Reliable Sources Vocabulary

A nonfiction book consists of events, people, and places that actually exist.

• True

• False

It does not matter how old a book is, the information is always correct.

• True

• False

The definition of reliable is...

• Not able to be trusted

• Able to be trusted, consistently good in quality or performance

How many sources should you find today?

• None, this is just practice.

• One

• Two

• Three

What should you do if you find information that is inconsistent between books? For instance, one says a war ended in 1912, the other says war ended in 1913.

• Just pick one to trust

• Return both books, neither is trustworthy

• Ask for help

• Look for other sources confirming one of the dates

A publication date is

• The day you read the book

• The day the author did the research for the book

• The day the cover photo was taken

• The date the book is planned to be released for sale

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