From Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years

From Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years

7th Grade

19 Qs

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From Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years

From Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.7.4, RI.5.5, RI.7.2

+25

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

19 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The author chose the title of this selection to highlight the idea that —

not everyone agrees that fake videos are funny

the videos shared online might include fake content

videos are more easily faked than photographs

companies are faking videos to attract new customers

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which statement most closely matches the author’s position in this selection?

You can’t always believe what you see.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Honesty is the best policy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the “Fooled You Twice” section, the author describes the research that led to the conclusion that the eagle

video was a fake.


Which of the following steps occurred FIRST?


A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff


B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up


C. Asking if the event is physically possible


D. Determining the weight of the child

A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff

B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up

C. Asking if the event is physically possible

D. Determining the weight of the child

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the “Fooled You Twice” section, the author describes the research that led to the conclusion that the eagle

video was a fake.


Which of the following steps occurred SECOND?


A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff


B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up


C. Asking if the event is physically possible


D. Determining the weight of the child

A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff

B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up

C. Asking if the event is physically possible

D. Determining the weight of the child

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the “Fooled You Twice” section, the author describes the research that led to the conclusion that the eagle

video was a fake.


Which of the following steps occurred THIRD?


A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff


B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up


C. Asking if the event is physically possible


D. Determining the weight of the child

A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff

B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up

C. Asking if the event is physically possible

D. Determining the weight of the child

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the “Fooled You Twice” section, the author describes the research that led to the conclusion that the eagle

video was a fake.


Which of the following steps occurred FOURTH?


A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff


B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up


C. Asking if the event is physically possible


D. Determining the weight of the child

A. Researching the wingspan needed for takeoff

B. Deciding the math doesn’t add up

C. Asking if the event is physically possible

D. Determining the weight of the child

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Read the dictionary entry below.


analysis \ә- ́năl-ĭ-sĭs\ n 1. the study of separate parts and their interrelationships in making up a whole

2. the separation of parts into their chemical elements 3. the spoken or written presentation of a study

4. the mathematical processes involving a series of deductions in order to prove something


Which definition most closely matches the way the word analysis is used in paragraph 12?

Definition 1

Definition 2

Definition 3

Definition 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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