WorksheetsPrimary Vs Secondary Sources Casey Geography
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A movie showing the life of George Washington.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.
A friend telling you about his teacher last year.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
3.
A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.
Another student reading a report about the tanks from World War 1.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
A Native American's journal describing what it was like to meet white settlers in America for the first time.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
A Youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
8.
An interview with a soldier about what it was like while she was fighting in Iraq.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
9.
A history textbook describing the Civil War in Libiya.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.
Your parents describing how pilgrims came to American.
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
11.
An autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
12.
A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
13.
A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
14.
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary
15.
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
a)
Original uniforms worn at a time in history
b)
Diaries written at the time of an event
c)
Film footage of a historical event
d)
A poem about World War II from your classmate
16.
What type of source is this? A magazine article from 2011 titled “Mining in the Old West in the 1860’s-1890’s”
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
17.
What type of source is this? A chapter in your world history textbook about the Ancient Greeks
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
18.
What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
19.
What type of source is this? An original World War I uniform worn by your great grandfather
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
20.
What type of source is this? An encyclopedia entry on the Vietnam War
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
21.
What type of source is this? The diary of Anne Frank -a young girl who lived in hiding during the Holocaust
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
22.
What type of source is this? A website that summarizes Ancient Roman mythology
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
23.
What type of source is this? A map of China created during ancient times
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
24.
What type of source is this? Pictures taken by your Aunt Sally of the World Trade Center attack
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
25.
What type of source is this? An ancient Egyptian mummy you saw at a museum.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
26.
A biography about Abraham Lincoln
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
27.
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
28.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
29.
Benjamin Franklin was on founder of the Constitution. The Constitution is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
30.
A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
31.
A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
32.
A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
33.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
34.
Diaries are examples of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
35.
Secondhand information is an example of a secondary source
a)
True
b)
False
36.
I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class. I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia. What am I using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
37.
The book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
38.
The play Hamilton is an example of a?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
39.
The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay are examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
40.
Is Wikipedia a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
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