Primary & Secondary Sources

First-person testimonies are primary sources.

• True

• False

Secondary sources summarize the content of primary sources and the events of history.

• True

• False

Select ALL that are examples of primary sources

• Interviews

• Diary or journal entries

• Letters describing an event

• Textbooks

Select ALL that are examples of secondary sources.

• Textbooks

• Photojournalism images

• Expert analysis on a historical event

• Documentaries on a historical event

Primary sources are always more accurate and reliable for understanding history.

• True

• False

Which of the two is a primary source?

• Firsthand account of a news event.

• Analysis of a news event written years later.

Which of the two is a secondary source?

• Autobiography

• Biography