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WorksheetsPrimary and Secondary Sources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A photo of a crime scene
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A 2015 Broadway musical depicting the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States
Primary
Secondary
The Diary of Anne Frank
Primary
Secondary
Artifacts
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Identify the source type:
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
A textbook describing the civil rights movement.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Identify the source type:
The United States Constitution
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.
True
False
What is a secondary source?
A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.
A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.
What is a primary source?
A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.
A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.
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
Is Mr. Fonseca's footprint at the scene of the crime a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
I have no idea
Is the newspaper article about Ms. Schreoder's kidnapping a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
My grandma telling me a story about how school used to be when she was a kid.
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
A student who was in a fight telling Dean Logan their side of the story.
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
Wikipedia
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
Ms. Escobar writing a story about Mr. Battle's day
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
The work you've completed in class.
Primary
Secondary
I don't know! Stop asking me 😭
