Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz (Grade 6)
Free printable primary versus secondary sources quiz for Grade 6. Students choose whether each example is a primary or secondary source.
Name
Date
History
Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz
Circle the correct answer for each question about historical sources.
- 1.Which of these is a secondary source?
- a) A history book written today about the past
- b) An old photograph
- c) A soldier's wartime letter
- d) An ancient coin
- 2.A primary source is best described as:
- a) Made long after the event
- b) Always wrong
- c) Always a printed book
- d) A first-hand record from the time
- 3.Historians study sources mainly to:
- a) Invent stories
- b) Win games
- c) Predict the weather
- d) Find evidence about the past
- 4.Which of these is a primary source?
- a) A diary from someone who lived through the event
- b) A new documentary
- c) A teacher's summary
- d) A modern textbook
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