NEW
Font size
WorksheetsCredibility and Evaluating Sources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following url endings is considered to be least credible?
.org
.edu
.com
.gov
Which one of the following types of sources needs to be the MOST current to be considered credible?
News article
Statistical Report on Car Accidents
A Factual Story about WWII
A Comparison Essay About Cats and Dogs
Which of the following is considered an expert on nutrition?
Doctor
Food Blogger
Food Critic
your mom
Pick the option that is NOT important when determining credibility of a source
When it was written
the author's education/career
Where the author is from
The purpose of the source
A source is probably credible, even if the author is trying to persuade you to buy something
True
False
You are on a .gov site, but you can't find an author. Can you use this site?
No because a site must have an author to be credible
No because .gov sites are not reliable
Yes because most .gov sites can be trusted. The organizations owns the rights to all information on the site.
Yes because you are in a rush and don't have time to look elsewhere
Which is the most reliable?
chat forum
none of the above
Wikipedia can be used to find reliable sources by using the bibliography at the bottom.
True
False
Which source would offer the most credible information about updates to automotive safety laws?
An interview conducted in October 1999.
A online chat room from July 2018
A book published in December 1990.
A magazine article written in May 2018.
Which website would probably be the most credible source about literacy?
Literacy-research-studies.edu
Youtoocanreadbetter.com
Readingstartshere.com
Youth-reading-coalition.org
Which person has the best qualifications to write a credible article about the history of food production in the United States?
A former worker in the meat-packing industry who is angry about being fired.
A professor of history who has published books about the food production industry
A television reporter who visited the fast food museum in Chicago, Illinois.
A Senator whose proposed law would overhaul the food production industry.
You are researching the environmental practices of the Sony Corporation. Which of the following is most likely to provide credible information on this topic?
Economic Development Board (www.ebd.org)
Environmental Protection Agency web site (www.epa.gov)
Free the Planet! (www.freetheplanet.org)
Sony’s Web site (www.sony.com)
When researching the topic of “mass hysteria,” which of the following tools would be most likely to provide credible sources?
the Gale Group database
social media
Wikipedia
You hear of an outbreak of the bird flu (avian influenza) on the nightly news. How might you best determine the truth of this statement?
Ask your physician about the truth of the statement.
Call the TV news station and ask to speak with the reporter who relayed the information.
Search for an avian flu alert on the World Health Organization’s web site.
Check facebook for trending topics
Your grandpa shares a meme with you on social media. Knowing that people over the age of 65 are the most likely age group to share fake news, what is the best thing for you to do?
Believe the meme. It came from you grandpa!
Google it.
Share the meme with your friends.
Look for the meme on a fact-checking website like Snopes.com, FactCheck.org, or PolitiFact.com.
You wake for school only to discover that half an inch of snow fell overnight. Using the Internet, what's the best way to find out if your school has been canceled or delayed?
A. Check Instagram to see what your friends are saying.
B. Check the school's website to see if the administrator has posted anything there.
C. Check the website of your local television station; it has a whole section on closings and cancellations
Either B or C
