Assessing Source Credibility
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet to help students understand and apply strategies for assessing the credibility of information sources.
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Assessing Source Credibility
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will help you practice identifying credible sources of information.
1. In your own words, explain what it means for a source of information to be 'credible.'
2. Which of the following sources would generally be considered the most credible for information about a historical event?
A personal blog post from an unknown author.
A peer-reviewed article in a history journal.
A comment section on a social media site.
A Wikipedia article that anyone can edit.
3. A website with many pop-up ads and spelling errors is likely a credible source of information.
True
False
4. When evaluating a source, it's important to check the of the information and the of the author.
5. Imagine you are researching information about climate change. You find a website that claims climate change is not real and provides no evidence to support its claims. Explain why this website would NOT be a credible source.
Use the words in the bank to complete the sentences below about source credibility.
6. A credible source usually provides strong to support its claims.
7. Checking the of a source can help you understand if they are an expert on the topic.
8. Look for any signs of in a source, which means the author might be favoring one side of an argument.