Paul Revere Unit Test practice

Which sentence from the poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, BEST demonstrates how important Paul Revere’s ride was to the Patriots? (RL.1.1)

• “In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen and hear.”

• “Hardly a man is not alive, Who remembers that famous day and year.”

• “Where swinging wide at her moorings lay, The Somerset, British man-of-war,”

• “So through the night Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm.”

In stanza 10, what does the author mean when he writes, “A cry of defiance, and not of fear,”? (RL.2.4)

• The Patriots were not scared of the British and were ready to fight for their freedom.

• The British were not scared of the Patriots and were ready to fight to take back the colonies.

• The Patriots needed to know that the British were coming to attack.

• The British needed to know that the Patriots were coming to attack.

Read these sentences from “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” and answer the question.

Who at the bridge would be the first to fall,

Who that day would be lying dead,

Pierced by a British musket ball.

Why does the author include these details? (RL.2.5)

• They tell about the British killing the Patriots.

• They tell about the British playing musket ball.

• They tell about the Patriots killing the British.

• They tell about the bridge falling down.

Which statement BEST describes the tone shown in the Grant Wood painting for “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”? (RL.3.7)

• Urgency

• Fear

• Security

• Calmness

The words: That evening the world was cloaked in a sea of darkness from the text about Paul Revere’s Ride have a tone of suspense.

Which detail from the painting by Grant Wood also conveys this tone? (LAFS.5.RL.3.7)

• The lighting of the painting.

• The shape of the road

• The height of the church building

• The length of Paul Revere on the horse

Which detail from “Paul Revere’s Ride” BEST explains the reason that Paul Revere used lanterns as a warning? (RI.1.1)

• “Paul Revere had been ordered to send a signal to the Patriots across the river in Charlestown by putting one or two lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church.”

• “One lantern meant that the British would be moving by land, south of town, and two lanterns meant they were crossing the river north of town.”

• "Revere set up this signal to notify Charlestown Patriots of the British army’s movements.”

• Paul Revere was not the only messenger sent to warn the Patriots about the coming of the British.

Read the following excerpt from “Let It Begin Here” and answer the question below.

"Near Lexington there is a group of Americans with a special score to settle – Captain John Parker and his remaining men – lie in wait. One of them takes aim at the British leader, Lieutenant Colonel Smith and wounds him…..the fighting continues….. "

Which reason BEST describes why this section was included in the text? (RI.1.3)

• To show that the Patriots were going to keep fighting

• To show that the British were going to keep fighting.

• To show that the Patriots were lying down to fight

• To show that the British were trying to score a special point

Read this sentence from “Let It Begin Here”.

Within minutes, about 70 Lexington militiamen gather on Lexington Green, summoned by the town drummer.

What does summoned mean in the sentence above? (RI.2.4)

• called

• quickly

• stopped

• barricaded

Which detail best explains why Paul Revere needed to reach John Hancock and Sam Adams? (RI.1.3)

• “…the British began seeking out the leaders of the Patriots, trying to capture them.”

• “… that the British would be moving by land, south of town….”

• “He wanted the Patriots in Charlestown to warn the people that the British were on their way.”

• “The two men stayed in Lexington for some time trying to decide what to do with John Hancock and John Adams.”

The chart below gives 3 facts from Let It Begin.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between the facts? (LAFS.5.RI.1.3)

• The Patriots were a simple army that desperately wanted freedom.

• Due to the fact that the Patriots did not have weapons, it was easy for the British to win the battles.

• The militiamen of Boston were quick to respond to the challenges of winning their freedom for the colonies.

• The Patriots desired to show their strength to the British despite having very little ammunition and weapons.