So, You Want to Be President

The Constitution is in a museum.

• sculpture of four presidents

• document stating a system of laws

• painting showing beautiful scenery

• object from prehistoric times

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Let's learn about city politics.

• headquarters

• ceremonies

• government

• liberties

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The event was a howling success.

• celebrated

• tremendous

• particular

• overnight

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The girl said her words solemnly.

• frantically

• slowly

• angrily

• seriously

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That is my responsibility.

• duty

• decision

• goal

• excuse

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She is vain.

• jealous

• patient

• prideful

• discouraged

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We have a humble home.

• comfortable

• modest

• decorative

• sturdy

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One detail from the selections was, "The President never has to take out the garbage." Which main idea does this detail support?

• There are good and bad things about being President

• Every President has had brothers and sisters

• Almost any job can lead a person to being President

• Presidents come in different shapes and sizes

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Which of the following was an opinion in this selection?

• James Madison weighed only one hundred pounds

• Theodore Roosevelt was president at age forty-two

• Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm

• James Polk and James Buchanan both had nine brothers and sisters

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What did Quentin Roosevelt do to cheer up his sick brother?

• drew cartoons of past presidents on the walls of the White House

• rode his pony upstairs in the White House elevator

• chased a raccoon down the halls of the White House

• played football with his father on the White House lawn

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