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Primary and Secondary Sources

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightening storm.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

2.

A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's "electrical" battle.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

3.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

4.

A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

5.

A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

A news report about the opening of a power plant.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

7.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

9.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

11.

An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

13.

A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

14.

A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

15.

The United States Constitution.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

16.

A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

17.

A history book describing Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

18.

A classmate giving a report about World War 2.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

19.

A letter from a soldier describing World War 2.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

20.

A Vietnam veteran talking about the war in Vietnam.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

21.

A TV show explaining what happened in Vietnam.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

22.

A biography about Abraham Lincoln.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

23.

Abraham Lincoln's diary describing what he thought about the civil war.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

24.

An actor describing what it was like on the set of a movie.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

25.

A journal article written about how Native Americans lived.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

26.

A website describing what the first World's Fair was like.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

27.

A newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

28.

An autobiography about Bill Clinton.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

29.

A friend describing the snowstorm he was in last year.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

30.

The Declaration of Independence.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

31.

Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycotts.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

32.

A journal written by Sequoyah about how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

33.

A textbook describing the civil war.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

34.

Another student reading a report about the tanks from World War 1.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

35.

An interview with a soldier about what it was like in Iraq.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

36.

A friend telling you about his teacher last year.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

37.

A movie showing the life of George Washington.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

38.

A biography about the second president, John Adams.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

39.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

40.

A writer talking about their latest book.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

41.

A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

42.

A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about Disney World.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

43.

A newspaper article from 2001 describing the great depression in the 1930's.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

44.

An autobiography about Rod Serling.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

45.

Your parent describing how Pilgrims came to America.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

46.

A painting by Leonardo DaVinci.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

47.

A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians..

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

48.

A textbook describing "the great war".

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

49.

A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

50.

A reporter describing his time in Iraq.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

51.

A friend giving a report about the Industrial Revolution's changes to America.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

52.

The movie Titanic.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

53.

A biography about the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

54.

A Native American writing about how his ancestors used to use all parts of the animals they hunted.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

55.

A documentary about how "Wizard of Oz" changed movies forever.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

56.

A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

57.

Neil Armstrong giving an interview about being the first man to walk on the moon.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

58.

A newspaper article about last night's storm.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

59.

An autobiography about Bill Gates.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

60.

The "History Channel" explaining how life was for a slave.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source