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WorksheetsInformation Literacy (image from commons.wikimedia.org)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A website with spelling errors and typos likely is...
a great website for academic use.
not a reliable source for research.
a professional website.
full of great resources and information.
"I think George Washington was good at chopping down cherry trees," is an example of...
factual information.
truth.
an opinion.
a song.
A friend shares a Facebook post with you about George Washington. You can...
use it for your research paper on George Washington.
share it with friends, but it's not good for your research project.
use it because it's on Facebook, so it must be true.
use it for your research because you value your friend's opinion.
Five world famous doctors create a site with multiple graphs of scientific data and testing with the conclusion that eating green, leafy vegetables is good for you.
This is likely not a reliable source.
This is likely a fake news site.
This is likely a reliable source.
My cat has fleas.
A website with ads for wooden teeth says their research shows that wooden teeth are better than real ones. You can assume that...
This is likely an unreliable site.
This is likely a site that benefits from wooden teeth sales.
You won't include this information in your research.
All of the above are true.
A short article you found says George Washington lived to be 103 years old. You cannot find other sites that says he lived to be that age.
You can use this info as a reliable source.
He did look pretty old, so yes, you can say it's true and use it.
You cite this information to prove George Washington was old.
You keep looking for better, more reliable sources to use for George Washington's age.
You found an article on a satire site that makes fun of George Washington. The site says George hated green, leafy vegetables.
Satire sites are truthful. You can use the information on your research.
Satire sites are full of untrue news. You can use the information on your research.
If George hates green, leafy vegetables, they must be bad for you.
This is not something you can include as reliable information.
You are doing your project on recycling batteries. Select the source below that has the most authority on the topic.
www.duracell.com
www.batteriesplus.com (Listing of stores that recycle)
www.epa.gov (U.S. Environmental Protection Administration with facts on battery recycling)
The latest 'Energizer' advertisement
Which one of these will NOT help us figure out if a website is real or fake?
When the website was made
How happy you feel when you look at the site
Who created the website
Where the site's author found their information
When searching the Internet you should keep in mind...
That you can find any information online if you just search long enough
That banner ads and chat rooms will often lead you to the best quality information
That because of copyright laws, nothing worthwhile is ever published on the Internet
That not all online sources provide reliable or authoritative information
