Historical Thinking Skills Quiz

Select the following historical thinking skills

• Contextualization

• Sourcing

• Close-Reading

• Corroboration

The word 'bias' refers to:

• A type of historical thinking skill.

• When someone's opinion prevents them from being neutral.

• When someone has an opinion but they do not share it.

• When someone has a strong opinion about what they are reading.

Contextualization involves asking which of the following questions:

• Where did I last see this information?

• Where was this information written?

• Why is the document being written?

• Where was the author last seen?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a reliable source?

• A source written by a well-known author

• A source that is written anytime before the 2000s

• A source that is based on evidence and fact.

• A source that is found in the library

Corroboration is when you compare a document with other sources to see if other sources agree with the the source you are examining.

• True

• False

Which of the following are questions that are asked when sourcing?

• Who is the author of the text?

• When/Where was the text written?

• How was the text received by the audience?

• Why was it written?

Why is contextualization a useful skill?

• Giving context to the source helps to understand how the environment influences what is in the text.

• Finding out when/where the source was written.

• It helps you determine if a source is reliable.

Which of the following is NOT used in annotating and close-reading?

• Highlighting and underlining

• Taking notes in the margin

• Drawing pictures to go along with the text

• Looking up definitions to terms you do not know

Sourcing involves:

• Comparing one source to other sources in order to get multiple perspectives.

• Giving context to the text in order to understand how the environment affects the author's writing.

• Taking a deeper dive into the text by making notes and reading for deep comprehension.

• Finding the origin (background) of a source in order to further understand the text.

Perspective is:

• Facts or evidence

• Point of view

• Bias