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6th grade · English Language Arts · Unit 10 of 12

Check the Source

Credible sources, AI tools and citing

What your child practices

Children practice judging whether a source is credible and accurate, reading laterally, checking text and images made by technology such as chatbots, narrowing research questions and citing sources.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: ELA.6.W.7; ELA.6.W.8 · research questions and judging whether a source is credible

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What is lateral reading?

    • leaving a page to see what other sources say about it
    • reading only the headings
    • reading a page from top to bottom
    • reading sideways

  2. Question 2

    Which author is most credible for an article about bird migration?

    • a person selling bird feeders
    • an actor in a bird movie
    • an anonymous commenter
    • a scientist who studies birds

  3. Question 3

    Which tells you most about a website's credibility?

    • how fast it loads
    • how many colors it uses
    • who runs it and why
    • how many ads it has for games

  4. Question 4

    A website has no author, no date and many spelling errors. What should you think?

    • it may not be reliable
    • it is a primary source
    • it is the best source
    • it must be accurate

  5. Question 5

    Which is a sign that information might be biased?

    • it cites several studies
    • it only gives one side and uses loaded words
    • it has a recent date
    • it shows the author's name

  6. Question 6

    Two articles disagree about a fact. Which should you trust more?

    • the one with clear evidence from experts
    • the longer one
    • the one with more ads
    • the one with more exclamation marks

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