Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Grade 4 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Read the two texts. Circle the answer to each question.

1. Read this first

   The Fire Drill

   Text 1

   I was in the library when the alarm rang. My heart pounded, and I held my friend's hand as we walked outside. The librarian counted us again and again. We stood by the fence for a while, and I felt relieved when the bell told us to go back in.

   Text 2

   A fire drill took place at Maple School on Tuesday. According to the school's records, 146 students left the library in under four minutes. The principal said the drill met the safety goal. Teachers counted each class twice before everyone returned inside.

2. 1.

   Which text is the firsthand account?

   • Text 2
   • Text 1
3. 2.

   Which text tells how the writer felt?

   • Text 1
   • Text 2
4. 3.

   Which text reports facts such as numbers and dates?

   • Text 2
   • Text 1
5. 4.

   Which text uses the words I or we?

   • Text 2
   • Text 1
6. 5.

   Which text tells about the fire drill?

   • both texts
   • Text 1