Primary and Secondary Source: Test Your Knowledge

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

• Primary

• Secondary

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

• Primary

• Secondary

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

• Primary

• Secondary

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

• Primary

• Secondary

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

• Primary

• Secondary

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

What is the audio recording in this sentence?

• Primary

• Secondary

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

• Primary

• Secondary

I go to a play about the American space race. What is the play?

• Primary

• Secondary

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A replica of the Declaration of Independence I purchased in a gift shop.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source