Name: _________________________
Mr. Metzger
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
What is a Primary and Secondary source?
Directions: For each problem below, indicate whether the example is a P (primary
source) or S (secondary source).
1. An interview with Steve Jobs about the invention of Apple products. ______
2. An employee of McDonalds describing the type of person Ray Croc was.
______
3. A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s “electrical
battle”. ______
4. A scientist’s log journal about the creation of synthetic insulin. ______
5. A historian describing how the Great Wall of China was built. ______
6. A textbook describing The Holocaust. ______
7. An interview with Holocaust survivor. ______
8. A biography about the life of Barack Obama. ______
9. Video footage of the planes hitting the twin towers on 9/11. ______
10.An autobiography about Mr. Metzger’s quest to take over the world.
______
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