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WorksheetsPrimary Sources Vs Secondary Sources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which statement is true for primary sources?
Information that has been interpreted by other people.
Anything that analyzes information from a primary source.
Direct evidence about the people, events, or phenomena that you are researching.
Sources that does not describe the event, people or phenomena directly (first hand witness).
Which statement is true for secondary sources?
The sources provide original materials.
Provides direct or firsthand evidence.
Published materials such as diaries, journals, articles were written or produced by someone with firsthand experience of the event.
Sources those are produced by others such as reproduction of images in the internet, magazines, song lyrics and etc.
A girl found a box of letters written by a soldier to his wife and children during the Civil War. What type of sources are those letters?
Secondary sources
Primary sources
None of the above
My grandmother found an old photo of a famous artist. She talked about the life of this famous artist. What type of sources is this?
Primary sources
Secondary sources
None of the above
I went to visit my grandmother. She gave me a chest. The chest was filled with her childhood items. She told me that she loved her things. When I opened it, I found her toys, some photographs and her birth certificate. What are those things?
Primary sources
Secondary sources
None of the above
I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the Brunei Independence Day (1984). That newspaper is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
My sister and I went to the museum in town. We saw old pots from 1950. What type of sources are those pots?
Primary sources
Secondary sources
None of the above
Our town has a festival each year. In 1999, a newspaper reporter wrote an article on the celebration and festival. I found that 1999 newspaper at the library with that article. What type of source is the newspaper?
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
One famous painter in the 16th century was Leonardo Da Vinci. He painted a special picture called the "Mona Lisa". That original painting is hanging in a museum in France. What type of source is that painting?
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
When my mother was born, my grandmother started a diary for my mother. She wrote about what was happening at the time she was born. In the diary, she also put my mother's birth certificate, baby pictures, newspaper articles, a snip of her hair and the document with her baby handprints and footprints. What type of sources are those?
Primary sources
Secondary sources
None of the above
A month ago, I saw an interesting painting with vibrant colours. I am really interested and had to make a reproduction of that painting. What type of source is my painting?
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
I wanted to paint someone who has direct encounter with the legend but I cannot meet them because they are not living anymore. I painted only based on someone's else description. What type of source is my painting?
Primary resource
Secondary resource
None of the above
Academic book about the painting style is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
Direct observation of diaries and personal letters are
primary sources
secondary sources
none of the above
Photographs of real events are
Primary sources
Secondary sources
None of the above
A magazine with photos of pastries are
Primary source
Secondary sources
None of the above
A photo of firework festival taken by your neighbour is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
A painting by an original painter in an art exhibition is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
An inspiration for painting water droplets which comes from looking at other's painting is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
An inspiration to paint shining jewelry by observing the sparkles created when the sunlight shines on your own jewelry is a
Primary source
Secondary source
None of the above
