Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Sources

7th - 9th Grade

8 Qs

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Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Sources

Assessment

Quiz

History

7th - 9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.6, RI.3.5, RL.4.1

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

Hollywood movie about the American Revolution made in 2001.
Book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What was slavery like in South Carolina?

Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a black man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project
Interview with former slave in 1936. the interviewer is a white woman collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What was the layout of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz?

Interview with 80 year-old Holocaust survivor in 1985.
Map of concentration camp found in Nazi files.
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
Why were Japanese Americans pout in internment camps during WWII?

Government film explaining internment from 1942.
Government report on Japanese internment from 1983 based on declassified government documents.
None of the above.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
Did American soldiers commit atrocities during the Vietnam War in 1969?

Sworn testimony by American Sergeant in Congressional hearings in 1969.
Speech by American General touring the United States in 1969.
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

High school history textbook from 1985.
Newspaper account from the day after the battle in June 1876.
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What is Katie Ledecky's best swim time?

A YouTube video of her race from the Rio Olympics.
The swimming records page on the FINA website.
None of the above.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which source is more trustworthy to answer this question?
What is Jaden Smith's favorite ice cream flavor?

An interview of Jaden himself on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
An article in an entertainment magazine with pictures of the trash cans outside of Jaden's house.
None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9