5th AOT, Unit 1 CA Review

When something is false, what does it mean?

• It is somebody's opinion

• Not supported by facts and evidence

• Supported by research and factual evidence

• A subjective statement

What does the word subjective mean:

• Based on scientific research and facts

• Something that has been peer-reviewed and it is accurate

• Based on somebody's opinion and point of view

• The absolute fact about something

Francisco is very careful when he walks outside in a dark street because he does not want to fall into a hole. Adriana asked him how do you know that you may fall he told her that his teacher told him what happened when he was in college. What kind of evidence is this?

• Factual evidence

• Testimonial evidence

• Anecdotal evidence

• Empirical Evidence

Reality is ​ (a)   and truth is always objective.

• subjective
• objective
• based on facts
• always accurate

Paco, Elvis, and Marco were talking about the latest videogames that will be released this Christamas season. Paco asked Elvis which videogame he planned to get and he said Astro Bot. When Elvis asked Marco, he replied that he loved to eat turkey and apple pie. Marco's answer is:

• Relevant because it is about the Christmas season

• Irrelevant because they are talking about video games

• Relevant because they all know the holidays are almost here

• Factual because what he said was his opinion

Doris told her sister that she heard somebody said the school principal was going increase recess time to 1 hour every day in the month of October. This statement is:

• A cojecture

• A fact

• An opinion

• A rumor

• Not enough info to know

Anna was trying to find information about LEDs and electric circuits online because she became curious when her teacher presented a Science lesson. She saw a brief posting on X that said that blue LEDs were really hard figure out how to make. She decided to investigate further by reading peer-reviewed papers, science books and reputable articles and she found this to be true. The information Anna found is:

• Reliable, because it is does not match her investigation

• Unreliable, because it did not match her investigation

• Reliable, because it matched her investigation

• Unreliable, because it was consistent with her investigation

A piece of information that expresses personal belief, feeling or thought is called:

• All the answers are correct

• A conjecture

• A fact

• An opinion

• All the answers are incorrect

You just finished reading a book by Carl Sagan about the planetss, the stars, and the universe and you were inspired to write a journal about the book to share with the class. Your journal would be considered a ​ (a)   source.

• secondary
• primary
• tertiary
• unique

Every year during the Holidays, your aunt invites the family over and she cooks a very delicious dinner for everyone. She also makes hot chocolate and smores. The Holidays are quickly approaching and you think that it is probable that your ant will do the same this year. The word probable in the text means:

• Not expected to happen or be true

• Likely to be true or happen

• Not known or uncertain

• A group of facts and real things