Studies Weekly Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "historian"?

• A person who writes stories about the future

• A person who studies history by using evidence and asking questions

• A person who paints pictures

• A person who builds houses

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CCSS.L.3.4

What does the term "primary source" mean?

• A source created by people who saw or experienced something themselves

• A source made by people who heard about events from others

• A source that is always a book

• A source that is always a website

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CCSS.L.3.4

What is a "secondary source"?

• A source made by people who did not see or experience events themselves

• A source that is always a photograph

• A source created by people who were at the event

• A source that is always a letter

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CCSS.L.3.4

What does "perspective" mean?

• A type of food

• A way of seeing things

• A kind of animal

• A place to visit

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CCSS.L.3.4

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A letter written by a soldier during a war

• A history book written last year

• A movie about ancient Egypt

• A website that summarizes events

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CCSS.L.3.4

Which of these would be considered a secondary source?

• A newspaper article written today about an event from 100 years ago

• A photograph taken during the event

• A diary entry from someone who was there

• An artifact from the event

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CCSS.L.3.4

Which strategy would help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence?

• Look at the words around it for clues

• Skip the word and keep reading

• Guess randomly

• Ignore the sentence

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CCSS.L.3.4

A historian is reading two different accounts of the same event. One is a diary, and the other is a textbook. How might the historian use both sources to understand what happened?

• Compare the diary for personal details and the textbook for general information

• Ignore the diary and only read the textbook

• Only use the diary because it is older

• Use neither source

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CCSS.L.3.4