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WorksheetsHistory Formative Assessment 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The study of historical records to find dates and make timelines is called
historiography
chronology
sociology
anthropology
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 prejudice for or against something is called
(Hint: prejudice means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience)
opinion
fact
bias
fake news
The practice of taking someone else´s work and presenting it as their own or copying it is called
homework
plagiarism
expression
an argument
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
The circumstances that form the setting of an event, idea, or statement are called
characters
action
corroboration
context
The customs, social institutions, and achievements of a group are called
culture
economics
society
politics
There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.
true
false
What kind of source is the Constitution of the United States?
primary source
secondary source
What kind of source is a textbook?
primary source
secondary source
What kind of source is an autobiography or memoir?
primary source
secondary source
What kind of source is a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal?
primary source
secondary source
Which term means how a person sees an event? (their point of view)
What is a historian?
a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past
a person who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record
a person who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth
The same fight looked different to the three witnesses because they each had a different ____________ of the fight.
You are studying September 11, 2001. Which of the following would be a secondary source?
A newspaper article written on 09/11/01.
A newspaper article written on 9/11/22.
Transcripts from phone calls made out of the World Trade Centers on 09/11/01.
Video footage of the actual attacks.
What are oral histories?
History of Dentists
Personal stories, experiences of everyday people - told through interview or storytelling
Textbooks
What is the best definition of historical thinking?
The study of past events.
The ability to describe, analyze, evaluate, and construct diverse interpretations of the past.
Using thought or reasoning to justify an event or opinion.
The ability to identify patterns within a group of facts or rules to determine outcomes.
Which is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Newspaper article
Article critiquing a piece of art
Book about the French Revolution
Biography of George Washington
