Understanding Primary Sources
A Grade 4 social studies worksheet on identifying and understanding primary sources in history.
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Understanding Primary Sources
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you learn about primary sources.
1. What is a primary source?
A story told by someone who was not there.
Information found in a textbook.
A firsthand account or original document.
A movie about a historical event.
2. Which of these is the BEST example of a primary source?
A biography of Abraham Lincoln.
A letter written by a soldier during a war.
A history website about ancient Egypt.
A documentary film about dinosaurs.
3. A diary written by a person living in the past is a primary source.
True
False
4. All history books are primary sources.
True
False
5. A photograph taken during an event is a source.
6. An artifact, like an old tool or piece of clothing, is an example of a source.
7. Name two different types of primary sources.
8. Why are primary sources important for understanding history?