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WorksheetsCredibility Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
How can you avoid using unreliable sources?
Look for newspapers, magazines, and organizations that have good reputations.
Make sure the author is an expert on the topic.
Verify your information by using more than one source.
Look only for sources that support what you believe.
A credible source is a source of information that is:
Unbiased
Written by a professional author
Supported by evidence
Posted on social media
Is the date that something was published important?
Yes. Sometimes newer sources correct misinformation from earlier sources.
Yes. Sometimes, interpretations of sources in newer sources provide more clarity than the original source.
No. Anything published online has already been fact checked and corrected.
No. If it was published at some point, it's right forever.
the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information
controlling idea
credibility
editing
graphic feature
A website with an overload of advertisements is often a sign of a credible source.
True
False
important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
controlling idea
credibility
key ideas
organizational patterns
Wikipedia is not a trusted source because
Most of the information there is false.
Anyone can add to or edit it.
Your teacher says you can't use it.
The information might be outdated.
Reliable sources are always the first Google result.
True
False
the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text
text structure
graphic feature
key ideas
text/print feature
What is the problem with not citing your sources?
You never prove that your opinions or answers are correct
nothing, citing sources is not important
you think you know EVERYTHING
A source is more reliable if the author provides links and citations along with the information.
True
False
a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling
controlling idea
credibility
editing
informational text
Check Wikipedia
Cross-check the information with other credible sources
Ask a friend if it looks right
Which would be the most credible source?
wikipedia.org
nutrition.gov
espn.com
cooking.com
What are some things that makes a website credible? (a) (b) (c)
You are researching air quality. Which of these sources is the most credible?
blog
newspaper
a university study
interviewing kids with asthma
A credible source is (a) (b) (c)
Which is the most credible source?
nutrition.gov
titanic.ca
espn.com
wikipedia.org
What would be major red flags about a website when it comes to deciding if it is credible? (a) (b)
What thing(s) should you look for when you are deciding whether a source is credible or not? (a) (b) (c) (d)
A credible source is a source of information that is... (a) (b) (c)
A Wikipedia post with no author, date, or citations listed
Credible
Not Credible
A website with an overload of advertisements is often a sign of a credible source.
True
False
Which one is NOT a credible source?
Blog
Book
educational website (.edu)
Organization website (.org)
When we say that a website is a credible source we mean:
the source is unbelievable and fantastic
it is unreliable and false
it is believable and trustworthy
the source is appropriate for a business report
Wikipedia is not a trusted source because...
Most of the information is false
your teacher says you can't use it
the information might be outdated
Anyone can add to or edit the information
The purpose of research is to....
Give examples of different topics
boss people around
Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic
An attitude that favors some ideas or people over others.
accuracy
bias
credibility
verify
A _________ source comes from the past.
contemporary
historic
excerpt
verified
The quality of being trusted or believed in.
credibility
bias
verify
contemporary
A small piece of a larger work of writing, music, film or broadcast.
contemporary
historic
excerpt
perspective
To check for accuracy in a source, you can find the author's sources of information.
true
false
If a survey states that a large number of people agree that the Dallas Cowboys are the best football team in Texas, but the only people surveyed were in a Dallas Cowboys fan shop, the survey results can be considered...
credible
biased
reliable
accurate
How can you check that a website is trustworthy?
Check the links the website has to other sources
Check the facts with another website
Research the author of the website
All of the above
Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
A book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.
to check or prove that something is accurate
inform
persuade
evaluate
verify
What does the word relevant mean when you are evaluating a source?
Not a trustworthy source for research; biased
Something that is true and valid
Up-to-date and accurate information
Related to the topic that is being researched; answers your question.
Historical Question:
How do the principles of the Constitution prevent tyranny?
Which source do you trust more? Which source is more credible?
Source 1: An article from a database, with the following citation, "Federalism." American Government, ABC-CLIO database, 2020, americangovernment.abc-clio.com.
Source 2: A movie produced in 2011 by an expert who has extensively researched the time period of the Constitution.
Read the following paragraph.
Manny is writing a paper about whether violence in video games makes kids more violent. He found a news article about violence in video games on a national news organization’s .com website. The article seemed to be objective and the news organization is well known. On the website, readers are allowed to post comments about the article. One reader posted a comment with a lot of information that she claimed proved that violent video games do not make kids more violent. Manny thinks that the information in this reader’s comment might be helpful in his paper.
Which statement is the best evaluation of the reader’s comment as a source of information?
The reader’s comment is a credible source because it was posted in response to an objective article.
The reader’s comment is a credible source because it was posted on a trusted website.
The reader’s comment is not a credible source because nothing is known about the person who wrote the comment.
The reader’s comment is not a credible source because the website it was found on is not credible.
Which website is NOT credible?
https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
Which website is NOT credible?
https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/
https://www.allaboutexplorers.com/
Which website is NOT credible?
http://www.dhmo.org/
https://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/great-moon-hoax/
Which website is NOT credible?
https://zapatopi.net/afdb/
https://www.cousteau.org/english/
Which website is NOT credible?
http://www.molossia.org/index.html
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions-for-individuals
Which website is NOT credible?
http://www.city-mankato.us/
https://medlineplus.gov/brainandnerves.html
Which website is NOT credible?
https://www.househippofoundation.org/
https://attorneys.superlawyers.com/new-york-upstate/
Which website is NOT credible?
www.wikipedia.org
https://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/mike
Which website is NOT credible?
http://platypusspot.org/view-sightings
http://www.thedogisland.com/index.html
Which website is NOT credible?
https://zapatopi.net/cascadia/
https://www.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx (Links to an external site.)
