Reading Minor #2 Second Nine Weeks

an interview

Firsthand or Secondhand Account?

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

You find a letter that your grandfather wrote your grandmother back during World War 2. Would this letter be a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Cain took a photograph just as the volcano erupted. The photograph would be considered a ________ account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

You just finished reading a book about Dak Prescott that was written in 2022 by Jim Stevens. This biography would be considered a _________ account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

You watched an interview that Diana Sawyer did with Tom Cruise. The interview would be considered a _______ account.

• firsthand

• secondhand

Your teacher show you a famous painting depicting the The First Thanksgiving. It was painted by a famous artist in 2022. Would this painting be a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Your read in. your social studies textbaook about the Paleo Indians. Your Mississippi History book is an example of a _______ account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

A description of an event based on research. A description of an event given by someone who was NOT there to actually see the event occur is called a ______.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

A description of an event that comes from someone who was actually there to see or experience it.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

A journal or a diary would be an example of a ______ account.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account