WorksheetsInfo Literacy: ALL QUESTIONS
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which of the following issues would society face if most people lacked information literacy skills?
Increased spread of misinformation
Improved critical thinking
Better decision-making
Enhanced media literacy
What is misinformation?
Information that is true
Information that is not true, but is not spread with the intent to deceive
Information that is deliberately untrue
Information that is always spread with intent to deceive
What is disinformation?
A) Information that is deliberately untrue.
B) Information that is always true.
C) Information that is not spread with intent.
D) Information that is not problematic.
Which of the following is a reason why people in power might spread disinformation?
To make people feel like they can only trust them
To strengthen trust in credible sources
To avoid control over people
To spread true information
When does entertainment or amusement become misinformation?
When people realize it is a joke
When people do not realize its true intention and take it seriously
When it makes money
When it persuades people to change their actions or beliefs
What is a risk when money is involved in spreading information?
People always tell the truth.
People can exaggerate, leave out details, or frame things to increase profits.
Information is always unbiased.
Information is always for entertainment.
Why should persuasive information always be approached with a critical eye?
It is often true.
It is often one-sided and biased.
It is often for entertainment.
It is often to make money.
What is the main purpose of sloppy journalism?
To deceive people
To genuinely inform, but it does not achieve this purpose.
To entertain, but it does not achieve this purpose.
To make money
News outlets and/or individuals want to be the first to break a news story because:
It increases their credibility and attracts a greater audience.
It allows them to avoid legal issues.
It helps them avoid competition from other outlets.
It ensures the story is always accurate.
What is the main purpose of satire or parody as a misleading media type?
To inform the public
To entertain or amuse
To spread misinformation
To report news
A type of misleading media that uses exaggeration and humor to comment on real issues in a playful way and/or to make a serious point about society.
Satire/Parody
Distorted Headlines
Propaganda
Clickbait
Sloppy Journalism
Which of the following is an example of satire or parody?
A news report on an approaching hurricane.
A Saturday Night Live skit mocking a celebrity
A news anchor reporting on a funny social media trend.
A scientific journal article discussing the impact of exercise on mental health.
What is the main purpose of clickbait?
To inform the public
To make money
To entertain only
To provide accurate news
A type of misleading media that uses sensational language in its headline to try to get people to engage with it to generate ad revenue, but the actual content that goes with it is often boring or not what you expected.
Clickbait
Sloppy Journalism
Distorted Headlines
Propaganda
Satire/Parody
Which of the following is an example of clickbait?
"10 Foods That Will Change Your Life Forever"
"Local Weather Report for Today"
"Annual Financial Report Released"
"Community Clean-Up Event Scheduled"
What is the main purpose of propaganda?
To entertain people
To persuade or influence, to harm or confuse
To provide accurate news
To sell products
Propaganda is a type of _________.
disinformation
misinformation
entertainment
advertisement
The images shown are examples of which type of misleading media?
Satire
Propaganda
Advertisement
News report
Fill in the blank: One of the pros of cognitive biases is that they are _________
time-saving
dangerous
unpredictable
rare
Fill in the blank: Cognitive biases keep us from feeling _________
overwhelmed
happy
confused
excited
Fill in the blank: Cognitive biases make it easier to believe ________ or misleading info.
false
accurate
scientific
proven
What is Confirmation Bias?
Believing something is true because a lot of other people believe it
Looking for & believing information that supports what we already think while ignoring the rest
Changing your mind based on new evidence
Ignoring what your friends say
What is the Bandwagon Effect?
Looking for & believing information that supports what we already think while ignoring the rest
Believing something is true because a lot of other people believe it
Only trusting information from experts
Ignoring popular opinions
What is Anchoring Bias?
Overestimating how much you know about something
Clinging to the first piece of information you hear about something as the most reliable or true
Ignoring all information about a topic
Believing only scientific evidence about a topic
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
Underestimating your knowledge about something
Overestimating how much you know about something, especially if you have very little knowledge about it
Believing only experts
Forgetting information quickly
A news story falsely reports that 1,000 people in a city were infected by a disease outbreak. They later clarify that their initial report was incorrect and only 100 people were affected, but many people continued believing the first report. This is an example of which cognitive bias?
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Anchoring Bias
Confirmation Bias
Hindsight Bias
After reading a single article titled "The Real Story Behind Vaccines," a person believes they know more about immunology than medical professionals. This is an example of which cognitive bias?
Anchoring Bias
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Confirmation Bias
Availability Heuristic
What is the Reiteration Effect?
The more vivid or easy to remember something is, the more likely we are to believe it's true.
The more we hear something repeated, the more likely we are to think it's true.
The tendency to focus on negative information.
The more we hear something repeated, the more we question whether it's true or not.
What is the Availability Heuristic?
The more we hear something repeated, the more likely we are to think it's true
The more vivid or easy to remember something is, the more likely we are to believe it's true
The tendency to ignore evidence
The belief that repetition equals truth
Which cognitive bias is shown in this scenario? "After hearing about several airplane accidents on the news, people start to believe that flying is more dangerous than driving, even though statistics show otherwise."
Confirmation Bias
Availability Heuristic
Truthiness
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Which cognitive bias is shown in this scenario? "After hearing multiple friends claim that a certain brand of shoes makes you run faster, you start to believe it, even though there is no scientific proof."
Reiteration Effect
Availability Heuristic
Affect Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Which of the following best describes how the affect heuristic influences decision-making?
It leads people to ignore their emotions when making choices
It causes people to rely on their immediate emotional reactions to guide their decisions
It encourages people to always seek logical explanations
It requires people to gather all available information before deciding
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'truthiness'?
Accepting information as true because it feels right, rather than based on evidence
Always relying on scientific data for conclusions
Ignoring statements that sound convincing
Memorizing facts without understanding them
The cognitive bias that is most directly tied to the spread of conspiracy theories is _________
Affect Heuristic
Truthiness
Availability Heuristic
Reiteration Effect
List two ways in which conspiracy theories are often presented to make them sound credible.
They use scientific-sounding language and cite supposed experts.
They avoid any references to evidence and rely on personal stories.
They focus only on emotional appeals and ignore facts.
They present information in a confusing and disorganized manner.
Which of the following is an unhealthy way of doing your own research?
Distrust experts by default
Gather quality evidence from trusted sources and experts
Stay open-minded
None of the above
Which of the following is a healthy way of doing your own research?
Overvalue your personal research (which might be limited or biased)
Mistake confidence for accuracy
Gather quality evidence from trusted sources and experts
Distrust experts by default
During an election period, how can people protect themselves from misinformation on social media?
By accepting information from social media without question
By only reading headlines
By cross-checking news with reputable sources
By relying on information from anonymous sources
What does it mean to use lateral reading?
Reading an article all the way through before deciding if it’s true.
Opening new tabs to check other websites and sources about the same topic.
Only reading headlines to save time.
Trusting the first website you find.
You see a claim on TikTok that a new food is banned in the U.S. What would using lateral reading look like?
Watching more TikTok videos about the claim.
Believing it because the video has lots of likes.
Opening other trusted websites to see if they confirm the claim.
Asking your friends if they think it’s true.
How can the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart help you judge a news source?
By showing if the source leans left, right, or center and how reliable it is.
By telling you exactly which stories are true or false.
By ranking stories based on how many people read them.
By showing which stories are the most entertaining.
How can Snopes help you when you’re fact-checking?
It ranks news outlets by their political bias.
It shows how popular a story is on social media.
It recommends which websites you should always trust.
It investigates claims and explains whether they are true, false, or somewhere in between.
A type of misleading media that comes from news being reported or shared without careful fact-checking or context.
Distorted Headlines
Sloppy Journalism
Satire/Parody
Clickbait
Propaganda
A type of misleading media that twists or exaggerates facts in headlines, leading readers to have incorrect expectations about the content of the article.
Distorted Headlines
Satire/Parody
Clickbait
Propaganda
Sloppy Journalism
A type of misleading media that tries to manipulate or change people's beliefs, emotions, or actions.
Propaganda
Sloppy Journalism
Clickbait
Satire/Parody
Distorted Headlines
The cognitive bias that leads us to look for and believe information that supports what we already think while ignoring the rest.
Confirmation Bias
Reiteration Effect
Affect Heuristic
Dunning-Kruger Effect
The cognitive bias that leads us to overestimate how much we know about something, especially if we have very little knowledge about it.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Truthiness
Affect Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
The cognitive bias that leads us to cling to the first piece of information we hear about something as the most reliable or true.
Anchoring Bias
Bandwagon Effect
Confirmation Bias
Reiteration Effect
The cognitive bias that leads us to believe something is true because a lot of other people believe it.
Bandwagon Effect
Truthiness
Availability Heuristic
Dunning-Kruger Effect
The cognitive bias that leads us to believe something is true because we've heard it repeated a lot.
Reiteration Effect
Anchoring Bias
Truthiness
Affect Heuristic
The cognitive bias that leads us to believe things are true if they are more vivid or easier to remember.
Availability Heuristic
Anchoring Bias
Confirmation Bias
Truthiness
The cognitive bias that leads us to make quick decisions based on our strong feelings or emotions rather than facts.
Affect Heuristic
Bandwagon Effect
Availability Heuristic
Dunning-Kruger Effect
The cognitive bias that leads us to believe a statement when it SOUNDS true or LOOKS detailed and scientific.
Truthiness
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Affect Heuristic
Reiteration Effect
