
Primary Sources: First-Hand Evidence
Authored by Emily Morrow
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase best defines a primary source in research?
Opinions collected from online forums
Original materials created during events
Summaries written long after events
Textbooks explaining past investigations
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which characteristic fits first-hand evidence?
Designed for classroom learning
Based on secondhand retellings
Edited by later historians
Comes directly from people present
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is usually the most reliable for factual accuracy in a case?
General knowledge encyclopedias
Primary sources and first-hand records
Documentaries made decades later
Fiction based on real events
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which challenge can make primary sources hard to use?
Too many colorful illustrations
Being written in modern slang
Always being perfectly complete
Legal language that is difficult
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which item is a type of primary source listed for true crime research?
Opinion columns about justice
Study guides summarizing cases
Biographies written years later
Court documents like trial transcripts
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Witness accounts are captured through which type?
Interviews and formal statements
Novels inspired by incidents
Blog posts reflecting feelings
Infographics about crime rates
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Photographs and evidence logs provide what value?
Predictions of future crimes
Opinions about motives
Entertainment for readers
Visual proof of details
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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