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Primary/Secondary sources

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A movie showing the life of George Washington.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

2.
A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.
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 Youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
An interview with a soldier about what it was like while she was fighting  in Iraq.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
8.
A writer talking about their latest book.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
9.

A history textbook describing the Civil War in Libya.

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 cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
13.
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary
14.
A biography about the second president, John Adams.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
15.
Adam told me that someone got hurt during gym when he was there. Adam is the...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
16.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
17.
I found a letter to one of my friends in the locker room after school the other day.  I know it's private, but I want to read it!  What is the letter?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
18.
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States.  When we use textbooks, what are we using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
19.
My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids.  We love to listen to these at family gatherings.  What are we listening to?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
20.
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
21.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
22.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary