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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does reliable mean when referring to sources for your writing?
Something is credible, trustworthy, and objective.
Something is printed online by more than one site.
You can depend on that source to give you accurate opinions.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why is using reliable sources important?
To clarify your understanding of the topic.
To find other people who think like you do.
So you can be sure you are providing the whole truth.
To prove that you're right and everyone who disagrees with you is wrong.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why should you figure out if a source is reliable?
To know how many people will believe it.
To see how to use it in your writing.
Because your teacher said so.
To see if you should use it in your writing.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify which one measures the reliability of a source:
If the author is a well known blogger.
If the author is an expert on the topic.
If the article is published on Wikipedia.
If the author is unknown, but the publication is shared on social media a lot.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What lowers an author's reliability?
If they are trying to persuade or convince the audience.
If they are writing to inform the audience.
If they are writing to educate the audience.
If they present both sides of the issue.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which domain suffix should you look for if you were looking for scholarly sources?
.gov
.com
.edu
.net
.org
- 7. Multiple Choice
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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good source for reliable information?
An article found online
Statistics presented in an election ad
A blog by your favorite influencer
A peer reviewed journal
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why isn't your opinion in your essay considered to be evidence or a reliable source?
You are not an expert in any topic.
Your opinions, without the support of facts, are biased.
Your opinion, disguised as facts in your essay, is often just plagiarized from somewhere else.
Your opinions need to be substantiated by credible sources.
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