WorksheetsPrimary vs. Secondary
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 44mins
An artifact is a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An journal is an example of a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An textbook is an example of a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An biography is an example of a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which best describes a sound recording?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which of the following can be described as a first-hand account?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which of the following can be described as a second-hand account?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A newspaper article from the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks would be considered...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A photo is considered a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An autobiography is an example of a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A birth certificate, social security card or any other government issued documents are considered...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
The movie Titanic is which of the following?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A documentary on any historical event is considered a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An encyclopedia, thesaurus or any other reference material is a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.
True
False
Is the Great Wall of China a Primary or Secondary Source?
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Is this Modern-Day Painting of Chinese Trades a Primary or Secondary Source?
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Is the Terracotta Soldiers a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Is this textbook about Ancient China a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Is this article from National Geographic about Ancient China a Primary or Secondary Source?
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Is Ennin's Diary a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Is this picture of Chinese women in the Qing Dynasty a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Is a Documentary on Ancient China a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Is a report written by a student a Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which definition matches "primary source"?
a document or written work created after an event
firsthand evidence of an event in history
Information that was created by someone who was not present at the time of the event.
Primary Source
Secondary Source
An artifact is a...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
The musical Hamilton is based on the life of U.S. Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, who passed away in 1804.
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Footage was taken right as a plane struck one of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Is that footage a primary source or secondary source?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
True or False, most secondary sources use primary sources.
True
False
A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm
Primary
Secondary
A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle
Pimary
Secondary
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2
Pimary
Secondary
A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
Primary
Secondary
A text book describing the civil rights movement.
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A news report about the opening of a power plant
Primary
Secondary
A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon
Primary
Secondary
A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built
Primary
Secondary
An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
Primary
Secondary
A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
Primary
Secondary
An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan
Primary
Secondary
A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America
Primary
Secondary
A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like
Primary
Secondary
A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
Primary
Secondary
The United States Constitution
Primary
Secondary
Identify the source type:
A textbook describing the civil rights movement.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
Original uniforms worn by soldiers
Diaries written at the time of an event
video of a historical event
A poem about a famous person from your classmate
Secondary source documents include all of the following EXCEPT:
A biography
An analysis of original documents
Sources created by someone who wasn't involved in the event and at a later time in history
Original materials
What type of source is an original painting hanging in the Louvre.
Primary
Secondary
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
Original suits of armor from a time period
Magazine written at the time of an event
Photographs from a historical event
A report about the Civil War from your peer
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Magazine Articles
Photograph
Dictionary
Bibliography
