Analyze a Primary Source

Grade 5 Social Studies Worksheet

Read each source. Circle whether it is a primary source or a secondary source.

1. 1.

   A biography of Abraham Lincoln written last year.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
2. 2.

   A newspaper printed in 1776.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
3. 3.

   A cartoon made last year about Benjamin Franklin.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
4. 4.

   The Declaration of Independence.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
5. 5.

   A museum sign that explains a battle.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
6. 6.

   A diary entry written on the day of an event.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
7. 7.

   A diary kept by a girl on the Oregon Trail.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
8. 8.

   A textbook chapter about the Revolution.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
9. 9.

   A poster in your classroom about the Constitution.

   • primary source
   • secondary source
10. 10.

    A summary of a speech written by a reporter years later.

    • primary source
    • secondary source