Compelling Questions Quiz

Which of these are examples of compelling questions?

• Who is the president of the United States?

• Who are our community helpers?

• Did the Revolution yield dramatic political change?

• What are the five largest sources of oil for the U.S. markets?

True or False. Writing a letter to someone in a powerful position regarding an issue of concern is an example of taking informed action.

• True

• False

Primary sources are ________ documents and objects created at the time of events and history.

• original

• secondary

• replicated

• interpreted

Primary sources can be ___________.

• letters and court records.

• newspaper articles.

• encyclopedia entries.

• textbook summaries.

The three steps to follow when planning an informed action are

• stand, assess, and act.

• action, plan, and inform.

• understand, assess, and action

• understand, assess, and act.

Which of the following questions supports and extends compelling questions?

• Supporting questions

• Fiction questions

• Opinion questions

• Nonfiction questions

True or False. When a person states a "claim", they don't really believe it's true.

• True

• False

True or False. Primary sources and secondary sources should be used to gather evidence for a claim when relating to social studies disciplines.

• True

• False

True or False. Compelling questions can have multiple answers.

• True

• False

Which of the following example questions would fit the criteria of a supporting question?

• Is it better to be loved or feared?

• How democratic is the US system of government?

• What were the regulations imposed on the colonists under the Townsend Acts?

• What is the point of studying social studies?