Memorial day - "N"

How is Kyle’s grandmother’s

town different from the city

where Kyle lives?

• All the buildings in his

  grandmother’s town are new.

• Everyone seems to know

  each other in his

  grandmother’s town.

• Nobody says hello in his

  grandmother’s town.

• All of the above

How did Kyle feel after reading

the inscription on the grave

of the nineteen-year-old soldier?

• sad

• angry

• creepy

• silly

Why had Kyle never been

to a parade before?

• They didn’t have them

  in his city.

• He only wanted to watch

  them on television.

• His parents usually worked

  on holidays and couldn’t

  take him.

• He didn’t like parades.

How do you think Kyle felt

when his grandmother told him

he could ride on the fire truck?

• scared

• excited

• confused

• angry

Read this sentence: Memorial Day

can be a solemn occasion. What

does solemn mean?

• happy or exciting

• serious or sad

• important

• fun

When did the Memorial

Day tradition begin in

the United States?

• 1971

• after World War II

• before the Civil War

• 1868

Why were the Boy Scouts

putting flags on the graves?

• to match the flowers

• to honor the dead soldiers

• to get ready for the parade

• to make the cemetery

  welcoming

What is not a detail about

Memorial Day?

• Memorial Day is celebrated

  in May in the United States.

• Every country plants poppies

  on Memorial Day.

• Memorial Day is to honor

  soldiers who fought for

  their country.

• Some towns and cities have

  parades on Memorial Day.

How does the author feel about

celebrating Memorial Day?

• The author believes that

  Memorial Day is a day to

  stay home and sleep in.

• The author believes that

  everyone should spend the

  entire day at the cemetery.

• The author believes that it is

  an important day to honor

  and remember soldiers.

• The author believes that

  everyone should go to

  a parade.

When a person serves in the

armed forces of a country,

he or she is a ?

• carpenter

• firefighter

• soldier

• teacher