Using AI to compare what 3 sources actually say

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the key difference between summarizing a single source and synthesizing multiple sources?

   1. Synthesis only works with three or more sources
   2. Summarizing requires more reading than synthesizing
   3. Synthesis involves combining ideas from multiple sources to find patterns and contradictions
   4. Summarizing is faster when using AI tools

2. When three articles about the same topic are pasted into AI and compared, what should a researcher look for first?

   1. Whether the articles were published this year
   2. Which author has the most followers
   3. Where the sources agree, contradict, or leave gaps
   4. Which article is the longest

3. A student pastes three article summaries into an AI tool. Which question would BEST help them find where the sources disagree?

   1. What is the average word count of these articles?
   2. Can you summarize each article again?
   3. Which article has the most pictures?
   4. Where do these three sources conflict or say different things?

4. What is the main purpose of building a comparison table with columns for Author, Main Claim, and Counter-Argument?

   1. To quickly see whose argument is most popular
   2. To make the essay look more organized
   3. To visually compare what each source says and where they oppose each other
   4. To count how many sources agree on each point

5. A student asks an AI tool: 'What's missing from all three of these articles?' What skill is being practiced?

   1. Identifying gaps in coverage across sources
   2. Checking the publication date
   3. Counting the number of paragraphs
   4. Finding spelling errors

6. Which of these activities BEST matches the research skill described in this lesson?

   1. Reading one article and writing notes about it
   2. Watching a video summary of a single source
   3. Searching for the most popular website about a topic
   4. Pasting three article summaries into AI and asking for a comparison of their claims

7. When using AI to compare sources, what type of input works best?

   1. Full articles with every paragraph
   2. Short summaries of each source's main points
   3. Just the titles of the articles
   4. Random sentences copied from different places

8. What should a researcher do when two of three sources strongly disagree on a key fact?

   1. Ignore both sources and find a different topic
   2. Use the longest source because it must be more detailed
   3. Pick the source that was published first
   4. Look for evidence and reasoning behind each position to decide which is more reliable

9. What does AI help researchers do that would take much longer to do manually?

   1. Read articles out loud
   2. Find images for a presentation
   3. Print documents
   4. Scan multiple sources at once to find agreements and disagreements

10. A student wants to use their AI comparison as an essay outline. What must they remember to do themselves?

    1. Type the article summaries into AI
    2. Copy the AI table directly without reading the sources
    3. Decide which sources to use and form their own conclusion based on the comparison
    4. Ask AI to write the entire essay for them

11. The lesson mentions that real research is 'not just reading sources.' What makes research more than just reading?

    1. Noticing where sources agree, contradict, and leave gaps
    2. Reading sources aloud to others
    3. Highlighting important sentences
    4. Reading sources multiple times

12. Which prompt would best help a researcher evaluate which source has the strongest evidence?

    1. Which source has the most paragraphs?
    2. Which source has the strongest evidence and why?
    3. Which source was written by the oldest author?
    4. Which source has the most pictures?

13. Why might two reliable sources on the same topic present conflicting information?

    1. One author made a typo
    2. They may interpret different evidence differently or focus on different aspects of the topic
    3. Reliable sources never conflict
    4. One of them must be lying

14. What is the value of identifying gaps in what multiple sources cover?

    1. It proves one source is better than all others
    2. It shows what questions remain unanswered and might need more research
    3. It means the sources are poorly written
    4. It tells you which source to delete

15. A student pastes three article summaries and asks AI to create a comparison table. How does this help with writing a research essay?

    1. It provides an organized structure showing where sources agree and disagree
    2. It finds better sources automatically
    3. It writes the essay for them
    4. It makes the sources shorter