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WorksheetsPrimary Secondary Sources
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A primary source is created at the time of an event.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A secondary source was created by someone who was there.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What type of source is this?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
4.
What type of source is this?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
5.
If Mr. George decided to write a historical book on George Washington it would be a...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
7.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
8.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
9.
Adam told me that someone got hurt during gym when he was there. Adam is the...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
10.
A drawing of a Roman coin made in 2003. The drawing is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
11.
Which is an example of a document?
a)
a Greek vase
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
a photograph from 100 years ago
d)
an object from 200 years ago
12.
Which primary source tells about personal lives?
a)
newspaper articles
b)
the United States Constitution
c)
letters
d)
objects
13.
Which primary source is an object from the present time period?
a)
a map of ancient Egypt
b)
a vase from ancient Greece
c)
a photograph from 100 years ago
d)
a Wawa coffee cup
14.
A ________ is a daily record of what happens in the writer's life.
a)
legal record
b)
photograph
c)
diary
d)
newspaper article
15.
A ________ is a written message that you put in an envelope and send to someone by mail.
a)
photograph
b)
letter
c)
primary source
d)
diary
16.
A ________ is a picture that is made using a camera.
a)
legal record
b)
newspaper article
c)
photograph
d)
letter
17.
Is The Declaration of Independence a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
18.
Is a video of Obama's Inaugural Address a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
19.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra is a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
20.
The Disney movie "Pocahontas" is a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
21.
Is this photograph of a civil rights march a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
22.
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
23.
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
a)
Newspaper articles
b)
Diary entry
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Textbook
24.
What type of source is this? An original World War I uniform worn by your great grandfather
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
25.
What type of source is this? An encyclopedia entry on the Vietnam War
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
26.
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
27.
What type of source is this? Sheet music that was used to play military tunes during the Revolutionary War
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
28.
What type of source is this? A website that summarizes Ancient Roman mythology
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
29.
1964 photograph of Civil Rights Act of 1964 being signed
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
30.
Textbook
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
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