Online Resource Quiz

What is the domain extension, .edu, usually related to?

• A college or university.

• A company.

• A government agency.

• A person's opinion website.

Which domain extension would be the most reliable?

• .net

• .com

• .gov

• .no1

Which is the most reliable source for an essay about pollution?

• The personal website of an electric car driver.

• An article from an environmental studies teacher at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

• The website of a U.S. senator from Illinois.

• Tesla car company website.

When it comes to the date of a resource, which is the best to use?

• The older, the better.

• Something written by a person over 50 years old.

• Articles written in January.

• A resource written in the last five years.

Which is a better resource?

• A website full of opinions.

• A website with specific facts.

• A website with some facts, but more opinions.

Why is a resource better if you know the author's name?

• You can check the author's background to see if they know about the subject.

• So you can email the author if you have a question.

• Only professional writers can leave their name on an article.

• To see if the author is a criminal.

What does it mean if an author is prejudiced about a subject?

• The author hates a certain group of people.

• The author used to be a judge.

• They have a bias or favoritism to one side or another.

• The author is only writing an opinion.

Which would NOT make a source useful or dependable?

• The author wrote their article last year.

• The author is a friend of yours.

• You are able to prove the information elsewhere.

• The author describes their experience, which is related to the article.

You are writing an essay about why middle school students should have a cell phone. Which would be the best source to use in your essay?

• An opinion article from the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

• Statistics and information from the government about crime around schools.

• An article written by a teacher from Harvard University who teaches classes on Ancient Egypt.

• Information from a cell phone company's website.