Social Studies Practices

Social Studies Practices

United States History and Geography

Multiple Choice

A letter from a soldier describing World War II.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

An interview with a soldier about what it was like in Iraq.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A textbook describing the civil war.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A primary source is created by someone who:

• read about an event

• made up an event from their imagination

• was present at the event

• heard about an event from a witness

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not considered a secondary source?

• A magazine article

• A textbook

• An encyclopedia entry

• An interview

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not considered a primary source?

• A diary entry

• A biography

• A letter

• A photograph

Multiple Choice

When you’re doing research about an event, person or period in history, you want to look for historical sources of information. Some sources are considered primary sources, and others are considered secondary sources.

Which of the following best describes historical sources?

• When people imagine events from the past and write about them to create historical sources

• Historical sources come from witnesses and from people who study accounts of witnesses.

• Primary sources are works of fiction, while secondary sources are generally nonfiction and both are historical.

• Secondary sources are historical because they analyze information, but primary sources are not historical