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Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet (Grade 5)

Free printable primary versus secondary sources worksheet for Grade 5. Students learn to tell first-hand records from later accounts of the past.

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History · Grade 5

Primary and Secondary Sources

A primary source comes from the time of an event. A secondary source is made later. Read each question and write your answer.

  1. 1.
    A diary written by a person who lived through an event is which kind of source?
  2. 2.
    A first-hand record made at the time of an event is called a what?
  3. 3.
    A textbook written today about ancient Rome is which kind of source?
  4. 4.
    An old photograph taken during an event is which kind of source?
  5. 5.
    An old letter written by a soldier during a war is which kind of source?
  6. 6.
    A museum sign that explains an artefact today is which kind of source?
  7. 7.
    A source made later by someone studying an event is called a what?
  8. 8.
    Why do historians use sources?
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