8th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 9
Sources & Evidence
Primary and secondary sources, context and conclusions
What your child practices
Children practice choosing and judging sources, reading artifacts and art, comparing accounts and drawing conclusions from evidence.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: H3.6-8.4; SSS2.6-8.2; SSS4.6-8.1 · analyzing and interpreting historical sources, judging their reliability and drawing conclusions from evidence
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A secondary source is…
- a letter from the time
- a photo from the time
- a coin
- an account based on other sources, made later
an account based on other sources, made later
Hint: Textbooks are secondary.
Question 2
Drawing a conclusion means…
- memorizing dates
- copying
- making a judgement based on evidence
- guessing
making a judgement based on evidence
Hint: Support conclusions with evidence.
Question 3
A primary source is…
- written long after by someone else
- a summary
- a rumor
- created by someone who was there at the time
created by someone who was there at the time
Hint: Letters, photos and artifacts are primary.
Question 4
Historians' interpretations can change when…
- nothing new is found
- everyone agrees
- new evidence is discovered
- old evidence is ignored
new evidence is discovered
Hint: History is revised as we learn more.
Question 5
Which statement is supported by evidence?
- Romans had cars
- Romans never traded
- Roman roads connected cities, as shown by surviving paved stones
- Rome had no cities
Roman roads connected cities, as shown by surviving paved stones
Hint: Evidence supports claims.
Question 6
A museum shows a photo of a street from 1900. What can you analyze?
- nothing
- the weather in 2050
- clothing, buildings and transportation
- what people thought in 2024
clothing, buildings and transportation
Hint: Look closely at visual evidence.