The Shot Heard Around the World

What genre is this passage?

• fiction

• historical

• fantasy

• folktale

How do you know this is a historical text?

• It is a story written about a person's life.

• It has animal characters that learn a lesson.

• It explains something in nature.

• It gives information about a historical event.

Which statement from the story shows the year in which the story takes place?

• "We have just received word that President John F. Kennedy has been shot and killed in Dallas, Texas."

• He ran upstairs to grab his book about the United States.

• He could hear the television playing in the background.

• His favorite team, the Dodgers, had just won the World Series.

What is the meaning of the word stunned as used in the story? Use a dictionary if you need to.

• excited

• bewildered

• pressured

• coerced

Which of the following statements contains information shared in the story?

• Nathan's parents voted for President Kennedy.

• Lyndon B. Johnson was the vice president when Kennedy was shot.

• Nathan had written a letter to President Kennedy.

• President Kennedy died of a heart attack.