Primary and Secondary Sources

Grade 3 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. 1.

   Look at both sources. Which one is a primary source about the parade?

   • the parade photograph
   • the town history textbook
   • a website about the parade written later
2. 2.

   When was Ella's diary written?

   • while Ella went to the old school
   • many years after the school closed
   • before the school was built
3. 3.

   Which source was made on the garden's opening day?

   • the history book chapter
   • a garden website made later
   • the opening-day program
4. 4.

   Look at both sources. Which one is a secondary source?

   • the election ballot
   • the encyclopedia article
   • a voter's letter from election day
5. 5.

   Why is the volunteer interview a primary source?

   • It was written years later.
   • It talks about many cleanups.
   • The speaker was at the cleanup.
6. 6.

   What does the construction photograph show?

   • cars driving over the finished bridge
   • people cutting a ribbon to open it
   • workers placing beams over the river
7. 7.

   Sam's letter was written the day after the flood. What kind of source is it?

   • a secondary source
   • a primary source
   • a textbook
8. 8.

   Look at Rosa's diary. What was happening when she wrote it?

   • School was open as usual.
   • Snow was up to the windows.
   • The snow had melted.
9. 9.

   Which source was written many years after the parade?

   • the parade photograph
   • a marcher's diary from parade day
   • the town history textbook
10. 10.

    The telegram was sent on the day the first train came. Who most likely sent it?

    • a student in 2005
    • someone at the station that day
    • a writer 100 years later