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WorksheetsHistorical Thinking Skills QUIZ
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
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 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
When we study historical documents, it is important to __________ or look at what other sources say.
ignore
corroborate
contextualize
source
There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.
true
false
Definition: Finding out who created a source, when, where, and why it was created in order to see if it is reliable
Sourcing
Contextualization
Close Reading
Corroboration
Which of the following is true about Historical Interpretations?
They remain the same.
History is about memorizing the facts.
Historical interpretations are open to revision based upon new facts and ideas.
History is only open to one interpretation based upon facts.
3. Part A: Select the statement that makes a claim from Source 10 “English Teacher”.
a. The English teacher feels that Justin started the lunchroom fight.
b. The English teacher believes that Max started the lunchroom fight.
c. The English teacher wasn’t surprised by the lunchroom fight.
d. The English Teacher wants something to be done about the reorganization plan.
Which of the following definitions best fits the word context?
the background that helps you better understand something
the main idea or point of a story
the author or publisher of a book, magazine, article, or journal
During the Lunchroom Fight Activity (Part I), as the principle, why did you make a list of the different types of people that could have been in the cafeteria at the time of the fight?
to figure out the different points of view that there were in the cafeteria at the time and piece together what happened
to make a list of everyone who was responsible for the fight and therefore put everybody on the list in detention
to get everybody's opinion about who they thought started the fight, and then suspend the person who had the most people against them
to create a seating chart for future lunch periods so that a fight like this wouldn't happen again
