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WorksheetsFall 2024 Historical Thinking Skills
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
to put things in the order in which they happened
composition order
contextual order
chronological order
perspective
Stories from the past constructed from evidence.
History
Historian
Bias
Perspective
How a person views an event, point of view.
Bias
Context
Perspective
Timeline
The intentional use of language to present a one sided description.
Blast
Bias
Perspective
Point of view
Something that gives proof of, or reason to believe something
history
evident
evidence
history
A diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time.
time
era
BCE
timeline
A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.
bias
encyclopedia
source
historian
A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a
primary source
secondary source
OG source
best source
A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a
primary source
secondary source
literature
fake news
There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.
true
false
A written account created by someone who did not witness the event is an example of a:
Secondary source
Timeline
Perspective
Primary source
Which term describes information that supports a claim or helps prove something in history?
Perspective
Evidence
Bias
Source
One source agrees with information from another source
Corroboration
Contradiction
When contextualizing a historical document, you should:
Ignore the historical context
Focus only on the author's opinions
Consider when and where the document was written
Memorize the entire document
Corroboration in historical research means:
Making up stories to fit the facts
Comparing information from multiple sources
Ignoring all other sources except one
Accepting the first source you find
Close reading involves:
Speed reading to finish quickly
Skimming the text for keywords
Carefully analyzing the text for details and meaning
Reading only the introduction and conclusion
Why is it important to corroborate information in history?
It's not important; you should trust the first source you find
It helps ensure the accuracy of your research by comparing multiple sources
It saves time by only using one source
Corroboration isn't necessary in history
Why is it important to consider the source of a historical document?
To find out how much it costs
To determine the document's purpose and reliability
To learn about the document's font and layout
To see if it's written in your native language
Which historical reading skill asks these questions:
• Who wrote this?
• Why did they write it?
• Is it reliable?
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
Which historical reading skill asks these questions:
• When and where was the document created?
• What was happening around that time?
• What was different then? What was the same?
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
Which historical reading skill asks these questions:
• What claim does the author make?
• What evidence does the author provide?
• What language (word choice) does the author use?
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
Which historical reading skill asks these questions:
• What do other documents say?
• Do the documents agree? If not, why?
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
A site that has a lot of bias is a reliable source.
True
False
Credible sources are
trustworthy and reliable
informational and biased
persuasive and convincing
long and confusing
A credible source is a source of information that is:
Unbiased
Written by a professional author
Supported by evidence
Posted on social media
Reliable sources are always the first Google result.
True
False
A reliable source is....
Biased
Trustworthy
What is an era?
a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
a period of ten years
a period of a thousand years
a period of a hundred years
What is a decade?
a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
a period of ten years
a period of a thousand years
a period of a hundred years
As a historian you need to
think about perspectives or point of views
consider biases
question all claims and evidence
all of the above
History is
one single story that everyone agrees on.
memorizing facts about the past.
different accounts of events depending on people's perspectives.
only useful if you want to be a historian
What is the term for a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing?
Bias
Intention
Perspective
Omission
