Website Evaluation Quiz

True or False? Sites ending in .edu and .gov should be trusted

• True

• False

Part of checking for authority includes

• checking for an author

• looking at the about section

• researching the author or source

• all of these

When it comes to research, currency refers to

• how long ago an article/book was published

• the cost of the article/book

• the popularity of the article/book

Objectivity of a website means

• having a neutral perspective

• being biased

• being subjective

What do you have to watch for with .org sites?

• Bias or agenda

• High cost

• Lack of information

Which is a way to examine the accuracy of a source?

• check for work cited

• compare the info with previous knowledge

• compare the information with other sources

• all are correct

Which is a good place to find the author on a website?

• Under the title of the article

• At the bottom of the page

• In the sidebar

What is the best place to find the date when a webpage was created?

• At the very bottom of the page

• At the top of the page

• In the URL

Bias is

• slant toward a particular belief

• complete neutrality

• lack of opinion

Reliability means...

• proven to be trustworthy

• unpredictable

• inconsistent