WorksheetsPrimary and Secondary Sources
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a primary source?
A piece of information that was created during the time period that it describes.
A piece of information that was created after the time period that it describes.
A piece of information made by unicorns.
A piece of information gathered for the use of students ONLY!
What is a secondary source?
A piece of information that was created during the time period that it is describes.
A piece of information that was created after the time period that it describes.
A piece of information made by unicorns.
A fictional piece of information.
Which is NOT a primary source?
A journal written by Lewis and Clark.
A history book describing the Underground Railroad.
An autobiography written by Wilbur Wright.
A diary written by George Washington.
Which of these is NOT a secondary source?
An actor describing and acting out an event that happened a 100 years ago.
A TV show explaining the Civil War.
The Declaration of Independence.
A website describing World War 2.
Which is NOT a primary source?
A direct quote given by Simone Biles about her Olympic journey.
The Diary of Anne Frank.
The Gettysburg Address (speech given by Abraham Lincoln).
A biography about Alexander Graham Bell.
Which is NOT a secondary source?
An autobiography about Bill Clinton.
A TV show explaining the events of World War 1.
A classmate giving a report on the French and Indian War.
A history book about the first constitutional convention.
Which is NOT a primary source?
A group of actors acting out the events from when settlers first came to the U.S.
A diary written by soldier in Civil War.
A newspaper article written when Martin Luther King gave his, "I Have a Dream Speech."
The Declaration of Independence.
Which is NOT a secondary source?
An autobiography on Kristi Yamaguchi.
A TV show on Abraham Lincoln.
A website describing the events of the Constitutional Convention.
A movie on 9/11.
Which is NOT a primary source?
The Diary of Anne Frank.
A letter written from a soldier describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.
A friend describing a tornado they saw last year.
A biography on Andrew Garfield.
Which is not a secondary source?
A journal article written about how Native Americans lived long ago.
A biography written about Martin Luther King.
A TV show about the Civil War.
A letter from someone who witnessed MLK's famous speech.
