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Sixth Grade Primary or Secondary Source Assignment

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is The Declaration of Independence a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
2.
Is a video of Obama's Inaugural Address a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
3.
A photograph is a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
Is this photograph of a civil rights march a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.

Which of the following is a Secondary Source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Photograph

c)

Patent

d)

Biography

6.
What type of source is this?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
7.
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
8.

A movie about the sinking of the Titanic

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

9.

Identify the source

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

A primary source is an original source from the time period being studied.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A photo of a crime scene

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

A 2015 Broadway musical depicting the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

13.

The Diary of Anne Frank

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

14.

Artifacts

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

15.

Identify the source type:

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

16.

Identify the source type:

A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

17.

Identify the source type:

A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

18.

Identify the source type:

An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

19.

Identify the source type:

The United States Constitution

a)

PRIMARY

b)

SECONDARY

20.

A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

22.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

23.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

a)

Original uniforms worn by soldiers

b)

Diaries written at the time of an event

c)

video of a historical event

d)

A poem about a famous person from your classmate

24.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

25.

My grandma telling me a story about how school used to be when she was a kid.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

26.

A student who was in a fight telling Dean Logan their side of the story.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

27.

Wikipedia

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭

28.

The work you've completed in class.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

I don't know! Stop asking me 😭