Primary and Secondary Sources & Historical Thinking Skills

Primary and Secondary Sources & Historical Thinking Skills

9th - 12th Grade

21 Qs

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Primary and Secondary Sources & Historical Thinking Skills

Primary and Secondary Sources & Historical Thinking Skills

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.3.5, RI.11-12.7, RL.7.9

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 
Primary Source
Secondary Source  

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which document is a secondary source? 
Research findings on video gaming's effects
Population statistics from the U.S Census Bureau  
An almanac 
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address  

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What should you do when you contextualize sources? 
Determine when and where the document was created within the history of the topic.
Determine which document is more reliable. 
Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
Determine the author of the document 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A marriage record is a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a secondary source? 
Interprets and analyzes primary sources
One or more steps removed from the event 
May have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
Created during an experience or time period with inside view of a particular event

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A map produced in 2016 showing what land European countries controlled in America in the 18th century would be considered a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The questions "Who wrote this?" "Where was it written?" "When was it written?" "What is the purpose of this document?" are examples of...

Contextualization

Corroboration

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