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Intro to History Skills

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

a)

A primary source has to be a written entry while a secondary source is an artifact.

b)

A primary source was created after the time period to retell of the event while a secondary source was created by someone who was actually there.

c)

A primary source was created during an original time period while a secondary source was created later by someone who did not witness the event/time.

d)

A primary source was made by a political leader while a secondary source was made by a lower class citizen.

2.

Which of the follow are examples of a secondary source?

a)

A diary, photograph, artifact

b)

textbook, modern documentary, online website

c)

clothing and weapons from the time period

d)

a book about John Adams written by John Adams

3.

What information does "Economy" give us about a civilization?

a)

The economy ranks the citizens in a hierarchy with those in power being at the highest point.

b)

The economy can tell us where a civilization is location and how those features affects the people of the civilization.

c)

The economy can tell us the laws and leadership of a civilization.

d)

The economy can tell us about the resources, production of goods, and the type of currency - money a civilization had.

4.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
5.

This is an example of a

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Thematic Map

6.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
7.

The process of government and lawmaking in a civilization falls under which GRAPES?

a)

GEOGRAPHY

b)

ACHIEVEMENTS

c)

POLITICS

d)

ECONOMY

e)

SOCIETY

8.

What purpose does the glossary in a textbook serve?

a)

The glossary tells the definition of words found within the text.

b)

The glossary tells what page number chapters are found within the text.

c)

The glossary shows what something might look like.

d)

The glossary breaks the content of the text down into different sections.

9.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

10.

What are the names of Mrs. Amador's children?!

a)

Ethan, Noah, Ashley

b)

Easton, Nolan, Atley

c)

Ernie, Ned, Angie

d)

Eli, Nathan, Abby

11.

A physical map

a)

shows the boundaries of a country

b)

shows the features of the land

c)

shows the movement of trade

12.

This is an example of a

a)

Thematic Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

13.

This text features helps you figure out definitions of words, generally found in the back of the book.

a)

index

b)

table of contents

c)

glossary

d)

timelines

14.

This text feature identifies the topic of the text

a)

Glossary

b)

Title

c)

Table of Contents

d)

Map

15.

A table of contents

a)

Divides a section into smaller sections

b)

Gives page numbers for topics

c)

Gives definitions for key terms