Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Sources

8th Grade

11 Qs

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Evaluating Sources

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English

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Trudy Somers

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?

Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

Hollywood movie about the American Revolution made in 2001.

Book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.

None of the above.

Newspaper article about the Declaration of Independence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?

What was slavery like in South Carolina?

Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a black man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project

Interview with former slave in 1936. the interviewer is a white woman collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project

Both of the above

None of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?

What was the layout of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz?

Interview with 80 year-old Holocaust survivor in 1985.

Map of concentration camp found in Nazi files.

None of the above.

A book about the Holocaust

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is not part of the acronym CRAP?

Current

Relevant

Awesome

Accurate

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which section of CRAP does this question best fit: What audience is the text written for?

Current

Relevant

Author

Purpose

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the CRAP category to this question: When was it published? Are their references current?

Current

Relevant

Accurate

Purpose

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which question helps you evaluate if a source is accurate?

Who is the author/organization? Are they qualified?

Are there references? Where does the information come from?

Have you heard of this source before?

Are there broken links?

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