Primary V. Secondary Source Pre-assessment
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- 1.What is a primary source?
- A.
A source used often
- B.
A source found in an important book like an encyclopedia
- C.
A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there
- D.
A source created after an event has happened
- 2.What is a secondary source?
- A.
A source which is someone's second choice to use for research
- B.
A source created after an event has happened by someone not present at the event
- C.
A second piece of information written about an event
- D.
A source created at the time of an event
- 3.Check all below which are primary sources.
- A.
Encyclopedia
- B.
Magazine article
- C.
Photograph
- D.
Diary
- E.
Textbook
- F.
Museum artifact
- G.
Review of a book
- 4.Which of the following is a secondary source?
- A.
A textbook chapter on World War II and its famous battles
- B.
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
- C.
A photograph of an immigrant family arriving at Ellis Island
- D.
A journal kept by a soldier during the American Revolution
- 5.When researching, you do not have to say where you got your information from.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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