Abe's Honest Words Vocabulary/Comprehension

What does the word opposed mean?

• disagreed
• offended
• positioned
• possessed

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

Why did Abraham Lincoln decide to become a lawmaker?

• to help people
• to end slavery
• to give speeches
• to become president

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which word means almost the SAME as perish?

• disappear
• disagree
• disapprove
• dislike

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Reread this Quote from the selection.
"I never, in my life, felt more certain  that I was doing right, than I do in the signing this paper.  My whole soul is in it."

• the Constitution
• a story from the Bible
• the Gettysburg Address
• the Emancipation Proclamation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the word shattered mean?

• destroyed
• deserted
• shambled
• shuffled

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

What happened a month before Abraham Lincoln took office as the president?

• Seven southern states left the Union
• Southern troops attacked Fort Sumter
• Seven southern states joined the Union
• He issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the word  tension mean?

• feeling of anxiety or fear
• mental or emotional strain
• willingness to surrender
• belief about or understanding of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Which word means almost the SAME as divided?

• jagged
• faded
• damaged
• separated

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the MAIN idea of the Gettysburg Address?

• We must help one another.
• Our country will only survive when slavery is eliminated.
• For those who have died, we must continue to fight for new freedom.
• We must continue to fight against those from other countries who threaten our liberties.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the word haste mean?

• competitiveness
• helplessness
• quickness
• weakness

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4