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WorksheetsPrimary & Secondary Resources
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a primary source?
a)
a source used often
b)
a source found in an important book like an encyclopedia
c)
A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there
d)
A source created after an event has happened
2.
What is a secondary source?
a)
A source used often
b)
A source created after an event has happened by someone not present at the event
c)
a second piece of information written about an event
d)
A source created at the time of an event.
3.
Secondary source documents are all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
An analysis of primary sources or events
b)
Interpretations of original documents
c)
Sources created later by someone who did not participate in the event
d)
Original materials
4.
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
5.
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
a)
Newspaper articles
b)
Diary entry
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Textbook
6.
What type of source is this? A diary titled “Life in the Mines” from a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870’s.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
7.
What type of source is this? A chapter in your world history textbook about the Ancient Greeks
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
8.
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
9.
What type of source is this? An original World War I uniform worn by your great grandfather
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
10.
What type of source is this? An encyclopedia entry on the Vietnam War
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
11.
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
12.
What type of source is this? A website that summarizes Ancient Roman mythology
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
13.
What type of source is this? A map of China created during ancient times
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
14.
What type of source is this? An ancient tablet of Babylonian King Hammurabi’s Code of Laws
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
15.
What type of source is this? Pictures taken by your Aunt Sally of the World Trade Center attack
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
16.
An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a ....
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
17.
Which document is a secondary source?
a)
Research findings on video gaming's effects
b)
Population statistics from the U.S Census Bureau
c)
An almanac
d)
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
18.
What should you do when you contextualize sources?
a)
Determine when and where the document was created within the history of the topic.
b)
Determine which document is more reliable.
c)
Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document.
d)
Determine the author of the document
19.
A marriage record is a...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
20.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a secondary source?
a)
Interprets and analyzes primary sources
b)
One or more steps removed from the event
c)
May have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
d)
Created during an experience or time period with inside view of a particular event
21.
The questions "Who wrote this?" and "When was it written?" are examples of...
a)
Contextualization
b)
Corroboration
c)
Close Reading
d)
Sourcing
22.
A public opinion poll on what should be the next Mountain Dew flavor is an example of a...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
23.
When analyzing sources, what should you read first?
a)
Source information
b)
Context information
c)
Content information
d)
Corroborate information
24.
Which document is a secondary source?
a)
U.S Census Statistics
b)
An analysis of Julius Caesar
c)
Autobiography of Andi Dorfman
d)
An e-mail from your boss
25.
Which of the following best describes the process of contextualization?
a)
Answering Who, What, Where, and When
b)
Acquiring background on the topic
c)
Indicating the author's perspective, evidence, claims, and language
d)
Cross-checking other sources of information
26.
What is a primary source?
a)
a source used often
b)
a source found in an important book like an encyclopedia
c)
A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there
d)
A source created after an event has happened
27.
Someone's Twitter page is an example of a...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
28.
Why should we study history?
a)
Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
b)
Learn from our mistakes
c)
Create a better future
d)
All of the options are correct.
29.
What is a primary source?
a)
a source used often
b)
a source found in an important book like an encyclopedia
c)
A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there
d)
A source created after an event has happened
30.
Which of the following is a con of a primary source?
a)
Multiple perspectives presented
b)
Real human emotions
c)
Too many historical voices
d)
Usually biased
31.
When you cross-check other sources to get a better understanding of a topic, you are...
a)
Sourcing
b)
Contextualizing
c)
Corroborating
d)
Close Reading
32.
Comparing and contrasting documents would be an example of which historical thinking skill?
a)
Sourcing
b)
Contextualizing
c)
Corroborating
d)
Close Reading
33.
Identifying an author's claims, evidence, and language is an example of which historical thinking skill?
a)
Sourcing
b)
Contextualizing
c)
Corroborating
d)
Close Reading
34.
A scholarly journal discussing the impact of excessive drinking on high school students would be an example of a...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
35.
Primary sources are always more reliable and credible than secondary sources.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
A timeline would be especially useful for which historical thinking skill?
a)
Sourcing
b)
Corroboration
c)
Contextualization
d)
Close Reading
37.
A compelling question is one that...
a)
will hold your interest.
b)
can be debated.
c)
has lots of information.
d)
All of the Above
38.
When I type a search in the Google search engine, I am . . .
a)
searching the whole internet
b)
searching Google's index of much of the internet
c)
finding all information that exists in relation to my topic
d)
only going to find credible sources
39.
How does Google decide which sources to send you when you make a search?
a)
It sends you everything there is.
b)
It sends you only things that are age appropriate
c)
It filters sources through a number of criteria, such as key words and importance.
d)
It focuses on advertisements related to your search to try to sell you something.
40.
To search for specific words on a webpage...
a)
click F6.
b)
click cap locks.
c)
click control + F.
d)
click space bar + F.
41.
When using Google for research, what should you type?
a)
The whole question
b)
Specific and descriptive key words
c)
random words
d)
a single, unclear word
42.
An object made or used by people in the past is called
a)
artifact
b)
document
c)
ritual
d)
theory
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