Quick OPVL Questions
The “Basic” column contains suggested questions to complete a 7 th Grade OPVL. The
“Advanced” column contains questions that could help create a more in-depth and detailed
OPVL.
OPVL BASIC ADVANCED
Origin 1. Primary or secondary 1. What are important
source? details about the
2. Who is the author author/publisher?
and/or publisher?
3. Is it a reliable source?
Why?
4. When was it published
Purpose 1. Why did the author 1. Why did the author
create this article? choose this particular
2. What does the source format?
“say”? 2. Who is the intended
audience?
3. Who did the author
think would receive
this?
4. Can it tell you more
than is on the surface?
Value 1. Is the source relevant 1. What can I tell about
to my research? the author from the
2. How can I use the document?
source? 2. What can I tell from the
3. Could the time period time period from the
(social and political source?
characteristics/culture) 3. What can I tell about
influence the value? any controversies from
4. Does the source contain the source?
bias? 4. What was occurring in
history at the time the
piece was created and
how would the source
reflect it?
Limitation 1. What does the source 1. What perspectives
NOT tell that would be might be missing from
useful to my research? the source?
2. Is it biased? How does 2. Can I explain any
this impact the source? institutional (political,
3. When was it published? religious, cultural,
4. Is it objective (fact) or social) biases in the
subjective (opinion)? source?