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Finding a Primary Source

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

Audio Recordings

a)

P

b)

S

2.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

Ship Logs

a)

P

b)

S

3.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

Speeches

a)

P

b)

S

4.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

Photographs

a)

P

b)

S

5.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

a)

P

b)

S

6.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source?

Diary Entry

a)

P

b)

S

7.

Anne Frank’s diary describing her life during World War 2

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

A news report about the opening of a power plant.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

9.

A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

A friend describing a snowstorm he was in last year.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

11.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source? Personal Letters

a)

A) P

b)

B) S

12.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source? Newspaper Articles from the Event Date

a)

A) P

b)

B) S

13.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source? Biography of a Historical Figure

a)

A) P

b)

B) S

14.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source? Government Census Data

a)

A) P

b)

B) S

15.

Is the following a Primary (P) or Secondary (S) source? Textbook Describing Ancient Civilizations

a)

A) P

b)

B) S