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- 1. Multiple Choice
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...
firsthand account
secondhand account
- 2. Multiple ChoiceYou 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 accountsecondhand account
- 3. Multiple ChoiceYour teacher shows you famous photographs captured during the Great Depression. The photographs are…firsthand accountsecondhand account
- 4. Multiple ChoiceYou read an encyclopedia entry about the person who invented the microwave. The entry is…firsthand accountsecondhand account
- 5. Multiple ChoiceYou can find firsthand account by finding the pronounsyou, yourhe, she, itI, me, we, us
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA first hand account is when someone is __________ .therenot there
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA 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 AccountSecondhand AccountThird Person Point of ViewFirst Person Point of View
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of a firsthand account?a newspaper article about the president visiting a local elementary schoola letter written by someone who saw their house destroyed by a tornadoa nonfiction book about the sinking of the Titanica science textbook
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
The words "he", "she", "their",and "they" let us know that
someone was there
someone was NOT there
it is a firsthand account
it is a secondhand account
- 12. Multiple Choice
In 1843, thousands of people began traveling across America to the open lands of the West. Most of these people followed a path known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers set out from towns along the Missouri River in the Midwest. They made a 2,000 mile trek to their new homes in California and Oregon. Some traveled in covered wagons. Others were on foot or horseback. The route was filled with danger and hardship.
This passage is a _________________________.
firsthand account
secondhand account
- 13. Multiple Choice
August 1st we nooned in a beautiful groove on the north side of the Platte River. We had by this time got used to climbing in and out of the wagon when in motion. When performing this feat that afternoon, my dress caught on an axle helve. I was thrown under the wagon wheel, which passed over and badly crushed my leg before my father could stop the team. He picked me up and saw the extent of the injury. The news soon spread along the trail and a halt was called. A surgeon was found and the limb set.
This passage is a _____________________________________.
firsthand account
secondhand account
- 14. Multiple ChoiceYou 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...firsthand accountsecondhand account
- 15. Multiple ChoiceYou are writing an informational article about the invention of color television in the 1950s. The piece of writing is…firsthand accountsecondhand account
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