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informational POV

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A first hand account is when someone is __________ .
a)
there
b)
not there
2.
A firsthand account is a ______________ source
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
ffi
3.
A biography is an example of which type of account?
a)
Firsthand
b)
Secondhand
4.
A diary is an example of a secondhand account?
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Choose the example of a second hand account
a)
diary
b)
artwork
c)
reprint of artwork
d)
maps
6.
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States.  When we use textbooks, what are we using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
You are writing an informational article about the invention of color television in the 1950s. The piece of writing is…
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
8.
You read an email from your grandfather, and he tells some funny stories about when he taught your mom how to drive a car. The email is... 
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
9.

This account comes from someone's research

a)

1st

b)

2nd

10.

"The constant rocking of the boat woke me from my sleep. I rolled out of the small cot I shared with my sister and made my way up to the main deck."

a)

1st

b)

2nd

11.

The Pilgrims faced all kinds of obstacles on their voyage to the New World. They had to endure hot, crowded conditions living below the main deck of the Mayflower.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

12.

I held onto the railing and gazed out at the endless waves on the Atlantic. I felt better in the fresh air and was glad to get out of the crowded, hot space below the ship.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

13.

Many of the passengers would get seasick from the ship being tossed on the waves of the mighty Atlantic. They must have been overjoyed when they finally spotted land!

a)

1st

b)

2nd

14.

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...

a)

firsthand account

b)

secondhand account

15.
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...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
16.

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 ______________________.

a)

Firsthand Account

b)

Secondhand Account

c)

Third Person Point of View

d)

First Person Point of View