Grade 4: Primary or Secondary Sources

Question 1

A classmate giving a report about World War 2

Accepted Answer

secondary

Question 2

Which of the following is a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

Encyclopedia Article

Question 3

A letter from a soldier describing World War 2

Accepted Answer

primary

Question 4

A Vietnam veteran talking about the war in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

primary

Question 5

Birth Certificate is an example of what type of source

Accepted Answer

Primary

Question 6

This diploma is an example of a ________ source.

Accepted Answer

primary

Question 7

A friend describing the snowstorm he was in last year.

Accepted Answer

primary

Question 8

A newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Accepted Answer

secondary source

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