Social Studies Skills Review

The Declaration of Independence is a
Primary Source - True or False?

• True

• False

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

A television show explaining Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon. Primary Source - True or False?

• True

• False

What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album

• Primary

• Secondary

What type of source are these?(check all that apply)

• Primary

• Secondary

• Artifacts

• Diary

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

• Primary

• Secondary

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.

What is the audio recording in this sentence?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?

• The events on the timeline.
• The title.
• The spacing of the years.
• The number of events the author chooses to include. 

What span of time is used on this timeline? 

• 1850s
• 1850-2000
• 1865-1968
• 1850-1950