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Which is the best definition of a primary source document?
A source that consists of original material, such as an interview.
A source that helps the researcher better understand a topic.
A source that helps the researcher answer a research question.
A source that contains a wide range of information on a topic.

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A source that consists of original material, such as an interview.

Primary sources are firsthand, original materials created at the time of an event or by participants (e.g., interviews, letters, diaries, photographs, raw data, official records). Secondary sources interpret or analyze those primary materials.