Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz (Grade 5)
Free printable primary versus secondary sources quiz for Grade 5. Students choose whether each example is a primary or secondary source.
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History · Grade 5
Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz
Circle the correct answer for each question about historical sources.
- 1.A primary source is best described as:
- a) Always a printed book
- b) Always wrong
- c) Made long after the event
- d) A first-hand record from the time
- 2.Historians study sources mainly to:
- a) Win games
- b) Predict the weather
- c) Find evidence about the past
- d) Invent stories
- 3.Which of these is a primary source?
- a) A modern textbook
- b) A diary from someone who lived through the event
- c) A teacher's summary
- d) A new documentary
- 4.Which of these is a secondary source?
- a) A history book written today about the past
- b) An old photograph
- c) An ancient coin
- d) A soldier's wartime letter
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