Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

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

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

• Firsthand Account

• Secondhand Account

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

• He, she, they

• I, me, we

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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

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What account is the following passage?

"The people moved West because they wanted to search for gold. They hoped they would get land and become rich."

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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A firsthand account is a ______________ source

• primary
• secondary

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What is an example of a secondhand account?

• Interview
• Textbook
• Autobiography
• All of the above

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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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You are writing an informational article about the invention of color television in the 1950s. The piece of writing is a...

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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This account collects information after the event happened.

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

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