Firsthand and Secondhand Account Quiz

A first hand account is when someone is __________ .

• there
• not there

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CCSS.RL.4.6

After your teacher tells you and your classmates a funny story about her first time riding a roller coaster, your classmate draws a comic strip about the event. The comic strip is...

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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CCSS.RL.4.10

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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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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You can find firsthand account by finding the pronouns

• you, your
• he, she, it
• I, me, we, us

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

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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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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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CCSS.RL.4.10

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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Is this passage written by firsthand or secondhand accounts?

"Today I went to the mall to hang out with my friends. We had such a great time because we bought lots of toys and clothes for Christmas!"

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

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The words "he", "she", "their",and "they" let us know that

• someone was there

• someone was NOT there

• it is a firsthand account

• it is a secondhand account

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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. Pioneers set out from towns along the Missouri River in the Midwest. They made a 2,000 mile trek to their new homes in California and Oregon. Some traveled in covered wagons. Others were on foot or horseback. The route was filled with danger and hardship.

This passage is a _________________________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RL.2.10

August 1st we nooned in a beautiful groove on the north side of the Platte River. We had by this time got used to climbing in and out of the wagon when in motion. When performing this feat that afternoon, my dress caught on an axle helve. 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. The news soon spread along the trail and a halt was called. A surgeon was found and the limb set.

This passage is a _____________________________________.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.2.10