Primary and Secondary Sources
Grade 3 - Social Studies - On Level
NameDate
Which source is primary for studying the community garden opening?
- a map scale
- the opening-day program
- a weather forecast
- a history book chapter about gardens
Which source is secondary for studying the river cleanup?
- an interview with a volunteer
- a report summarizing many cleanups
- a direct interview
- a ballot used that day
Why is "a ballot from the election" a primary source?
- it was written centuries later only
- it is a map key
- it was used in the election
- it is always fiction
Why might a historian use both "the opening-day program" and "a history book chapter about gardens"?
- to avoid evidence
- to buy a service
- to compare direct evidence with later explanation
- to choose a natural resource
Which question helps classify a source about the town parade?
- Is it north or south?
- Is it an adjective?
- Is it a good or service?
- Was it created during the event or later?
Which source is primary for studying the town parade?
- a random spelling list
- a photo taken at the parade
- a weather forecast
- a map scale
Which source is secondary for studying the town parade?
- a photo taken at the parade
- a textbook paragraph about the parade
- an original photograph
- a ballot used that day
Why is "an interview with a volunteer" a primary source?
- the speaker took part
- it is always fiction
- it is a map key
- it has no connection to the topic
Why might a historian use both "a construction photograph" and "a later article explaining the bridge"?
- to compare direct evidence with later explanation
- to remove chronology
- to choose a natural resource
- to buy a service
Which question helps classify a source about the river cleanup?
- Is it a good or service?
- Was it created during the event or later?
- Is it north or south?
- Is it an adjective?