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WorksheetsVocabulary - Aug 26 - Aug 30
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does "sourcing" mean?
Finding out where information comes from and who created it
Finding the source of a river
Hiding where information comes from
Yelling "SOURCE!" every time you read something
What does "contextualize" mean?
To understand something by looking at what was happening around it at that time
To put something in a box
To ignore everything happening around an event
To time travel and experience history firsthand
What does "closely read" mean?
To read carefully, paying attention to details and thinking about what the words mean
To read with your eyes really close to the page
To skim through text quickly without thinking
To whisper sweet nothings to your textbook
What does "corroborate" mean?
To check if information is true by finding other sources that say the same thing
To argue with other sources
To ignore all other sources of information
To ask your pet goldfish if the information is true
What does "paraphrase" mean?
To say or write something using your own words instead of copying exactly
To copy word for word
To make up completely new information
To translate English into Klingon
What is a "claim"?
An idea or statement that someone says is true
A receipt for something you bought
A proven fact that everyone agrees on
What you yell when you find gold in your backyard
What is "evidence"?
Facts, information, or objects that help prove something is true
A TV show about solving crimes
Made-up stories that don't prove anything
The mess your dog leaves as proof it didn't eat your homework
What does "cite" mean?
To mention where you got information from, like a book or website
To invite someone to a party
To hide where you got information from
To summon information using a magic spell
What does "credible" mean?
Trustworthy or believable, especially when talking about where information comes from
Having a lot of credit cards
Completely untrustworthy and made-up
Able to juggle while riding a unicycle
What does "infer" mean?
To figure out or guess something based on clues or information you already have
To ask someone to tell you the answer
To ignore all clues and information
To use psychic powers to read minds
What does "analyze" mean?
To look at something closely and think about its parts to understand it better
To take something apart with tools
To avoid thinking about something at all
To put on a lab coat and pretend to be a scientist
What do you think the historian Jill Lepore means when she says, “Let the dead speak for themselves!”
You should listen to ghosts.
You should talk to ghosts.
She wants to give the right of “free speech” to imaginary ghosts.
You should read what people in the past wrote about themselves. Don’t just read what people in the present time write about the past.
