HERA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

License# 520-3811, Academic Year 2022-2023, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Worksheet Ch2 Analysis (Term-3)
Name: Date: _______/_________/______
Subject: Global Perspectives Grade: 8

Q1. Define the following terms.

1 Analysis detailed examination of the elements or
structure of something.
2 Cause The reason why a situation has happened
3 Consequence The result or the effect of something that has
happened
4 Perspective A certain way of looking at something
5 Prediction A statement about what you think might
happen
6 Personal your point of view about a particular subject
Perspective or topic
7 Course of action A plan; a set of intended actions, through
which one achieves a goal.
8 Stakeholders : A group of people who share common knowledge and values that influence their
perspective .
Q2. What is an issue? What does it need?
Ans: An issue is an important topic/ subtopic or a problem for
debate. It needs a solution.

Q3. What is the difference between a local and a personal

perspective?
Ans: Information about what a community thinks about an issue is
local perspective whereas personal perspective means what you
think about an issue.

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Q4. What do you mean by national perspective? Write TWO
sentences.

Ans: A national perspective is the view that a particular country has

on an issue. This is usually explained by laws, policies or speeches
made by politicians.

Q5. Answer the following questions.

1. What needs to be done to identify an issue?
Ans: To identify an issue think about whether a course of action is
needed.

Q6. What helps you to present your research findings?

Ans: A bar graph
A double bar graph allows for comparison between male and female or
between two different countries
Q7. Why do we use bar graph?
Ans: We can use it as evidence to support an argument.

Q8. Who are stakeholders?

Ans: A group of people who share common knowledge and values
that influence their perspective

Q9. Arrange these problem-solving steps.

Search for and organize information. Identify the issue.

Identify the resources needed. Form a plan.

Evaluate the course of action. Explain the issue.

1 Identify the issue.

2 Form a plan.

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3 Identify the resources needed.
4 Search for and organize information.
5 Evaluate the course of action.
6 Explain the issue.

Q10. Answer true/false

1 A national perspective is thinking about False
an issue relates to the whole world.
2 When considering a course of action to help True
resolve an issue, ask yourself:’ What is the issue?’
3 Your personal perspective can change as you True
become more informed about a topic
4 Course of action can be imaginative. False
5 You must support the perspective True
With evidence/sources of information,
which support this perspective.
6 To gain a perspective, you need to actively True
search for it.

• Questions with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer are closed questions.

• Open-ended questions that require more than a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

answer allow you to gain more information.

• Open ended questions often start with ‘Why’ or ‘How’

• An example of an open-ended question is, ‘Why do you think

young people like social media?’