WorksheetsWebsite Evaluation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
“The Mayo Clinic is the best hospital in the country.” This sentence is best described as:
Fact
Opinion
Lie
Rumor
In evaluating an online article about Albert Einstein’s work, what is the most important factor?
The qualifications of the author
The domain of the website
The publication date of the article
The number of sources cited
“A tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing” is the definition of:
Unbiased
Authority
Bias
Domain
Which organization’s website would have a “.gov” domain?
A presidential candidate's website
A political news show
The Supreme Court's official website
A health care lobbying firm
True or false: The number of people who use a website is important in determining if that website is reliable or not.
True
False
_______are valuable tools for keeping track of trustworthy online sources.
"About" pages
Bookmarks
Author biographies
Citations
True or false: The look of a website helps to determine if the content is reliable.
True
False
You have completed your research paper and you must cite your sources. Which of the following would you not cite as a source?
Wikipedia
Merriam-Webster
BrainPop
What is an open domain website?
A website that ends in .edu
A personal blog
A website that ends in .gov
A website closed to the public
What are the three main things to look at when evaluating online sources?
Publisher, date published and editor
Date published, number of visitors and style
Publisher, author and content
Author, content and style
Who is the publisher of a website?
The person who came up with the idea for the website
The organization that sponsors or created the website
The person or group who writes the content for the website
The person who edits the website
Where do you find the domain of a website?
At the very end of the URL
At the very beginning of the URL
In the “About” section of a website
At the bottom of a website’s home page
What are “.edu” domains reserved for?
All schools
Private schools
Public schools
Accredited colleges and universities
What does it mean when a website is fact-checked?
The information has been provided by authoritative sources
The information it contains has been reviewed and verified to be true
The information it contains have been reviewed and may or may not be true
Someone went through the information on the website and decided if it’s true
Which of the following is not a common domain?
.com
.net
.biz
.buy
True or false: Anyone can buy an open domain and put whatever information they want there.
True
False
True or false: Most popular open domain resources are reliable.
True
False
What does it mean when a website is objective?
They provide fair and accurate information
They don’t fact-check the information they provide
All the information they provide is true
They provide unfair and inaccurate information
Who would be the most trustworthy author of a climate change blog?
A meteorologist
A fifth grade class studying climate
A scientist who studies climate conditions
A scientist who studies space
“The worst natural disaster the world has seen took place when Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman City Pompeii in ash.” This sentence is best described as:
Opinion
Rumor
Fact
Lie
