Becoming a Historian Review
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History
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What do historians use to learn about the past?
Primary sources
Both primary and secondary sources
None of the above
Secondary sources
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are created by people who experienced the event, while secondary sources are created after an event.
Primary sources are created from personal experience, while secondary sources are created by people who did not experience the event.
Primary sources are created after an event, while secondary sources are created from personal experience.
Primary sources are created by people who did not experience the event, while secondary sources are created by people who experienced the event.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the purpose of historians interpreting primary sources?
To evaluate each other's work for accuracy
To gather data and artifacts about a subject
To make conclusions and inferences about the past
To understand multiple sides of a story
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is historiography?
The process of gathering data and artifacts about a subject
The process of interpreting primary sources
The process of evaluating each other's work for accuracy
The process of reviewing and evaluating how historians have interpreted information about a specific event
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the role of historians in evaluating primary and secondary sources?
To understand multiple sides of a story
To gather data and artifacts about a subject
To evaluate the reliability and bias of the sources
To make conclusions and inferences about the past
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the purpose of historians comparing and checking multiple resources?
To gather data and artifacts about a subject
To make conclusions and inferences about the past
To understand multiple sides of a story
To ensure the trustworthiness and relatively unbiased nature of the sources
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What do historians do to explain what they believe happened based on the evidence they gathered?
They evaluate each other's work for accuracy
They gather data and artifacts about a subject
They make conclusions and inferences about the past
They interpret primary and secondary sources
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