Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Primary and Secondary Sources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is true about all primary sources

a)

They are either handwriiten or photographs only

b)

They are a way to learn about an event,object, or person

2.

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.


What is the audio recording in this sentence?

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

3.

The Declaration of Independence is a Primary Source


True or False

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

5.

An autobiography is NOT a primary source.


True or False

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Video of Obama's Inagural Address is a Primary Source.


True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

Newspaper announcing Presiden Kennedy's assassination is NOT a primary source.


True or False

a)

True

b)

False

9.

I am writing an essay on George Washingtons for my U.S. History class. I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia. What am I using

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze from 1850 is a Primary source of the Revolutionary War in 1776. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A photograph is an example of a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

An Autobiography is a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

13.

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time as 9/11

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

14.

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th Grade student

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

16.

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

Which answer below is a Secondary Source

a)

Photograph

b)

Autobiography

c)

Diary

d)

Textbook

18.

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

a)

Secondary sources

b)

Primary Sources

19.

A source created about an event or time period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

20.

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary