WorksheetsPrimary & Secondary Sources
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is a primary source?
A first-hand account of an event
A second-hand account of an event
The first thing you read on a topic
Check all the following that are first-hand accounts
Ms. Thomson telling you about the Patriots game which she watched
Rihanna talking about a song she wrote
Ms. Thomson telling you about what ancient Egyptian doctors did
You watch a movie and tell your friend about it
Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
An autobiography
A diary
A textbook
A live news video
What is a secondary source?
Something that gives a first-hand account of an event
Something that gives a second-hand account of an event
The second book you read this year
Which of the following is a secondary source?
An autobiography
A textbook
A live news video
A diary
Mercedes read Diary of A Wimpy kid and told Sha'Kyara what it was about. Later that day, Ja'mya asked Sha'Kyara what Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about. Sha'Kyara told Ja'mya what Mercedes had told her. Is Sha'Kyara telling Ja'mya first-hand or second-hand information?
First-hand
Second-hand
Is a biography a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary source
Secondary source
Is a photograph a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary source
Secondary source
