Reading a Source in the World That Made It · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Ask what the writer wanted

History · Historical Thinking · ages 16-18
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which pair is primary, then secondary?

    • A textbook chapter, then a 1933 speech
    • A 1933 speech, then a textbook chapter on it
    • Two novels

  2. What must you rebuild before judging a page?

    • The question its writer faced then
    • The price of the paper
    • The age of its finder

  3. A source is a witness, and witnesses hold angles.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A tax roll skips the poor. What should you say?

    • The poor did not exist
    • The roll shows taxed wealth, not true wealth
    • Clerks counted stars

  5. Why might Madison's mild tone fool a reader now?

    • Mild form was plea rule, not mild mind
    • He wrote in code
    • The ink faded

  6. Pleas flatter rulers and speeches rouse crowds by kind.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Two true writers blame split causes for one fall. What best fits?

    • Facts never back two tales
    • One must lie
    • Causes run on rungs, and each picked a rung

  8. A page stays mum on a riot. Which reading is safest?

    • All gaps mean censors cut them
    • Weigh lost pages, fear, and censor marks before you call it
    • Mum pages prove calm
LightMySky · lightmysky.comW1-mt_S5EPefrFAi-s1

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Ask what the writer wanted W1-mt_S5EPefrFAi-s1

  1. A 1933 speech, then a textbook chapter on it · Time-made pages rank first; later tellings rank next.
  2. The question its writer faced then · Each page answers a live question for readers of its day.
  3. True · Maker, readers, and aims tint each word.
  4. The roll shows taxed wealth, not true wealth · State what the list kept and who slipped past it.
  5. Mild form was plea rule, not mild mind · Calm pleas fit the kind; the fight stayed hot.
  6. True · Read the form before you trust the tone.
  7. Causes run on rungs, and each picked a rung · Sparks, strains, and deep beds each back a true tale.
  8. Weigh lost pages, fear, and censor marks before you call it · Gaps may mean loss, dread, or cuts; each points its own way.
Worksheet · LightMySky