WorksheetsCOMPARATIVE THINKING SKILLS/ PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
primary source, secondary source
secondary source, Primary source
professional source, eyewitness source
eyewitness source, professional source
Which statement does NOT support the idea of comparison and contrast as a kind of higher-order thinking skills?
It allows the students to recall previous knowledge.
It helps students focus closely on the details in a text while improving their comprehension in the process.
It lets the students to organize complex information
It helps students to think more clearly and express ideas more effectively in their own writing.
What is the most appropriate textual aid in order to illustrate comparison and contrast?
A timeline illustration showing the order of events
A flow chart which shows the various characteristics of the subject
A Venn diagram of two overlapping circles
A concept map that produces all associated ideas.
A paper written with credibility requires the following EXCEPT____________.
The sources are properly cited.
The ideas are synthesized from the scrutiny of information across different sources.
The writer quotes information from different sources.
It has gone through validation and proofreading.
Which skill is a prerequisite of comparison and contrast?
Sorting
Noting details
Evaluation
Observation
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__________.
Stanza
Form
Theme
Characters
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?
10, 11
1, 2
6,7
8,9
Which statement supports the idea that both poems’ point of view is in first person?
The life of Batman would not be complete without the presence of Joker and vice versa.
The characters themselves described their personalities using the pronoun I.
They presented themselves in a contrasting style.
Batman and Joker complement one another.
What type of textual aid can be used to illustrate the two poems effectively?
Flow Chart
Timeline
Venn diagram
Cause and effect
The 3rd line of both poems "I have secrets" suggests ____________.
Differences
Similarities
Unity
Commendation
The award-winning documentary by Atom Araullo entitled: No Leftovers.
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
An autobiography about the 4th Miss Universe title holder of the Philippines, Catriona Gray.
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
A live interview with President Rodrigo Duterte about how the country is coping from the pandemic and the recent typhoons.
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
A radio broadcast of the devastation brought by typhoon Ulysses in Cagayan.
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
A classmate discussing the synopsis of the novel by Charles Dickens.
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
Books and Encyclopedias
PRIMARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES
CCTV footage
PRIMARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
Comparing refers to the _____,and contrasting is looking at the _____.
(a)
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?
Mr. David Santos
The survey respondents
Mr. David and the high school students
The survey respondents and Mr. Santos
A smart written paper uses primary and secondary sources of information because______.
they can broadly discuss the concepts
they narrow down the idea of the topic
they can build good credibility
they improve the language of the paper
