Firsthand vs. Secondhand

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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Your teacher shows you famous photographs captured during the Great Depression. The photographs 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 a biography about the life of scientist Steven Hawking. The biography is… 

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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What type of account was the author personally there to experience the event.

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

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Firsthand accounts can also be called __________ sources.

• Secondary

• Good

• Account

• Primary

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Is this a firsthand or secondhand account?

"During the dust storm, I could not breathe or see my house."

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

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Firsthand and secondhand accounts are always in a __________ text.

• Poem

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Online

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Pronouns like _____ , _____ , or _____ will be used in a secondhand account.

• He, she, or they

• ONLY I

• I, me, and we

• All of the above

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