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Pre-WSC Sources and Research

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.

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

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

3.
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
4.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

a)

Original uniforms worn by soldiers

b)

Diaries written at the time of an event

c)

video of a historical event

d)

A poem about a famous person from your classmate

5.
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
a)
Newspaper articles
b)
Diary entry
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Textbook
6.

Almanacs, textbooks, and dictionaries are examples of

a)

Primary sources

b)

Secondary sources

c)

Tertiary sources

7.

Barrack Obama's victory speech

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

c)

Tertiary source

8.

Using whatever information you find on Wikipedia is a good way to do research

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which is NOT a tertiary source

a)

Encyclopedia

b)

Dictionary

c)

Biography

d)

Indexies

10.

This would be:

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Fabricated

11.

A fabricated story is a story that is not true.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Tabloids are reliable sources

a)

True

b)

False