Question

A source that is written or created by a person who experienced an event personally is called a ___.

A. Secondary Source
B. Biased source
C. Credible source
D. Primary source

Answer 1

The correct answer is D Primary source

Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Primary sources can include:

Texts of laws and other original documents.

Newspaper reports, by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did.

Speeches, diaries, letters and interviews - what the people involved said or wrote.

Original research.

Datasets, survey data, such as census or economic statistics.

Photographs, video, or audio that capture an event.

Answer 2

Primary Source. Primary source is when the source was recorded by someone who has had first-hand experience with the event. Some examples include diaries and photographs.