Primary Vs. Secondary Sources

Multiple Choice

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

• Primary

• Secondary

​Primary sources are objects and images created by people who lived when an event took place.

​Primary Source Examples:

​Original documents such as diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, records, eyewitness accounts, autobiographies

• Research articles, clinical reports, case studies, dissertations

• Creative works such as poetry, music, video, photography

​Secondary sources are materials that discuss, describe, interpret, and summarize primary sources.

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between primary and secondary sources?

• Primary sources are fictional, while secondary sources are non-fictional

• Primary sources are original materials or first-hand accounts, while secondary sources are interpretations or analysis of primary sources.

• Primary sources are written by experts, while secondary sources are written by amateurs

• Primary sources are outdated, while secondary sources are up-to-date

Multiple Choice

Name two types of primary sources.

• Textbooks and encyclopedias

• Diaries and letters

• Newspapers and magazines

• Fiction books and poetry

Multiple Choice

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.

What is the audio recording in this sentence?

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a secondary source?

• An autobiography about Bill Clinton.

• A TV show explaining the events of World War 1.

• A classmate giving a report on the French and Indian War.

• A history book about the first constitutional convention.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a primary source?

• A group of actors acting out the events from when settlers first came to the U.S.

• A diary written by soldier in Civil War.

• A newspaper article written when Martin Luther King gave his, "I Have a Dream Speech."

• The Declaration of Independence.