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Primary vs Secondary Sources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A biography about Abraham Lincoln.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

2.

The declaration of independence.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

3.

A TV show explaining what happened in Vietnam.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

4.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

5.

A Vietnam veteran talking about the war in Vietnam.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

7.

A letter from a soldier describing World War 2

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

9.

A history book describing Lewis and Clark's exploration

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

A friend describing the snowstorm he was in last year.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

11.

A journal written by Lewis about his exploration

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

12.

A journal article written about how Indians lived

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

13.

A classmate giving a report about World War 2

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

14.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

15.

An autobiography about Bill Clinton.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

16.

A biography about the second president, John Adams.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

17.

A movie showing the life of George Washington.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

18.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

19.

A friend telling you about his teacher last year

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

20.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

21.

A newspaper article from 2001 describing the great depression in the 1920's

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

22.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

23.

An indian's journal describing what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

24.

The United States Constitution

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

25.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

26.

A writer talking about their latest book.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

27.

A text book describing the civil war.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

28.

A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about Disney World.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

29.

Your parent describing how Pilgrims came to America

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

30.

An autobiography about Rod Sterling

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

31.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

32.

A biography about the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

33.

A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

34.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

35.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

36.

A text book describing the 'the great war'

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

37.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

38.

A newspaper article describing last night's storm

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

39.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

40.

The movie Titanic.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

41.

The History Channel explaining how life was for a slave.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

42.

An autobiography about Bill Gates.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

43.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

44.

An indian writing about how his ancestors used to use all parts of the animals they hunted.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

45.

A Youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

46.

A news report about the opening of a power plant

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

47.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

48.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

49.

A painting by Leonardo DaVinci.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

50.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source