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WorksheetsFact Checking and Understanding Bias
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
How can you ensure that you are gathering accurate facts while conducting research?
Use multiple sources
Evaluate the credibility of the website/author
Make sure the source has been reviewed by other experts
All of the above
All of the following are components of primary sources EXCEPT...
Someone else's interpretation of original information
A first hand resource or experience
Original material from the source
Diaries, letters, artifacts, emails, original documents
A secondary source is...
Copied and pasted information from an encyclopedia
a primary source that has been interpreted or evaluated in some way
Original information related to first hand experience
Raw material or footage
The Declaration of Independence is a...
primary source
secondary source
A passage from Anne Frank's diary is an example of a...
primary source
secondary source
An article noting the dangers of violent video games is an example of a...
primary source
secondary source
What is bias?
a thing that is known or proven to be true
a viewpoint or judgement formed that is not based on fact
A preference for or against one thing over another
a arguable statement formed in support of one side over another
"Starbucks makes better coffee faster" is an example of...
loaded language
an author's credibility
generalization
"All children eat cereal for breakfast" is an example of...
loaded language
generalization
opinion
"Science is my favorite class" is an example of...
(A) bias
(B) an opinion
(C) loaded language
B and C
A, B, and C
What are the consequences of NOT checking your facts?
Fail the assignment
Loss of credibility
Have to re-do the assignment
All of the above
What is plagiarism?
CARS is an acronym for...
credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and support
correctness, assurance, reliability, and support
control, acute, reason, substance
None of the above
What are some ways to detect bias when evaluating information?
A (a) is a statement that can be verified. It can be proven to be true or false through objective evidence.
A fact should be able to be verified to be true.
False
True
What is a Works Cited page?
A Works Cited page is a list of sources you used
True or False: Only including a website's URL is an acceptable form of citation.
True
False
