these would be the best source of information?
A blog about the dogs a woman rescues
A social media page for the San Bernardino Humane Society
An article in Dog World magazine by a dog show judge
The Twitter account "We Rate Dogs"
Reliable or Unreliable? A source about the Silk Road, written by an expert that works for the University of Iowa, that cites many sources.
Reliable
Unreliable
Somewhat Reliable
If I wanted to learn about the Revolutionary War, which source would likely be reliable?
My older brother's report on the Revolutionary War
A book about the Revolutionary War
A blog about visiting Revolutionary War battlefields
A Yahoo Answers reply to another middle schooler's question
Reliable or unreliable? A source about the History of US Elections, by an unknown author, posted on Facebook, that doesn't cite any sources.
Reliable
Unreliable
Somewhat Reliable
