Firsthand and Secondhand accounts

You read an autobiography about the life of famous gymnast Mary Lou Retton. The autobiography is...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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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 are...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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A few years before your great-grandfather died, your mom recorded a conversation she had with him about his memories of living through the Great Depression. The recording is...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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You read an encyclopedia entry about the person who invented the microwave. The entry is… 

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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You read a biography about the life of scientist Steven Hawking. The biography is… 

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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A description of an REAL event that is based on research and written by someone who was NOT there to witness the event is called a ______________________.

• Firsthand Account
• Secondhand Account
• Third Person Point of View
• First Person Point of View

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You read an article about the various causes of the Great Depression during World War I, written by a 35-year-old history professor. The article is...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

Which is an example of firsthand account?

• Diaries/Journals/ Interviews
• Autobiographies
• Letters/Emails
• All of the above

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What is an example of a secondhand account?

• Interview
• Textbook
• Autobiography
• All of the above

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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

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