Firsthand & Secondhand Accounts

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 an email from your grandfather, and he tells some funny stories about when he taught your mom how to drive a car. The email is... 

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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You watch a videotape of your parents’ wedding. The videotape is…

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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You read a Letter to the Editor in the town newspaper. The author of the letter tells how embarrassed she was about poor sportsmanship displayed a recent high school football game. The article is… 

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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The author uses thoughts and feelings to write about an event.

• Firsthand Account
• Evidence
• Reason
• Secondhand Account

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Which point of view account is this?

"I have a renewed pride and excitement about the future and am so glad I got to be there to see the inauguration with my own eyes!"

• Secondhand Account

• Third Person

• First Person

• Synthesis

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The author uses research to write on an event.

• Reasons
• Firsthand Account
• Secondhand Account
• Opinion

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A first hand account is when someone is __________ .

• there
• not there

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A diary is an example of a secondhand account?

• True
• False

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A biography is an example of which type of account?

• Firsthand
• Secondhand

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