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WorksheetsPrimary/Secondary Sources
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.
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
3.
A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and his walk on the moon. The TV show is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
5.
A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
A Youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What type of source is this? Pictures taken by your Aunt Sally of the World Trade Center attack
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
12.
What type of source is this? A newspaper article outlining the effect of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
13.
What type of source is this? An ancient Egyptian mummy you saw at a museum.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
14.
A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
15.
This source tells you about an event but is from a time after the event took place.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
16.
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
17.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
18.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
19.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
20.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
21.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
22.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
23.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
24.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
25.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
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