RADCAB - Currency

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Does Currency check how recent a source is?

A Yes

B No

2. Is Currency about checking who wrote a source?

A Yes

B No

3. A 10-year-old article about phones - is it current?

A No

B Yes

4. Does Currency check the price of a source?

A Yes

B No

5. Should you check the publish date before trusting a source?

A Yes

B No

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Currency		AC = Currency
2Recently updated article		BThat's not Currency - it checks how recent something is
3The fourth RADCAB check		CAn example that passes the Currency check
4How recent the information is		DChecks how recently a source was written or updated
5Using a 10-year-old tech article		ECurrency check
6Checking the author's job for Currency		FFails Currency - it's outdated

Definitions

Currency

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

________ checks how recent it is

Check ________ before trusting it

________ means it's up to date

Old info fails the ________ test

Ask about ________ before reading

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A Currency checks the price

B It checks how recent it is

C It checks if it's up to date

Question 2

A Currency checks recency

B It checks the author

C It checks how up to date

Question 3

A Checks how old info is

B Checks if it's current

C Checks the font size

Question 4

A Currency is check 4

B Checks recency

C Checks if outdated

D Checks the writer's bias

Question 5

A Currency checks dates

B Is it current?

C Is it outdated?

D Does it relate to now?

E Is the file small?

Answer Key

RADCAB - Currency

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Yes

B — No

A — No

B — No

A — Yes

Section B: Match the Pairs

Currency → Checks how recently a source was written or updated

Recently updated article → An example that passes the Currency check

The fourth RADCAB check → C = Currency

How recent the information is → Currency check

Using a 10-year-old tech article → Fails Currency - it's outdated

Checking the author's job for Currency → That's not Currency - it checks how recent something is

Section C: Definitions

Currency — Checking how recently information was written or updated.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Currency checks how recent it is

Check Currency before trusting it

Currency means it's up to date

Old info fails the Currency test

Ask about Currency before reading

Section E: Spot the Error

A — Price isn't checked by Currency - it checks how recent info is.

B — Checking the author is Authority, not Currency.

C — Font size isn't checked by Currency.

D — Checking bias is a separate RADCAB check, not Currency.

E — File size isn't checked by Currency.