PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and his walk on the moon. The TV show is a

Primary Source

Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

Which of the following is NOT a primary source document for McDonalds?

• Annual Financial Statement

• Interview with the CEO

• Newspaper article about a McDonalds food poisoning in California.

• Legal documents from a case involving McDonalds

My boss asked for a primary source of customer feedback on a new product. I showed him some of our customers' tweets. Are they primary sources?

• YES

• NO

The copier stopped working. I grabbed the manual to fix it. I was using a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

Yesterday, I read a book about Ancient Greece. I enjoyed learning about the people very much. I had to make a report, so I wrote my research paper on what happened to this ancient civilization. Is my report a considered a primary document?

• YES

• NO

My great grandfather sang a song on old recorder. The museum has the audio tape of his singing. On the tape his says the year is 1935 and then he sings his old French song. Is that audio recording a primary document?

• YES

• NO

Almanacs, textbooks, and dictionaries are examples of

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources