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Fake news

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Definition: content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
2.
Definition: able to be believed.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
3.
Definition: deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
4.
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Satire
d)
Click Bait
5.
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Satire
d)
Click Bait
6.
Where do most teens get their news from?
a)
Newspapers
b)
TV
c)
Parents or family
d)
Social Media
7.
How can you verify a report you suspect is fake?
a)
Ignore it
b)
Ask your friend their opinion
c)
Research the source/author/facts/date
d)
Share it anyway
8.
Why does fake news spread?
a)
To share their own opinions
b)
To invoke emotions from the audience
c)
To stop Propoganda
d)
None of the above
9.
Which word means convincing, or believable based on evidence?
a)
impressionable
b)
hoax
c)
credible
d)
prolific
10.

"Click here to retrieve your free iPad!" would be an example of....

a)

Biased News

b)

Rumor

c)

Clickbait

d)

Unreliable Information

11.

Fake News or Real News?

a)

Fake

b)

Real

12.

Fake News or Real News?

a)

Fake

b)

Real

13.
Fake news is always
a)
a mistake in reporting
b)
intended to mislead people
c)
comedy that someone thought was true
14.

If you think something is fake, you can

a)

check it on a fact-checking website such as Snopes.com

b)

see if the source is listed as a fake news site

c)

google it

d)

all of these

15.

Real or Fake?

a)

Real

b)

Fake

16.

This cartoon "Peppa goes to the dentist" is found on YouTube. Look closely at the screenshot, is this cartoon fake or real? *

a)

Fake

b)

Real

17.

Wikipedia is an example of a reliable source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Check the sources, citations, and/or the references to verify if the information is credible.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

When a source is BIASED, they will tell a story in a way that...

a)

gets you excited to learn all about it

b)

makes you feel like you need to take action

c)

puts you to sleep right away

d)

makes their side look good and the other side look bad

20.

After learning all about fake news and how to spot it, how do you feel about YOUR ability to spot a fake story?

a)

I'll never fall for another hoax in my life

b)

I'd say I'm pretty good, but still got some work to do

c)

I think I'll still get tricked, but not as easily as before

d)

Did you know the Earth is flat? I saw it on TikTok 🤯

21.
Definition: content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
22.
Definition: able to be believed.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
23.
Definition: deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.
a)
Satire
b)
Fake News
c)
Click Bait
d)
Credible
24.
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Satire
d)
Click Bait
25.
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Satire
d)
Click Bait
26.
Where do most teens get their news from?
a)
Newspapers
b)
TV
c)
Parents or family
d)
Social Media
27.
How can you verify a report you suspect is fake?
a)
Ignore it
b)
Ask your friend their opinion
c)
Research the source/author/facts/date
d)
Share it anyway
28.
Why does fake news spread?
a)
To share their own opinions
b)
To invoke emotions from the audience
c)
To stop Propoganda
d)
None of the above
29.
Which word means convincing, or believable based on evidence?
a)
impressionable
b)
hoax
c)
credible
d)
prolific
30.

"Click here to retrieve your free iPad!" would be an example of....

a)

Biased News

b)

Rumor

c)

Clickbait

d)

Unreliable Information

31.

Fake News or Real News?

a)

Fake

b)

Real

32.

Fake News or Real News?

a)

Fake

b)

Real

33.
Fake news is always
a)
a mistake in reporting
b)
intended to mislead people
c)
comedy that someone thought was true
34.

If you think something is fake, you can

a)

check it on a fact-checking website such as Snopes.com

b)

see if the source is listed as a fake news site

c)

google it

d)

all of these

35.

Real or Fake?

a)

Real

b)

Fake

36.

This cartoon "Peppa goes to the dentist" is found on YouTube. Look closely at the screenshot, is this cartoon fake or real? *

a)

Fake

b)

Real

37.

Wikipedia is an example of a reliable source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

Check the sources, citations, and/or the references to verify if the information is credible.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

When a source is BIASED, they will tell a story in a way that...

a)

gets you excited to learn all about it

b)

makes you feel like you need to take action

c)

puts you to sleep right away

d)

makes their side look good and the other side look bad

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