Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Small Group

Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Small Group

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Multiple Choice

A firsthand account is based on an author's ____________.

• experience

• research

• opinion

• facts

Multiple Select

Select the following statements for Firsthand Accounts. Choose multiple answers.

• Interviews

• Biographies

• The story, event, or topic is based on the author's experience

• Pronouns such as he, she, and they are used

• Primary Source

Multiple Choice

Firsthand accounts of an event created by someone who experienced the event are called __________.

• Secondary Sources

• Primary Sources

Multiple Choice

A firsthand account is a ______________ source

• primary
• secondary

Multiple Choice

A second hand account is based on an author's _____________.

• experience

• research

• opinions

• facts

Multiple Select

Select the following statements for Secondhand Accounts. Choose multiple answers

• Secondary Source

• Interviews

• Pronouns such as I, me, my, and we are used.

• Biographies

• The story, event, or topic is based on the author's research.

Multiple Choice

Secondhand accounts created about the event by people who did not experience the event are called ____________.

• Secondary Sources

• Primary Sources

Multiple Choice

You are writing an informational article about the invention of color television in the 1950s. The informational article is an example of a

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

Multiple Choice

You read a book about World War I. It includes letters written from the soldiers to their loved ones back home in America, telling them about the war. The letters from the soldiers are  examples of...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a first hand account?

• interview
• encyclopedia
• textbook
• nonfiction books

Multiple Choice

Passage 2
The first winter storm of the year has hit the Pacific Northwest. So far, Washington has been the hardest hit. Reports from the east side of the state say that more than two feet of snow has fallen in the past 24 hours. Ice has been a problem in the mountain passes. Ski areas on Mt. Rainier report very slick roads. Snow is also falling lightly at this hour in Olympia and Tacoma. Seattle is clear and cold. We thank the reporters at our sister station up in Washington, KARA, for bringing us this report.The weather report in passage 2 is a secondhand account because the narrator

• is writing about things he or she did not see
• is talking directly to the audience as the report is given
• went to the places in the report in order to write about them
• tells about different parts of the state instead of just one

Multiple Choice

April 2, 2012
Dear Diary,
Today, I bought a red bicycle with the money I saved. It took me a whole year to save enough from my babysitting jobs! The bike has a white racing stripe and a bell on the handlebars. None of the other kids at school has a bike like this one. Dad is going to buy me a flashing light to put on the back. Then I will be all set to ride it to school. I think today is the happiest day of my life so far!
Imagine the story is being told by the narrator’s grandmother. How would it likely be different?

• The reader would not learn whether the kids at school have the same bike
• the reader would not find out why the girl feels so happy about the bike
• There would be more examples of the girl's thoughts and feelings
• there would be less information about what the bike looked like

Multiple Choice

"...Someone knocked at my door, and the voice of a friend said 'Come quickly to my cabin; an iceberg has just passed our window; I know we have just struck one."

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

Multiple Choice

"We had this time got used to climbing in and out of the wagon when in motion. When performing this task that afternoon, my dress got caught on an ax."

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

Multiple Choice

"In 1843, thousands of people began traveling across America to the open lands of the West. Most of these people followed a path called the Oregon Trail."

• Firsthand account

• Secondhand account

Multiple Choice

I was thrown under the wagon wheel, which passed over and badly crushed my leg before my father could stop the team. He picked me up and saw the extent of the injury …is an example of.....

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Multiple Choice

In 1843, thousands of people began traveling across America to the open lands of the West. Most of these people followed a path known as the Oregon Trail. This is an example of.....

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a firsthand account?

• a newspaper article about the president visiting a local elementary school
• a letter written by someone who saw their house destroyed by a tornado
• a nonfiction book about the sinking of the Titanic
• a science textbook

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an example of a firsthand account?

• Diaries

• Speeches

• Interviews

• Textbooks

Multiple Choice

An _______ can be a spoken or written description of a certain event.

• Point of View

• Account

• Bud Not Buddy

• Encyclopedia

Multiple Choice

Which account uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, us, and is based on the author's personal experience?

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Multiple Choice

Which account uses the pronouns he, she, they, and them and is based on the the author's research and not personal experience?

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Multiple Choice

Sunday night we had a storm on the Plat River. I can tell you this, our stuff got so wet, that we could not find anything dry to put on. Everything we had got soaked. Is this an example of firsthand of second hand account? How do you know?

• firsthand account because it uses we and I

• secondhand account because it says Sunday night

Multiple Choice

The Titanic, the ship that couldn't sink, did. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Over 1,500 people died. Since that event happened, people are still trying to figure out what really happened. The ship was going too fast to avoid hitting the icebergs in the ocean because the owner of the ship was going too fast. The iceberg hit the ship on its right side. After that, the water rushed in. It was impossible to stop the ship from sinking. Is this an example of firsthand of second hand account? How do you know?

• firsthand account because it is the author's personal experience

• secondhand account because it is an event or topic based on the author's research and not personal experience

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences would NOT belong in a secondhand account of the Great Depression?

• I missed my home, my clothes, and all of my things. But I adjusted. We all did.

• The stock market crash of 1929 was was one of the causes of the Great Depression, which would last for the next ten years.

• Many people were forced to leave their homes during the Great Depression.

• The worst part about it all was the sadness etched permanently into my mother's beautiful face.

Multiple Choice

My radio alarm clock woke me up at 6 a.m. The first thing I heard on the news was about two planes that had flew into the World Trade Center. I ran to my TV and turned it on. I was thinking about my friend who lived in New York. Was he okay, I thought. I need to make a phone call right away. Is this text an example of firsthand or secondhand account?

• It is a firsthand account.

• It is a secondhand account.

• It is both a firsthand and secondhand account.

• It is neither a firsthand or secondhand account.

Multiple Choice

The American Civil War created deep divisions between the North and South. Some favored slavery while others fought for freedom and unity. Things like these divided many families. Some family members fought for the Union, while others were on the Confederates side. The battle was deadly, with brothers fighting against their own brothers. Is this text an example of firsthand or secondhand account?

• It is a firsthand account.

• It is a secondhand account.

• It is both a firsthand and secondhand account.

• It is neither a firsthand or secondhand account.

Multiple Choice

I walked along the river and felt the summer breeze blow against my skin. The water was peaceful and the sound of the birds singing in the trees made me feel at peace.

Is this a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand

• secondhand