Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Quiz

What is a firsthand account also called?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Tertiary source

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Which pronouns are commonly used in firsthand accounts?

• They, she, he

• I, me, we

• You, your, yours

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What type of sources are books and newspaper articles?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources

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What does the author of the second passage focus on?

• Individual experiences

• Specific wagon trains

• General knowledge

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What advantage does a secondhand account have over a firsthand account?

• Emotional connection

• Accuracy of description

• Covering more ground

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What is the purpose of using both firsthand and secondhand accounts?

• To confuse readers

• To provide more than one perspective

• To create a balanced breakfast

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A firsthand account is based on an author's ____________.

• experience

• opinion

• research

• facts

First hand account is written in 

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

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

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

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