Use who made a source, when and why to judge how useful it is

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   List of Olympic winners

   Who made it: later Greek writers. When: more than 300 years after 776 BCE. Where: Greece. For whom: Greek readers. Why: to list winners and count years by Olympiads. Source card "Sports website on the first Olympics (an example)". Who made it: a writer today. When: today. Where: online. For whom: readers today. Why: to tell the story of the first games.

2. 1.

   Which source was made closer in time to the first Olympics of 776 BCE, Tala asks?

   • The list of winners, made centuries later
   • Neither: no one wrote about the games
   • The sports website, because it is newest
   • Both were made at the same time

3. Old paper pieces

   Who made it: papermakers in China. When: before 105 CE. Where: China. For whom: not known. Why: not known. Source card "Museum label about early paper (an example)". Who made it: a museum writer today. When: today. Where: a museum. For whom: visitors today. Why: to explain early paper in a few lines.

4. 2.

   Which source was made closer in time to early Chinese papermaking, Ari asks?

   • Both were made at the same time
   • A copy of the paper made today
   • The old paper pieces
   • The museum label, because it is newest

5. Roman milestones

   Who made it: Roman road builders. When: Roman times. Where: beside Roman roads such as the Via Appia. For whom: travelers. Why: to mark distances in Roman miles. Source card "Travel guide to the Via Appia (an example)". Who made it: a travel writer today. When: today. Where: a guidebook. For whom: tourists. Why: to help visitors plan a walk.

6. 3.

   Bo wants to know how Romans marked distances along the Via Appia. Which source helps most?

   • The 2005 seismoscope replica
   • The Roman milestones
   • The travel guide written today
   • The list of Olympic winners

7. List of Olympic winners

   Who made it: later Greek writers. When: more than 300 years after 776 BCE. Where: Greece. For whom: Greek readers. Why: to list winners and count years by Olympiads. Source card "Sports website on the first Olympics (an example)". Who made it: a writer today. When: today. Where: online. For whom: readers today. Why: to tell the story of the first games.

8. 4.

   Esme wants to know how Greeks counted years by Olympiads. Which source helps most?

   • The sports website written today
   • Roman milestones
   • The list of Olympic winners
   • A list made by people who saw the first games

9. Old paper pieces

   Who made it: papermakers in China. When: before 105 CE. Where: China. For whom: not known. Why: not known. Source card "Museum label about early paper (an example)". Who made it: a museum writer today. When: today. Where: a museum. For whom: visitors today. Why: to explain early paper in a few lines.

10. 5.

    Jun wants to know what early Chinese paper was made of. Which source helps most?

    • Roman milestones
    • The old paper pieces
    • The seismoscope replica
    • The museum label written today

11. Seismoscope replica

    Who made it: modern scientists in China. When: 2005. Where: China. For whom: scientists and museum visitors. Why: to test how Zhang Heng's seismoscope of 132 CE may have worked.

12. 6.

    Kira reads the card for the 2005 seismoscope replica. Why was it made?

    • To list Olympic winners
    • To mark distances on a road
    • To test how the old device may have worked
    • To trick people into thinking it is old

13. Roman milestones

    Who made it: Roman road builders. When: Roman times. Where: beside Roman roads such as the Via Appia. For whom: travelers. Why: to mark distances in Roman miles.

14. 7.

    Luz reads the card for the Roman milestones. Why were they made?

    • To decorate the road for tourists today
    • To mark distances for travelers
    • To test an old machine
    • To measure a river flood

15. List of Olympic winners

    Who made it: later Greek writers. When: more than 300 years after 776 BCE. Where: Greece. For whom: Greek readers. Why: to list winners and count years by Olympiads.

16. 8.

    Milo reads the card for the list of Olympic winners. Why was the list made?

    • To report the first games as they happened
    • To mark distances on roads
    • To list winners and count the years
    • To sell tickets to the games
17. 9.

    What might the list of Olympic winners get wrong, Pia asks?

    • Nothing: its makers watched the first games
    • The spelling of the word Olympiad
    • The fact that there were Olympic Games
    • The names from the very first games
18. 10.

    Who made it: papermakers in China. When: before 105 CE. Where: China. For whom: not known. Why: not known. What can the old paper pieces not tell Ren?

    • That paper was made before 105 CE
    • What the paper is made of
    • The names of the people who made them
    • Nothing: a copy would tell us more