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Week 2 - Fast and Curious - Historical Thinking!

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a CLAIM?

a)

Something that can not be proved

b)

The opposite of evidence

c)

A true statement

d)

An opinionated statement

2.

What is an artifact?

a)

an object made by a human being

b)

something that is usual, typical, or standard

c)

the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true

d)

the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time

3.

What is evidence?

a)

an object made by a human being

b)

something that is usual, typical, or standard

c)

the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true

d)

the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time

4.

What is a secondary source?

a)

an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

b)

created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

c)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

d)

an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

5.

What is a bias?

a)

an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

b)

created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

c)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

d)

an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

6.

What is a century?

a)

a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

b)

a period of ten years

c)

a period of a thousand years

d)

a period of a hundred years

7.

What is a decade?

a)

a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

b)

a period of ten years

c)

a period of a thousand years

d)

a period of a hundred years

8.
These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
c)
comic book
d)
coloring book
9.
A biography about Abraham Lincoln
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.
Diaries are examples of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
11.

What is Evidence?

a)

The arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and other products of human work and thought considered as a unit.

b)

A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.

c)

An account of an event or artifact created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

d)

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witnessed an event.

12.

A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

OG source

d)

best source

13.

 A prejudice for or against something is called

(Hint: prejudice means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience)

a)

opinion

b)

fact

c)

bias

d)

fake news

14.

A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

literature

d)

fake news

15.

There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.

a)

true

b)

false

16.
The textbook, newspaper, eyewitness and photo are all good _____________ when you want to get information
a)
Sources
b)
Information
c)
Places
d)
things
17.

Stories from the past constructed from evidence.

a)

History

b)

Historian

c)

Bias

d)

Perspective

18.

Something that gives proof of, or reason to believe something

a)

history

b)

evident

c)

evidence

d)

history

19.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
20.

corroborate

a)

lively; full of energy

b)

unspoken, silent; not said aloud but implied and still understood

c)

to confirm; to make certain

d)

cutting; clear-cut; straight to the point

21.

What is Close Reading?

a)

Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text.

b)

Close reading helps the reader focus on retelling a story.

c)

Close reading focuses on main ideas and supporting details.

d)

Close reading helps one to see small print.

22.

Comparing information from multiple sources is...

a)

collaboration

b)

corroboration

c)

sourcing

d)

contextualization

23.

True or False: Understanding what is else is happening at the time does not matter when contextualizing

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What are we looking at when we contextualize?

a)

a) who made it the source

b)

b) the Big Picture

c)

c) What is going on at the time

d)

all of the above

e)

both b and c