Question

Which of the following characteristics help identify a credible primary source? Check all that apply.

It is written by people who have personal experience of the event.
It does not contain biases and emotional appeals about a subject.
It is written when the events are current.
It uses statistics from nongovernment sources.
It is published on the Internet.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- It is written by people who have personal experience of the event.
- It is written when the events are current.

Explanation (brief): A primary source is a first‑hand, contemporaneous record of an event (so authors with personal experience and being created at the time are key). Bias, use of nongovernment statistics, or being published on the Internet do not by themselves make a document a credible primary source.