Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

8th Grade

17 Qs

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Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Stephanie L Whiddon

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which definition matches "primary source"?

a document or written work created after an event

firsthand evidence of an event in history

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

You are studying World War II. Your great grandfather fought in the war and allowed you to interview him for your class. Would he be a primary source or secondary source?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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The Diary of Anne Frank is a published book that is based entirely off of Anne Frank's diary that she kept while hiding with her family from Nazi's.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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You have questions in science class to answer using your textbook. Is your textbook a primary source or secondary source?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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The musical Hamilton is based on the life of U.S. Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, who passed away in 1804.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A letter a man wrote to his wife from the front line of the Civil War described to her all of the fighting he had witnessed and experienced. Would this be a primary or secondary source?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Footage was taken right as a plane struck one of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Is that footage a primary source or secondary source?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

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