Why compare other clues after reading a source carefully?

• To replace checking with a bigger group
• To choose the easiest story to summarize
• To test details with other clues

A book says a bridge was built in 1200. Which action checks outside that book?

• Look for the same year elsewhere within that book
• Check whether the book's chapters give matching dates
• Compare it with a separate record about that bridge

A card says a tower was finished in 1820. Which separate source directly addresses when that tower was finished?

• A clock catalog printed in another country
• An 1820 record saying that tower was finished
• A town picture showing several different buildings

Three people had clear views of a gate opening. They made records without copying one another. The records give the same opening time. What does this add?

• More support for the time they report
• Proof of every detail about the opening
• A reason to stop checking all the records

Two diaries put a fair in the morning and two in the afternoon. What could help check the difference?

• A program listing opening and later activities
• Another person's vote for either morning or afternoon
• A count of pages in the morning and afternoon diaries

One letter says a shop first opened on Monday. Another says Tuesday. Both describe the same first opening. Mia has no other clues to settle the difference. What should she report?

• The first opening day is still uncertain
• The shop definitely first opened on both days
• The later day must be the actual opening day

Students disagree whether recess began before or after lunch. Which next step can check that order?

• Ask another student to choose a version
• Keep the time repeated by more of the students
• Check the plan and records of that day

The chart counts reports of castle-fire years. How many reports are in the largest group?

Writers describing a flood could observe its start day and made records without copying one another. They agree on that day but estimate different depths. Which conclusion fits?

• Use the largest depth estimate as the final answer
• Reject the start day because the depths are different
• The day has support; check the depth further

Two spectators disagree about which half had a goal. Which record most directly checks this?

• A poll asking other fans which half they prefer
• A match record listing goals in each half
• A team list naming all the players at the match