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Lower Secondary Year 8

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  • 17 What is bias?
    A judgement based on a personal point of view.
  • 23 Which one is a reliable source?
    Random YouTube video BBC
    BBC
    Gossip blog
  • 84 What is one danger of bias?
    Ignoring other viewpoints / incomplete information
  • 4 What is a biased question?
    A question that shows bias or preference.
  • 2 What is a reference list?
    A list of all sources of information you have researched and used in your work.
  • 33 Give one example of evidence.
    Scientific report / study / quotation / article
  • 22 A _______ question can be argued and is not too vague
    or broad.
    narrow
    Good / Focused
  • 39 An unreliable source may contain errors or bias. (True/False)
    True
  • 14 What is evidence?
    Information that supports a claim like studies reports or quotations
  • 15 How do you evaluate a source?
    By looking at its strengths and weaknesses.
  • 57 Why do we use evidence?
    To support claims or arguments.
  • 9 What is analysis in research?
    Breaking an issue into smaller parts to explain it in more detail.
  • 18 What is a reliable source?
    A source that can be trusted to be true.
  • 36 What does a bar graph help you do?
    Present data visually.
  • 67 What is analysis?
    Breaking a topic into smaller parts
  • 44 You must always include a __________ when using information from other sources.
    Reference
  • 10 What are perspectives?
    Different world views or ways of looking at an issue.
  • 1 To summarise information what must you do?
    Read it, think about it, and write it in your own words.
  • 86 Collaboration means listening to others’ ideas. (True/False)
    True
  • 16 What is fake news?
    False information created to trick people often for politic often for political or business reasons.
  • 89 A ___________ is someone who collects first-hand information.
    Researcher
  • 47 Which is an example of fake news?
    BBC article
    Rumour on social media
    Government report Rumour on social media
  • 55 What is the first step when researching online?
    Believe everything
    copying everything
    Check the source’s reliability
  • 71 Which of these is an example of personal perspective?
    Government Law
    Your own opinion after research
    UN policy
  • 5 What is primary research?
    First-hand research through interviews surveys or questionnaires
  • 42 Collaboration means doing the whole project alone. (True/False)
    False
  • 61 Who can edit wiki pages?
    Anyone
  • 59 Which is a good source of global data?
    United Nations
    A friend's blog
    TikTok video United Nations
  • 58 An argument includes a claim reasoning and evidence. (True/False)
    True
  • 78 A good argument only shows one side of the issue. (True/False)
    False
  • 76 Give one example of a national perspective.
    Laws, policies, government speeches
  • 82 If a website can be edited by anyone
    you must double-check its accuracy. (True/False)
    True
  • 63 Which question is biased?
    Why do people prefer cars to buses?; What are the pros and cons of cars vs buses?; How does transport affect pollution? Why do people prefer cars to buses?
  • 75 Which is an example of secondary research?
    Survey
    History textbook
    Eye witness
  • 49 Name one thing that makes a source reliable.
    Update, accurate , complet , author known.
  • 66 You can always trust social media posts. (True/False)
    False
  • 83 Which question is too vague?
    How does climate change affect sea levels
    Why is food good?
    What are the causes of poverty?
  • 43 Who decides your personal perspective?
    Teacher
    governement
    Yourself
  • 90 A bar graph shows data visually. (True/False)
    True
  • 12 What is a course of action?
    Something you can do to help make a positive difference to an issue.
  • 35 Which one is NOT a type of text purpose?
    Persuade
    Confuse Confuse
    Entertain
  • 29 You only need to use one source to check if information is true.
    (True/False) False
  • 27 Fake news is designed to ______ people into believing something false.
    Trick
  • 37 A ________ perspective is the view of a particular country.
    National
  • 7 What type of websites are usually reliable if ending with .gov?
    Government websites.
  • 13 What is a claim?
    A statement that something is true often without evidence.
  • 21 What is an argument in Global Perspectives?
    perspective or action
    supported by evidence.
    A reason or set of reasons to justify a claim
  • 8 What does a bar graph help you do?
    Present research findings visually with explanations.
  • 72 What does evidence answer?
    How do I know this?
  • 25 What does reasoning answer?
    Why do I think this?
  • 32 A claim answers the question: What do I ____?
    Think
  • 52 A national perspective is often shown in a country’s ________ and policies.
    Laws
  • 54 You can believe every fact you read online. (True/False)
    False
  • 28 What is a perspective?
    A certain world view or way of looking at an issue.
  • 50 You should copy text directly from the internet without rewriting it. (True/False)
    False
  • 80 Give one example of a global source.
    United Nations / WHO
  • 11 Give an example of a personal perspective.
    A person’s view after exploring different perspectives and reflecting on causes and consequences.
  • 26 Which of these is a primary research method?
    Government report
    Interview
    Reading a book
  • 3 What are 3 features of a good question?
    Interesting, clear focused and arguable.
  • 68 Good questions should not be ___________.
    Leading
  • 51 Which is a secondary source?
    Survey
    Interviews
    Textbook
  • 88 Give one example of a biased statement.
    Everyone knows that technology is bad.
  • 65 Give one example of a course of action.
    Presentation / campaign / raising awareness
  • 30 What kind of website usually ends in .org?
    Non-profit organisation (may still be biased)
  • 60 A __________ graph compares two things side by side.
    Double bar
  • 62 All .org websites are always 100% reliable. (True/False)
    False
  • 87 What is one purpose of evaluating sources?
    Copy them
    Judge if they are strong or weak
    Ignore them Judge if they are strong or weak
  • 45 What is an issue?
    A problem for debate or discussion.
  • 73 If a source contains false information on purpose it is called ___________.
    Fake news
  • 70 Good research includes both sides of an issue. (True/False)
    True
  • 77 When analysing consequences think about the issue's ____________.
    causes
    effects
    research
  • 24 A personal perspective is the same as a national perspective.
    (True/False) False
  • 69 What type of website is .gov.uk?
    Government website (reliable)
  • 79 What is the purpose of analysis?
    Giving personal opinions only
    Guessing
    Explaining each part of the issue
  • 34 Bias means you are completely neutral.
    (True/False) False
  • 41 What is collaboration?
    Working together to achieve a shared goal.
  • 56 A _____________ is something you think will happen.
    Prediction
  • 40 What is the first thing you should do when analysing an issue?
    Break it into smaller parts.
  • 20 What is reasoning?
    Explaining why you believe something.
  • 81 You must always check a source’s __________ before using it.
    Reliability
  • 53 What is reasoning?
    Explaining why you believe something.
  • 48 When reading a source always check for ___________.
    Bias
  • 19 What is an unreliable source?
    A source that cannot be trusted to be true.
  • 85 A good research question should be clear and ___________.
    Focused
  • 46 Primary research includes surveys and interviews. (True/False)
    True
  • 74 Secondary research comes from people who experienced the event directly. (True/False)
    False
  • 31 Which of these is NOT an example of secondary research?
    Newspaper article
    Personal interview
    Textbook
  • 38 Which one is a good research question?
    Why are cats better than dogs?
    What are the effects of pollution on children’s health?
    Is food nice?
  • 64 Good research questions are not too ________
    broad
    vague
    narrow