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Primary and Secondary Sources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Declaration of Independence is a
Primary Source - True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

3.
A television show explaining Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon. Primary Source - True or False?
a)

True

b)

False

4.
What type of source is this? An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents photo album
a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

5.

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

6.

What does it mean to show bias?

a)

to be conceited

b)

to favor one side over another

c)

to refuse to take a side

d)

to show selfishness

7.

What is the definition of objective?

a)

a brief account or review of something

b)

without personal opinions or judgment

c)

based on personal opinion

d)

say again in different words

8.

The museum's ________ was reprimanded when he forgot to lock up the ancient scrolls.

a)

Reprimand

b)

Situational

c)

Scientific

d)

Archivist

9.

The movie Titanic is which of the following?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

10.

A documentary on any historical event is considered a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

11.

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Photograph

c)

Diary

d)

Textbook

12.

A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

13.
A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
14.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
15.

What is a PRIMARY source?

a)

First hand information, usually created during the period in history: Photographs, autobiographies, artifacts.

b)

Second hand information, created well after an event in history. Biographies, history books, journal articles about a past event.