comparing accounts 2

You read an article about the various causes of the Great Depression, written by a 40-year-old history professor. The article is...

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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

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 are writing an informational article about the invention of color television in the 1950s. The piece of writing is…

• firsthand account
• secondhand account

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A first hand account is when someone is __________ .

• there
• not there

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The author uses research to write on an event.

• Reasons
• Firsthand Account
• Secondhand Account
• Opinion

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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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