Primary Vs Secondary Sources Question Preview (ID: 48133)


Use This Test To Determine How Skillful You Are At Identifying And Using Primary And Secondary Sources. Please Select Either Primary Or Secondary For Each Example Of A Source I Give You. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Photographs or video clips
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Speeches
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Biography
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Newspaper or Magazine articles published at the time
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Textbook
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Autobiographies
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Artifacts like clothing or furniture
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Articles from magazines or newspapers after the event
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Dictionary or Encyclopedia
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Letters
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Government publications
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Diaries
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Oral Histories
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Commentaries on a subject
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Review books or articles
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Interview with someone who was AT the event
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

Map
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c)
d)

What is a Primary Source?
a) a first hand account of an event or topic
b) a description or explanation of a historical event
c)
d)

What is a Secondary Source?
a) a first hand account of an event or topic
b) a description or explanation of a historical event
c)
d)

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