Media and Fake News
Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.
Satire
Fake news
Click bait
Credible
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, understand, and create media.
media bias
media literacy
circular reporting
confirmation bias
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bias, or perceived bias, of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered.
media literacy
confirmation bias
media bias
circular reporting
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This term is used to describe a situation where a piece of information appears to come from multiple independent sources,
but in fact, it is coming from only one source.
circular reporting
media bias
confirmation bias
media literacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following would not be a good way to decide whether or not to trust an article published online?
Check the "about" section of the site
Check the "contact" information
Check other news outlets (websites, etc.)
Check to see if it appears frequently on Facebook, snapchat, etc.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does fake news spread?
To share their own opinions
To invoke emotions from the audience
To stop Propoganda
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is another name for "Fake News"?
Hox News
Faux News
Fox News
Huox News
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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