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Source Types and Bias

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What term is defined as "an original source and an eyewitness account"?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Bias

2.

What term is defined as "strong personal opinion or preference"?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Bias

3.

What type of source?

A Wikipedia article about Stephen King's "It"

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

4.

What type of source?

A documentary about head injuries in football

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

5.

What type of source?

A photograph you took on vacation

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

What type of source?

Letters between President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

7.

What type of source?

An article about the role of mythology in ancient Greece and Rome

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

Your point of view is your ...

a)

Opinion

b)

Perspective

c)

Bias

d)

Purpose

9.

Thoughtful readers are able to discern an author's perspective, opinions, hypotheses, assumptions and possible _______________________________.

a)

bias

b)

bananas

c)

data

d)

issue

10.

When analyzing a source, historians use context to:

a)

think about what was occurring in history that may

affect the evidence

b)

compare the evidence to other pieces of evidence

c)

determine who wrote or created the evidence

d)

prove their hypothesis about what happened

11.

A person's feelings or opinions affecting the information received is called:

a)

proximity

b)

perspective

c)

bias

d)

context

12.

A primary source is a source that was:

a)

recent

b)

unbiased

c)

an eyewitness

d)

none of the above

13.

Which of the following sources would be considered valid (trustworthy)?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

An encyclopedia

c)

A diary entry

d)

Government records

14.

Which kind of source has the least bias?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

Which kind of source has the most bias?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

What type of source do you see in the photo?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

What type of source do you see in the photo?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

18.

What type of source do you see in the photo?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

19.

What type of source do you see in the photo?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

20.

What type of source do you see in the photo?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

21.

A type of source created when an author conducts research and writes about people and events, but the author was not actually there to witness anything.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

22.

Please identify the statement that IS NOT an example of bias.

a)

"It doesn't matter who they are; all politicians are liars."

b)

"There are many different kinds of people in our world."

c)

"No matter who my teacher is, I will never like being in school."

23.

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

a)

supplementing

b)

favoring

c)

opinioning

d)

hosting

24.

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Herbert Hoover was the worst president in history.

What is the biased language in this sentence?

a)

worst

b)

Hoover

c)

president

d)

history

26.

Which statement is more biased?

a)

KPop is way better than hip hop.

b)

KPop originated in South Korea.

27.

Study shows 5th graders never do their homework.

What is the biased language in this sentence?

a)

shows

b)

do

c)

never

d)

homework

28.

Which statement is most clearly biased?

a)

People all over the world play soccer.

b)

Soccer is an easy sport to learn.

c)

Soccer does not take much equipment.

d)

People can get very excited about their local soccer team.

29.

If you read a biased source, you might not get all of the information.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which author is more personally biased toward tomatoes?

a)

Tomato Farmers of America

b)

a doctor

31.

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

32.

The Declaration of Independence

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

33.

An autobiography is a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

34.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

35.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

36.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

37.

What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

38.

I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day. I know it's private, but I want to read it! What is the letter?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

39.

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

40.

My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to these at family gatherings. What are we listening to?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

41.

I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class. I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia. What am I using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

42.

Is this an example of a primary or secondary source?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

43.

A comic book telling the story of the Civil War

a)

primary

b)

secondary

44.

A biography of King Charles I

a)

primary

b)

secondary

45.

A letter from a Civil War soldier to his wife.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

46.

A web page created by a student about the Civil War.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

47.

An autobiography about former President Barack Obama.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

48.

I was playing with my friends and found an old wedding dress in the attic. My father said it was his mother’s. What is the dress?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

49.

My sister leaves a letter she wrote to her best friend on the kitchen table. I want to read it but I don’t because I know it’s private. What is her letter?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

50.

I like to read magazines for kids. I really like the stories about famous people who are in movies. When I read these stories, what am I reading?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

51.

When I visit my Aunt she shows me pictures of my parents when they were little. What am I looking at?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

52.

When I was at summer camp last year, I found an arrowhead. My parents said they were used a long time ago by Indians. What is my arrowhead?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

53.

A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

54.

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

55.

A text book describing the civil rights movement.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

56.

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

57.

A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

58.

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

59.

An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

60.

A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

61.

The United States Constitution

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

62.

Cave painting and carvings

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

63.

Photographs

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

64.

textbooks

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

65.

Interviews

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

66.

Diaries

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

67.

Artifacts

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

68.

Works of art

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

69.

documentaries

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

70.

Eye-witness accounts

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

71.

Autobiographies

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

72.

Is this painting of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" from 1850 a primary or secondary source of the Revolutionary War in 1776?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

73.

Which of answer below is a Secondary Source?

a)

Drawing

b)

Photocopy of the Constitution

c)

Letter

d)

Atlas

74.

Which of answer below is a Primary Source?

a)

Diary

b)

Textbook

c)

Notes from a teacher

d)

Encyclopedia

75.

Yesterday, I read a book about Ancient Greece. I enjoyed learning about the people very much. I had to make a report, so I wrote my research paper on what happened to this ancient civilization. Is my report a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

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