Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 12 of 12
Investigate It
Sources, facts and perspectives
What your child practises
Primary and secondary sources, fact versus opinion, perspective, reading thematic maps and drawing conclusions from evidence.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A2.2–A2.5, A2.6, B2.2–B2.5, B2.6 · gathering and evaluating information, perspectives, maps and vocabulary
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 statement like 'Canada became a country in 1867' is…
- a fact
- an opinion
- a prediction
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a fact
Hint: It can be checked.
Question 2
A map has a title, a legend and a scale. What does the scale tell you?
- Which way is north
- How map distances match real distances
- What the colours mean
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How map distances match real distances
Hint: The scale compares the map to the real world.
Question 3
Which of these is an opinion?
- Winter is cold in much of Canada.
- Winter is the best season in Canada.
- Winter comes after fall.
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Winter is the best season in Canada.
Hint: Words like best show a feeling or belief.
Question 4
Which is an open inquiry question?
- In what year was the railway finished?
- Is the railway long?
- How did the railway change life in prairie towns?
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How did the railway change life in prairie towns?
Hint: An open question needs research and has more than one part to its answer.
Question 5
Two accounts of the same event disagree. What should you do?
- Ignore both
- Check who wrote each one and look for more sources
- Choose the shorter one
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Check who wrote each one and look for more sources
Hint: Compare sources and think about each writer's point of view.
Question 6
Why do historians ask 'whose voice is missing?'
- To make the story longer
- Because every source is wrong
- Some perspectives were not recorded or are left out
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Some perspectives were not recorded or are left out
Hint: Looking for missing voices gives a fuller picture.