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Credible Sources!! Woohoo!! ENG102
Credible Sources!! Woohoo!! ENG102
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This Quiz is all about finding and using credible sources.
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1
You are researching Charles Dickens's amateur acting. Which source is most credible?
Reddit.com's page, "Charles Dickens"
Biography of Charles Dickens
The book, Famous Professional Actors
Wikipedia's entry on "Charles Dickens"
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You are researching the flavor quality of school lunches at Stamford. Which is the most credible source?
University professors in health fields
Lunch Room Ladies
Stamford Students who eat lunch
US Dept. of Health & Human Services
3
What is the best way to quickly check whether an author has used accurate facts in an article?
Check the URL
Ask your Mom or Dad
Use common sense to determine if it sounds true
Check the author's sources
4
How reliable is your teacher as a source for a bibliography?
All of the "above"
Often credible
Always credible
Rarely credible
5
When are you, as a writer, "credible?"
Never
When asked for your opinion
Always
When you think you know a lot about a subject
6
You are researching house plants, and you observe that many home owners can't keep them alive.
This is probably credible if you are a professor
This is probably not credible information
This is probably credible if you took notes
This is probably credible information
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You are researching 19th century acting styles. Which source is most credible?
Your teacher
Diaries from 20th century actors
The New York Times theatre reviews from the 19th century
Wikipedia's page on "19th Century Acting"
8
You are researching the Vietnam War's mental effects on US home towns. Which is most credible?
The New York Times
Newspaper accounts from 1960s news articles
The book, The Vietnam War: A History
US News & World Report
9
Critically evaluating content on the Web is important because . . .
Web authors are always biased.
Web authors are always less professional.
Anyone can publish on the Web, even idiots.
Printed information is always more accurate
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Which source has the most credible url?
.com
.biz
.gov
.net
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To determine how credible a source is, it is important to know who the author is
False
True
12
You are researching current vacation trends. What is the most credible source?
Interview with neighbors who went on a cruise
Conde Nast Traveler magazine
University study on vacation trends from 2017
University study on vacation trends from 1996
13
You are researching the Mississippi River in Mark Twain's time. Which source is most credible?
Wikipedia
A university study on the current course of the Mississippi River.
riversarecool.com's "Mighty Mississippi River" page
19th century US Geologic Survey studies
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When might a diary often be a credible source?
When looking for personal viewpoints about historic events
When examining government trends on foreign powers
When finding statistics about historical events
When supporting scientific data
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Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web article is reliable?
The author states the site was proofread by a librarian.
The author links to his or her favorite Web sites.
The site provides the author's credentials.
The author tells you the information is reliable.
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You're writing an opinion essay about the value of the arts in your life. Which source is best?
The New York Times
Interviews of teachers in the arts
University studies about the value of the arts
Yourself
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Besides the author and sponsoring organization, what indicates an article's worth?
It was read by over 1,000,000 people.
How recently it was published.
The facts in an article agree with your assumptions.
Whether another author liked it or not.
18
You can optimize your search results on the Web by . . .
Becoming familiar with and using reliable Web resources
All of the "above"
Using precise and professional search terms
Using several different search engines
19
Why is finding credible sources so important when writing?
All of the "above"
Credibility relies upon several like-minded opinions.
You need to back up your claims with reliable experts.
You are not reliable as a source of expert information.
20
Though Wikipedia is usually not reliable, what part of a Wikipedia page is most helpful?
The introduction paragraph
The author's name
The title
The list of sources
21
Is learning about credible sources fun?
Anything Ajarn Justin teaches is fun.
I'd rather just sleep. Why are you doing this to me?
So fun! I want to learn more!!!! OMG I'm so happy.
Bruh.........
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What does this URL tell you about the source?
http://vos.ucsb.edu
It is an English teacher’s personal home page.
It is associated with an educational institution.
It is from a respectable web directory.
It is an article from a magazine.
23
Which of the following URL endings would indicate the LOWEST level of research reliability?
.org
.com
.gov
.edu
24
The New York Times
is, generally speaking . . .
A penguin
Not credible
Fake news! Fake news!
Quite credible
25
Which website URL ending, from the following, is the most reliable?
.edu
.biz
.net
.com
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You are researching smog and air quality. Which source is the most credible?
The local newspaper
A blog about air quality
A university study about air quality
Interviewing kids with asthma
