Search Header Logo

Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources

Authored by Patricia White

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Historical Thinking Evaluating Sources
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

13 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best definition of historical thinking?

The study of past events.

The ability to describe, analyze, evaluate, and construct diverse interpretations of the past.

Using thought or reasoning to justify an event or opinion.

The ability to identify patterns within a group of facts or rules to determine outcomes.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is not a reason that we historians use historical thinking?

Investigate historical questions

Evaluate multiple perspectives

Memorize important dates and people

Make historical claims backed by evidence

3.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Match the following historical thinking skills to their definitions.

Comparing and contrasting different sources

Sourcing

Using the 5 Ws to consider the creation of the source

Close Reading

Analyzing and asking questions of a document

Corroboration

Understanding a document in relation to time and place of creation

Contextualization

4.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Reorder the following based on what you should do during each close read. (Which is Close Read #1? #2? #3?)

Look at titles and headings, as well as images, captions, graphs, and tables.

Evaluate the author's claim and its credibility. Corroborate with other sources.

Determine the main idea, as well as the key details. Take note of unknown vocabulary.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following definition describes which type of source?

An immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic/event, from people who had a direct connection with it.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The following definition describes which type of source?

A source that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events

Primary Source

Secondary Source

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?

Diary

Letter

Textbook

Interview

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?