Read the original and improved research questions.
Original: What is the relationship between natural resources and the Industrial
Revolution?
Improved: How did coal contribute to the Industrial Revolution in Pittsburgh in the
1880s?
Which of the basic question words helped improve this research question? Select three
options.
a. how
b. what
c. when
d. where
e. why - (correct answer)a. how
b. what
c. when
Lars is completing a history project about World War I. On the British government's
National Archives website, he finds letters from American soldiers as well as documents
written by museum curators and historians that give background information about the
war, supported by primary sources from their archives' collections.
Which descriptions best characterize this information? Select three options.
a. outdated facts
b. credible sources
c. primary sources
d. biased information
e. reasoned judgment - (correct answer)b. credible sources
c. primary sources
e. reasoned judgment
,What questions should a historian ask to determine whether a source is credible?
Select three options.
a. Is it relevant to the subject or event?
b. Is the writing style clear and professional?
b. Does it contain information that is outdated?
d. Is the author an expert on the subject or event?
e. Does it explain a version of how the event occurred? - (correct answer)a. Is it relevant
to the subject or event?
d. Is the author an expert on the subject or event?
e. Does it explain a version of how the event occurred?
Which are secondary sources? Select three options.
a. documentary about the Great Depression
b. textbook chapter about economic markets
c. book of historical fiction written about Dust Bowl refugees
d. letter home written by someone during the Great Depression
e. signed federal law aiding people affected by the Great Depression - (correct
answer)a. documentary about the Great Depression
b. textbook chapter about economic markets
c. book of historical fiction written about Dust Bowl refugees
Read the research question.
Are social networking sites harmful?
Which is the best revision of the research question?
a. Why is privacy online a concern?
b. Why do social networking sites harm online users?
, c. Do social networking sites cause online users to experience privacy issues?
d. How are online users experiencing or addressing privacy issues on social networking
sites? - (correct answer)d. How are online users experiencing or addressing privacy
issues on social networking sites?
Hyperinflation can occur when
a. consumers begin purchasing more goods.
b. producers need more money to make and distribute goods.
c. companies raise prices to pass on costs to consumers.
d. the government prints a ton of money in order to pay off its debt. - (correct answer)d.
the government prints a ton of money in order to pay off its debt.
Which is the best definition of inflation?
a. a gradual decrease in the price of goods and services
b. a gradual increase in the price of goods and services
c. an exponential decrease in the price of goods and services
d. an exponential increase in the price of goods and services - (correct answer)b. a
gradual increase in the price of goods and services
Once stocks are on the market, which best explains how their prices are set?
a. Prices are controlled by the issuing company.
b. Prices are set by the financial market.
c. Prices follow economic trends.
d. Prices fluctuate on the basis of demand. - (correct answer)d. Prices fluctuate on the
basis of demand.
What types of investments do banks use to make a profit? Check all that apply.
a. opening checking accounts
b. starting new businesses
Original: What is the relationship between natural resources and the Industrial
Revolution?
Improved: How did coal contribute to the Industrial Revolution in Pittsburgh in the
1880s?
Which of the basic question words helped improve this research question? Select three
options.
a. how
b. what
c. when
d. where
e. why - (correct answer)a. how
b. what
c. when
Lars is completing a history project about World War I. On the British government's
National Archives website, he finds letters from American soldiers as well as documents
written by museum curators and historians that give background information about the
war, supported by primary sources from their archives' collections.
Which descriptions best characterize this information? Select three options.
a. outdated facts
b. credible sources
c. primary sources
d. biased information
e. reasoned judgment - (correct answer)b. credible sources
c. primary sources
e. reasoned judgment
,What questions should a historian ask to determine whether a source is credible?
Select three options.
a. Is it relevant to the subject or event?
b. Is the writing style clear and professional?
b. Does it contain information that is outdated?
d. Is the author an expert on the subject or event?
e. Does it explain a version of how the event occurred? - (correct answer)a. Is it relevant
to the subject or event?
d. Is the author an expert on the subject or event?
e. Does it explain a version of how the event occurred?
Which are secondary sources? Select three options.
a. documentary about the Great Depression
b. textbook chapter about economic markets
c. book of historical fiction written about Dust Bowl refugees
d. letter home written by someone during the Great Depression
e. signed federal law aiding people affected by the Great Depression - (correct
answer)a. documentary about the Great Depression
b. textbook chapter about economic markets
c. book of historical fiction written about Dust Bowl refugees
Read the research question.
Are social networking sites harmful?
Which is the best revision of the research question?
a. Why is privacy online a concern?
b. Why do social networking sites harm online users?
, c. Do social networking sites cause online users to experience privacy issues?
d. How are online users experiencing or addressing privacy issues on social networking
sites? - (correct answer)d. How are online users experiencing or addressing privacy
issues on social networking sites?
Hyperinflation can occur when
a. consumers begin purchasing more goods.
b. producers need more money to make and distribute goods.
c. companies raise prices to pass on costs to consumers.
d. the government prints a ton of money in order to pay off its debt. - (correct answer)d.
the government prints a ton of money in order to pay off its debt.
Which is the best definition of inflation?
a. a gradual decrease in the price of goods and services
b. a gradual increase in the price of goods and services
c. an exponential decrease in the price of goods and services
d. an exponential increase in the price of goods and services - (correct answer)b. a
gradual increase in the price of goods and services
Once stocks are on the market, which best explains how their prices are set?
a. Prices are controlled by the issuing company.
b. Prices are set by the financial market.
c. Prices follow economic trends.
d. Prices fluctuate on the basis of demand. - (correct answer)d. Prices fluctuate on the
basis of demand.
What types of investments do banks use to make a profit? Check all that apply.
a. opening checking accounts
b. starting new businesses
