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History Formative Assessment 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of historical records to find dates and make timelines is called

a)

historiography

b)

chronology

c)

sociology

d)

anthropology

2.

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

3.

 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

4.

The practice of taking someone else´s work and presenting it as their own or copying it is called

a)

homework

b)

plagiarism

c)

expression

d)

an argument

5.

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

6.

The circumstances that form the setting of an event, idea, or statement are called

a)

characters

b)

action

c)

corroboration

d)

context

7.

The customs, social institutions, and achievements of a group are called

a)

culture

b)

economics

c)

society

d)

politics

8.

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

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What kind of source is the Constitution of the United States?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

10.

What kind of source is a textbook?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

11.

What kind of source is an autobiography or memoir?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

12.

What kind of source is a scholarly or peer-reviewed journal?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

13.

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

a)
values
b)
opinion
c)
perspective
d)
fact
14.

What is a historian?

a)

a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past

b)

a person who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record

c)

a person who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth

15.

The same fight looked different to the three witnesses because they each had a different ____________ of the fight.

a)
Perspective
b)
Angle
c)
Motive
d)
Opinion
16.
We are all _________________ because we study and learn history.
a)
Teachers
b)
Doctors
c)
Historians
d)
Librarians
17.

You are studying September 11, 2001. Which of the following would be a secondary source?

a)

A newspaper article written on 09/11/01.

b)

A newspaper article written on 9/11/22.

c)

Transcripts from phone calls made out of the World Trade Centers on 09/11/01.

d)

Video footage of the actual attacks.

18.

What are oral histories?

a)

History of Dentists

b)

Personal stories, experiences of everyday people - told through interview or storytelling

c)

Textbooks

19.

What is the best definition of historical thinking?

a)

The study of past events.

b)

The ability to describe, analyze, evaluate, and construct diverse interpretations of the past.

c)

Using thought or reasoning to justify an event or opinion.

d)

The ability to identify patterns within a group of facts or rules to determine outcomes.

20.

Which is NOT an example of a secondary source?

a)

Newspaper article

b)

Article critiquing a piece of art

c)

Book about the French Revolution

d)

Biography of George Washington