Davis Firsthand & Secondhand Accounts

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

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Firsthand accounts can also be called __________ sources.

• Secondary

• Good

• Account

• Primary

Is this a firsthand or secondhand account?

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

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

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

• He, she, or they

• ONLY I

• I, me, and we

• All of the above

Which is NOT an example of a firsthand account?

• Diaries

• Speeches

• Interviews

• Textbooks

What account is based off personal experience?

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

Secondhand account is based on an author’s __________.

• Personal Experience

• Account

• Point of View

• Research

Pronouns like ____ , ____ , ____ we will be used in a firsthand account.

• He, she, they

• ONLY WE

• I, me, we

• It doesn't matter

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

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