NZ Scholarship History Practice Questions - New Zealand Scholarship History Assessment (NZQA Standard 93403) Exam

A primary source was created during the historical period under investigation, whereas a secondary source is a later analysis or interpretation of that period. A primary source is always objectively truthful, whereas a secondary source is inherently biased and unreliable. A primary source is written exclusively by government officials, whereas a secondary source is written by academic historians. A primary source is published in printed books, whereas a secondary source consists only of digital or audio recordings.