"Birth of an Anthem" review and vocab.

"Birth of an Anthem" review and vocab.

Multiple Choice

What does the word descendants mean?

Someone who ___________

• shares similar ideas

• is born in the same city

• shares similar occupations

• related to a person who lived in the past

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a vehicle?

• a carriage

• a cart

• a wagon

• a wheel

Multiple Choice

Which word means the OPPOSITE of agreeable

• silly

• unused

• enjoyable

• unpleasant

Multiple Choice

Which word means almost the SAME as appreciate?

• dislike

• laugh

• refuse

• value

Multiple Choice

What are pioneers?

• the last people to leave a place

• the first people to settle in a place

• the richest people in a new land

• the oldest people in a new land

Multiple Choice

Which word means almost the SAME as boomed?

• grew

• identified

• named

• threw

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of transportation?

• car

• store

• ticket

• umbrella

Multiple Choice

Which word means almost the SAME as resources?

• people

• supplies

• skills

• treasure

Multiple Choice

Why did Francis Scott Key travel to Baltimore, Maryland

• He wanted to write a poem about the city.

• He was a lawyer looking for more business.

• He was a lawyer sent to help free Dr. William Beanes.

• He wanted to help the American soldiers fight the British.

Multiple Choice

Which word BEST describes Dr. William Beanes?

• honest

• unlucky

• difficult

• clever

Multiple Choice

What is one effect of Francis Scott Key boarding the American ship with Dr. William Beanes?

• Key became friends with Beanes.

• Beanes was arrested and brought aboard a British ship.

• Beanes was able to help him write a poem about the flag.

• Key was able to see the American flag flying in the morning.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is supported by text evidence?

• Key wrote another poem to honor George Washington.

• "The Star-Spangled Banner" is Key's favorite poem he wrote.

• Nobody knows what the phrase "star-spangled banner" means.

• Millions of Americans enjoyed the song "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Multiple Choice

What happened AFTER people signed a petition to make "The Star-Spangled Banner" the U.S. national anthem?

• The bill did not pass.

• President Hoover signed the bill.

• Sheet music of the song was published in Philadelphia.

• The song became the official song to be played when raising the flag.