True or False
Credibility
Bias
Grammar
100
True or false: a .com URL is always credible.
False: a .com URL is often for companies, which are not always reliable!
100
If I'm checking to see if an article is up-to-date, I'm making sure it is c_____.
current
100
Name ONE pro and ONE con of facial filters.
Answers may vary!
100
I spent weeks learning how to ride a bike; my sister mastered it in 30 minutes.
What is the purpose of the semicolon in this sentence?
To connect two sentences that are related (in this case, comparing two opposites).
200
True or false: generally, .gov and .edu are reliable sources.
True: although some .gov and .edu sites can be biased or outdated, in general they are better sources than .com sites.
200
If something is related to my topic and has trustworthy information, you could say it's r________.
relevant
200
Would an advertisement for diet pills be a reliable source for health information? Why or why not?
It would NOT be a reliable source because its goal is to sell you diet pills - it might present misleading or inaccurate information to persuade you.
200
Fill in the blank: Mo slept through his alarm this morning; __________, they didn't have time to eat breakfast.
Therefore, consequently, subsequently, as a result
300
True or false: as long as a news article has actual quotes, it's credible.
False. Quotes can come from people who are biased, misinformed, or lying.
300
Where is the BEST place on a website to learn about its purpose?
Their About Us page.
300
Could this picture of Joe Biden lead to bias? Why or why not?
This picture could lead to bias: it portrays Biden as uncaring / ignorant, and it doesn't offer any context for why he's turning away.
300
For MLA format, what size margins and font do you need?
1-inch margins, 12-point font
400
True or false: you can generally trust news sources that want to persuade you of something.
False: news sources should report on information, not persuade you of their opinion.
400
You learned that you can check an article's credibility with the C.R.A.A.P. method. What does each letter of C.R.A.A.P stand for?
Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purose
400
Name TWO red flags/warnings that tell you an article is biased.
The article only shows one side of a story; the article has unusually strong language; the article doesn't properly cite its sources
400
Fix this sentence so it has parallel structure: I'm excited for sleeping in until 10am, surfing at the beach, and to go watch movies with my best friend all summer.
"to go watch movies" -> "going to watch movies"
500
True or false: if you see a news story that could be fake, it's worth looking to see if it shows up on other reliable websites.
True: this is called cross-referencing, and it's a smart way to see if reliable sources are saying the same thing.
500
When you want to see if an author has authority to speak about a topic, what are TWO things you can look up?
Their education, their expertise, and their job background.
500
Technology is so advanced that computers can now create videos / photos that look real...even though they're not. These are called...
Deepfakes
500
Fix this sentence: My mom and I enjoy: many different ice cream flavors, vanilla, chocolate, and cookies 'n cream.
Move the colon between "flavors" and "vanilla." My mom and I enjoy many different ice cream flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and cookies 'n cream.