Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

Research Unit Key Terms - Year A

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

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Created by

Hollie Ikner

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20 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

the sources of our news and information

unbiased

one who stands guard and sounds an alert

the media

something said in 15 seconds or less

expose

not favoring any view

sound bite

story designed to expose wrongdoing

watchdog

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

plural of the word "medium"

media

one who stands guard

commercial

a method of communicating

mass media

method of communicating with many people

medium

for-profit

gatekeeper

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   means favoring one view over another, while ​ (b)   means not favoring any view.​

Biased
unbiased
medium
Media

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A​ (a)   is an original document or object from the time of an event being studied. A ​ (b)   is information that comes from someone who wasn't directly involved in the event.

primary source
secondary source
autobiography
biased source

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

tells the story of another person

documentary

a movie that tells a real-life story

biography

trustworthy and believable

autobiography

the idea the writer wants to prove

credible

tells the story of the person's life

thesis

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

one-sided; opinionated

statistical data

small, simple booklet

data

just the facts

pamphlet

using numbers to understand something

biased

building blocks of information

unbiased

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An ​ (a)   is when you write to explain and defend your point of view on a topic. You give reasons and ​ (b)   to convince others that your opinion is the right one.

argument
evidence
propaganda
documentary

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