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COMPARATIVE THINKING SKILLS/ PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___________________ is material that contains firsthand accounts of events and direct access to the subject of your research. While a ______________ is mostly written to discuss, interpret, evaluate or synthesize a source.

a)

primary source, secondary source

b)

secondary source, Primary source

c)

professional source, eyewitness source

d)

eyewitness source, professional source

2.

Which statement does NOT support the idea of comparison and contrast as a kind of higher-order thinking skills?

a)

It allows the students to recall previous knowledge.

b)

It helps students focus closely on the details in a text while improving their comprehension in the process.

c)

It lets the students to organize complex information

d)

It helps students to think more clearly and express ideas more effectively in their own writing.

3.

What is the most appropriate textual aid in order to illustrate comparison and contrast?

a)

A timeline illustration showing the order of events

b)

A flow chart which shows the various characteristics of the subject

c)

A Venn diagram of two overlapping circles

d)

A concept map that produces all associated ideas.

4.

A paper written with credibility requires the following EXCEPT____________.

a)

The sources are properly cited.

b)

The ideas are synthesized from the scrutiny of information across different sources.

c)

The writer quotes information from different sources.

d)

It has gone through validation and proofreading.

5.

Which skill is a prerequisite of comparison and contrast?

a)

Sorting

b)

Noting details

c)

Evaluation

d)

Observation

6.

I am Batman.

I am Hero.

I have secrets.

Every day I fight crime caused by

the Joker.

We are total opposites.

I am humble.

People admire me for my work

I have loyal sidekick

Without the Joker...

I AM NOTHING!


I am the Joker.

I am a villain.

I have secrets.

Every day I perpetrate crimes

which are solved by Batman.

We are total opposites.

I crave attention.

People fear me for my work

I wish I had a sidekick

Without Batman...

I AM NOTHING!


The two poems are closely similar with the following elements EXCEPT__________.

a)

Stanza

b)

Form

c)

Theme

d)

Characters

7.

I am Batman.

I am Hero.

I have secrets.

Every day I fight crime caused by

the Joker.

We are total opposites.

I am humble.

People admire me for my work

I have loyal sidekick

Without the Joker...

I AM NOTHING!


I am the Joker.

I am a villain.

I have secrets.

Every day I perpetrate crimes

which are solved by Batman.

We are total opposites.

I crave attention.

People fear me for my work

I wish I had a sidekick

Without Batman...

I AM NOTHING!


In which lines do the characters clearly expressed their similarities?

a)

10, 11

b)

1, 2

c)

6,7

d)

8,9

8.

Which statement supports the idea that both poems’ point of view is in first person?

a)

The life of Batman would not be complete without the presence of Joker and vice versa.

b)

The characters themselves described their personalities using the pronoun I.

c)

They presented themselves in a contrasting style.

d)

Batman and Joker complement one another.

9.

What type of textual aid can be used to illustrate the two poems effectively?

a)

Flow Chart

b)

Timeline

c)

Venn diagram

d)

Cause and effect

10.

The 3rd line of both poems "I have secrets" suggests ____________.

a)

Differences

b)

Similarities

c)

Unity

d)

Commendation

11.

The award-winning documentary by Atom Araullo entitled: No Leftovers.

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

12.

An autobiography about the 4th Miss Universe title holder of the Philippines, Catriona Gray.

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

13.

A live interview with President Rodrigo Duterte about how the country is coping from the pandemic and the recent typhoons.

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

14.

A radio broadcast of the devastation brought by typhoon Ulysses in Cagayan.

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

15.

A classmate discussing the synopsis of the novel by Charles Dickens.

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

16.

Books and Encyclopedias

a)

PRIMARY SOURCES

b)

SECONDARY SOURCES

17.

CCTV footage

a)

PRIMARY SOURCE

b)

SECONDARY SOURCE

18.

Comparing refers to the _____,and contrasting is looking at the _____.

(a)  

19.

Mr. David Santos is working on his dissertation to finish graduate school. He gathered information using a survey among his target participants and wrote an essay about its result. Shortly after he completed the dissertation, a certain group of high school students used his work as reference for their research paper. Who among the people mentioned previously is/are the primary source of information?

a)

Mr. David Santos

b)

The survey respondents

c)

Mr. David and the high school students

d)

The survey respondents and Mr. Santos

20.

A smart written paper uses primary and secondary sources of information because______.

a)

they can broadly discuss the concepts

b)

they narrow down the idea of the topic

c)

they can build good credibility

d)

they improve the language of the paper