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Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet

Authored by Elizabeth Webb

History

7th Grade

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Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

Primary sources are written by historians

Secondary sources are created during the event

Primary sources come directly from people who experienced the event

Secondary sources include objects like artifacts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to plagiarize?

To check multiple sources

To summarize a document

To quote a primary source

To present someone else’s work as your own

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of identifying bias in a source?

The source uses words like ‘always’ or ‘never’

The source was written long ago

The source describes a timeline

The source lists multiple viewpoints

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the initials B.C.E. stand for?

Before Civil Events

Before Common Era

Before Central Europe

Before Current Era

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are years counted in C.E.?

Backward from 1000

In reverse from 1

Forward from the birth of Jesus

By centuries only

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is one of the Five Themes of Geography?

The uses of geography

Movement

Physical systems

Spatial terms

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do we study history?

To memorize dates

To better understand the past, present, and future

To collect ancient objects

To write essays about government

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