Worksheet

Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Grade 4 - Reading - Building Confidence

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  1. In "School Lunch Compost," which clue would most likely signal a firsthand account?

    • the text includes no details
    • the writer describes what they personally saw or did
    • the writer summarizes many sources later
    • the title uses capital letters

  2. How are the two accounts in "Building a Better Bridge" different? Text A: A news article describes students testing model bridges and adding supports after the first designs bent. Text B: A diary entry tells how one student felt nervous, then proud, when her redesigned bridge held more weight.

    • Text A reports the class project, while Text B focuses on one student's feelings.
    • Both texts explain how to cross a real river safely.
    • Both texts describe improving a bridge after a test.
    • Neither account gives information.

  3. Which statement describes what both accounts in "Night Sky Views" share?

    • Both texts give directions for building a telescope.
    • Text B describes a child wondering where Orion goes in summer.
    • Text A explains a science idea, while Text B shows a child's wondering through poetry.
    • Both texts mention constellations that are seen during certain seasons.

  4. Which evidence from Text A helps compare the accounts in "Community Garden Signs"?

    • Text A tells volunteers to label rows of herbs, vegetables, and flowers.
    • Both texts are about using signs to help visitors understand a garden.
    • Text B says signs show which plants attract bees.
    • Text A has no evidence

  5. Why should a reader compare perspectives in "Storm Preparation"?

    • firsthand accounts are always fiction
    • different accounts may emphasize different details about the same topic
    • perspective makes evidence unnecessary
    • all accounts are written by the same person

  6. In "Saving the Old Theater," which clue would most likely signal a firsthand account?

    • the writer describes what they personally saw or did
    • the text includes no details
    • the title uses capital letters
    • the writer summarizes many sources later

  7. How are the two accounts in "School Lunch Compost" different? Text A: A student letter argues that the cafeteria should compost apple cores and carrot peels because the school garden needs richer soil. Text B: A science note explains that worms and bacteria break food scraps into compost that can feed plants.

    • Both accounts have exactly the same perspective.
    • Neither account gives information.
    • Text A tries to persuade the school, while Text B explains how compost forms.
    • Both texts connect food scraps with healthier soil for plants.

  8. Which statement describes what both accounts in "Building a Better Bridge" share?

    • Text B tells how one student felt proud when her redesigned bridge held more weight.
    • Text A describes students adding supports after bridges bent.
    • Both texts describe improving a bridge after a test.
    • Both texts explain how to cross a real river safely.

  9. Which evidence from Text A helps compare the accounts in "Night Sky Views"?

    • Text B describes a child wondering where Orion goes in summer.
    • Text A has no evidence
    • Both texts mention constellations that are seen during certain seasons.
    • Text A explains why winter constellations are easier to see.

  10. Why should a reader compare perspectives in "Community Garden Signs"?

    • different accounts may emphasize different details about the same topic
    • all accounts are written by the same person
    • firsthand accounts are always fiction
    • a secondhand account cannot include facts
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