Meet a Soldier

What does the Take a Veteran to School Day program encourage schools to do?

• Serve in the US armed forces

• Invite veterans to speak to students of all ages

• grasp the meaning and important of Veterans Day

• Pass a law to move Veterans Day to October

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What does the text describe?

• the experiences of Christopher Bain when he was an elementary school student

• the experience of people who attend the Veterans Day parade in Birmingham, Alabama

• the experiences of different U.S. veterans who served in the Iraq war

• the experience of U.S. veterans and students in the Take a Veteran to School Day program

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Read this paragraph from the text.

One school to get on board with the program was Steven G. Schorr Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's where the Take a Veteran to School Day program was launched in May of 2007. Third graders met several veterans at the event. Jennifer Rowland is a teacher at the school. "My students were really able to grasp the meaning and importance of Veterans Day by meeting an actual veteran," she told WR News. "They loved trying on and touching an actual [military] helmet!"

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about the Take a Veteran to School Day program?

• The program gives students the chance to write a research report about veterans.

• The program is more focused on reading articles than on talking to real soldiers.

• The goal of the program is to educate students about the real lives of veterans

• The program has caused many students to want to join the army.

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What does the Take a Veteran to School Day program encourage schools to do?

• serve in the US armed forces

• invite veterans to speak to students of all ages

• grasp the meaning and importance of Veterans Day

• pass a law to move Veterans Day to October

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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Based on the text, why might the Take a Veteran to School Day program be a positive program for U.S. veterans?

• he program gives veterans a chance to take a break from their daily lives.

• The program gives veterans a chance to tell their stories and connect with students.

• The program gives veterans a chance to find work after they return home from war.

• The program gives veterans a chance to learn more about different schools across the country.

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What is this text mainly about?

• a school program that connects students with U.S. veterans

• the major statistics about the number of veterans in the U.S

• how Veterans Day was created in the United States

• the importance of communication with U.S. veterans

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Read these sentences from the text.

A veteran is a person who has served in the U.S. armed forces. November 11 is Veterans Day, a day when Americans honor veterans.

What does the word “honor” mean, as used in the text?

• teach

• visit

• ignore

• celebrate

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Veterans Day takes place on November 11, _________ it was celebrated in October for some years.

• because

• until

• although

• since

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Based on the text, what does U.S. veteran Christopher Bain do when he visits schools?

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