When it is in writing, a first-hand account is written in 

• first person point of view
• second person point of view
• third person point of view

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I walked along the river and felt the summer breeze blow against my skin. The water was peaceful and the sound of the birds singing in the trees made me feel at peace.

Is this a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand

• secondhand

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Which is NOT an example of a firsthand account?

• Journal

• Interview

• Letter

• Biography

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A diary is an example of a secondhand account?

• True
• False

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First hand accounts are often known as primary sources?

• True

• False

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

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A first-hand account uses these words

• He, She, They

• Me, I, We, Us

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A second-hand account uses the words

• Me, my, I, we, us

• They, she, he

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A first-hand account is told by

• Someone who witnessed the event, or was there when it happened.

• Someone who watched a documentary about the event.

• Someone who is friends with a witness of the event, but was NOT there when it happened.

• Someone who heard about the event on the news.

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Is this a first-hand account, or a second-hand account?

"I was walking home from class on Monday around 5:00 when I saw something shiny in the sky. I couldn't tell what it was, but the closer I got, the scarier it looked!"

• First-hand

• Second-hand

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