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History Matters

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Historian - an expert who studies and records the past

a)

True

b)

False

2.

To be in favor of or against something. How you feel about an event.

a)

bias

b)

barter

c)

fossil

d)

culture

3.

An object made by humans from a past culture.

a)

artifact

b)

fossil

c)

tool

d)

technology

4.

Your textbook is an example of a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

artifact

5.

Which of these is NOT a primary source?

a)

Statues

b)

Textbook

c)

Artefacts

d)

Letters

6.

Which term means how a person sees an event? (their point of view)

a)
values
b)
opinion
c)
perspective
d)
fact
7.
The textbook, newspaper, eyewitness and photo are all good _____________ when you want to get information
a)
Sources
b)
Information
c)
Places
d)
things
8.

This term means: one-sided; unfair favoritism

a)
evaluate
b)
accuracy
c)
perspective
d)
bias
9.
What should you do when you contextualize sources? 
a)
Determine when and where the document was created. 
b)
Determine which document is more reliable. 
c)
Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
d)
Determine the author of the document 
10.

to put things in the order in which they happened

a)

composition order

b)

contextual order

c)

chronological order

d)

perspective

11.

Stories from the past constructed from evidence.

a)

History

b)

Historian

c)

Bias

d)

Perspective

12.

The intentional use of language to present a one sided description.

a)

Blast

b)

Bias

c)

Perspective

d)

Point of view

13.

Something that gives proof of, or reason to believe something

a)

history

b)

evident

c)

evidence

d)

history

14.

Put the following events in chronological order

a)

Learning to walk

b)

First day of kindergarten

c)

First day of High School

d)

50th birthday party

e)

80th birthday party

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.

The available body of information or facts indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

a)

evidence

b)

bias

c)

perspective

d)

Primary source

16.

One year is composed of 12 months.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

17.

The sun is very hot.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

18.

Love songs are the best music genre.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

19.

Eating ice cream can calm everybody.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

20.

New Year’s Day is celebrated during January 1st .

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

21.

The Philippines has 109.58 million population.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

22.

Skin is the largest organ of the body.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

23.

The price of gas has grown to become too expensive.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

24.

Chicken has more protein than carrots.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

25.

What is a Fact?

a)

Something that IS true

b)

Something that SOUNDS true

c)

Something that LOOKS true

d)

Something that you BELIEVE is true

26.

What is an Opinion?

a)

Something you think

b)

Something you feel

c)

Something you believe

d)

All of the above