History and Social Studies Worksheet

A period of time noted for its events, people, or other characteristics is called a(n) (a)   .

• century

• decade

• era

• millennium

A(n) (a)   lasts 10 years.

• century

• decade

• era

• millennium

(a)   chronology is a list of events arranged in order of their relation to other events.

• Absolute

• Changing

• Charted

• Relative

(a)   chronology is a list of events with dates given in order from the earliest to the latest.

• Absolute

• Fixed

• Plotted

• Relative

What is the key feature of a primary source?

• being found in print

• being an object or tool

• was made at the time being studied

• having no bias

A biography written of someone after he or she died is an example of what kind of source?

• encyclopedia

• primary

• secondary

• unreliable

A primary or secondary source may be unreliable if the writer expresses (a)   .

• bias

• credibility

• evidence

• point of view

To (a)   means to tell what might happen in the future.

• revise

• paraphrase

• predict

• summarize

An event that can be observed is a(n) (a)   .

• conclusion

• opinion

The term 'phenomena' refers to:

• observable events or occurrences

• scientific instruments

• mathematical equations

• types of organisms