WorksheetsPaul Revere's Ride
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why was Paul Revere's ride so important?
He helped John Hancock and Sam Adams escape from British troops.
He helped Minutemen leaders to hide from the British
He helped women and children stay hidden from the British
He helped George Washington escape from the British
Paul Revere helped what group to prepare for the British troops?
Women and children
Families
Old, patriotic men
Minutemen
What was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's purpose in writing, "Paul Revere's Ride"?
He wanted to make sure everyone knew the true facts
He wanted people to feel patriotic (love + pride for their country)
He was unhappy with Paul Revere
He wanted to support England
In the first paragraph it says Paul Revere left Boston under a "cloak of darkness". The author used Figurative Language here. True or False?
True
False
In the first paragraph it says Paul Revere left Boston under a "cloak of darkness". That means he left:
Wearing a black coat
During the night
During the day
Wearing a dark coat
The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
John Hancock escaped British capture, ______ becoming the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Later
But
Since
Beyond
Paul Revere galloped across the countryside to Lexington, warning colonists that the British soldiers were coming.
In this sentence, the word LEXINGTON best describes which question?
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is what type of literature?
Informational Text
Poem
Acrostic Poem
Fable
According to the first paragraph, when did the American Revolution begin?
April 19th, 1774
April 18th, 1775
April 19th, 1775
April 19th, 1765
