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Grade 6 Primary Sources & Historical Thinking — Reading Comprehension — Historical Context Free printable reading comprehension passage about historical context. Students read the passage and answer questions to build understanding. For 6th Grade (ages 11–12).
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Historical Context Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Historical context is the set of circumstances surrounding an event, including its time, place, culture, and beliefs. Studying context helps us understand why people acted as they did, since their choices were shaped by the knowledge and values of their era. Without it, we might wrongly judge the past using only modern ideas. Context also reveals causes and effects, showing how one event led to another. Historians gather context from documents, artifacts, and many other sources to build an accurate picture. Questions: 1 What does historical context include besides time and place? 2 Why might we wrongly judge the past without context? 3 Where do historians gather context from? www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade — Page 1
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Historical Context Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Historical context is the set of circumstances surrounding an event, including its time, place, culture, and beliefs. Studying context helps us understand why people acted as they did, since their choices were shaped by the knowledge and values of their era. Without it, we might wrongly judge the past using only modern ideas. Context also reveals causes and effects, showing how one event led to another. Historians gather context from documents, artifacts, and many other sources to build an accurate picture. Questions: 1 What does historical context include besides time and place? 2 Why might we wrongly judge the past without context? 3 Where do historians gather context from? www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade — Page 1
Adventure Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Close your eyes and imagine: you are in a tiny submarine, sinking deeper and deeper into the ocean. It is getting darker... darker... then—FLASH! A fish with its own built-in flashlight swims by! Down in the deep ocean, jellyfish glow like lamps and giant squid have eyes as big as dinner plates. An adventure can happen anywhere—under the sea, in your backyard digging for bugs, or even inside a really good book. All you need is curiosity and the magic words: "I wonder what happens if..." Questions: 1 What surprising things live in the deep ocean? 2 Where are three places you can have an adventure? 3 What magic words start an adventure? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Nature Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Nature is part of science, which is how we learn about the world. Scientists watch closely, ask "why?", and try things out to find answers. They look at living things, the weather, the sky, and how things move. You can be a scientist too, just by observing and asking questions about the world around you. Questions: 1 What do scientists do to find answers? 2 Name one thing scientists look at. 3 How can you be a scientist? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Sports Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Sports is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Seasons Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Seasons is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Nature — Review Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Nature — Review is part of science, which is how we learn about the world. Scientists watch closely, ask "why?", and try things out to find answers. They look at living things, the weather, the sky, and how things move. You can be a scientist too, just by observing and asking questions about the world around you. Questions: 1 What do scientists do to find answers? 2 Name one thing scientists look at. 3 How can you be a scientist? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Sports — Review Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Sports — Review is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
