Primary and Secondary Sources

A __________ source is firsthand evidence of a time or event because they were created by people or things that were there at the time or event.

• secondary

• primary

A special book in which you can keep a record of things that happen to you and how they made you feel.

• diary

• letter

• speech

• magazine article

When one person asks questions, and one person answers them.

• speech

• interview

• biography

• textbook

A ________ source is secondhand evidence or proof of a historical event.

• primary

• secondary

A quick overview of a topic and will jumpstart your research.

• encyclopedia

• letter

• speech

• diary

Books containing a content of study.

• autobiography

• textbook

• magazine article

• diary

A story written about your own life.

• biography

• autobiography

• textbook

• speech

Written messages that is usually sent to some distance from one person to another.

• diary

• speech

• letters

• textbook

A nonfiction information written to inform and educate readers on current events.

• magazine article

• biography

• encyclopedia

• textbook

Communication through talking or a talk given to an audience.

• autobiography

• letters

• diary

• speech