Historian Boot Camp 101

Historian Boot Camp 101

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Historian Boot Camp 101

Historian Boot Camp 101

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Robert Finkill

Used 10+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of source is one that is made by someone who was at an event?

primary source

secondary source

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of source is made by someone who was not at an event but has studied about it?

primary source

secondary source

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What skill involves looking at  where is source came from in order to better understand it?

corroboration

contextualization

sourcing

close reading

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What skill involves comparing several sources  about an event to see if the information is accurate?

corroboration

contextualization

sourcing

close reading

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What skill involves trying to understand what was going on in the world or country when an event took place?

corroboration

contextualization

sourcing

close reading

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What skill involves reading with a purpose and specific questions in mind while reading a source?

corroboration

contextualization

sourcing

close reading

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term means : making an educated guess based on facts and observations?

sourcing

bias

inference

history

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean when a source shows favoritism or shows something not accurately?

inference

bias

close reading

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