Social Studies Reading Comprehension Vocab

Something that can be proven with evidence.

• Opinion

• Inference

• Interpret

• Fact

Cannot be depended on, questionable, not trustworthy.

• Reasonable

• Valid

• Unreliable

• Contrast

Information, ideas, or rumors spread to help or harm a person, group, nation, etc.

• Propaganda

• Primary Source

• Point of View

• Bias

First hand evidence left behind by a witness who was present at the time.

• Reliable

• Interpret

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

To examine how things are different.

• Contrast

• Compare

• Interpret

• Invalid

Sound, just, or well founded.

• Purpose

• Constrast

• Valid

• Cheese