WorksheetsAbe's Honest Words
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does the word haste mean?
competitiveness
helplessness
quickness
weakness
Which word means almost the SAME as divided?
jagged
faded
damaged
separated
What does the word shattered mean?
destroyed
deserted
shambled
shuffled
What does the word tension mean?
feeling of anxiety or fear
mental or emotional strain
wiliness to yield or surrender
belief about or understanding of something
What does the word opposed mean?
disagreed
offended
positioned
possessed
Which word means almost the SAME as perish?
disappear
disagree
disapprove
dislike
What does the word proclamation mean?
the act of relaxing
firmness of purpose
power to capture attention
an official public announcement
address
haste
proclamation
tension
What was the “hideous sight” that shattered Abraham Lincoln’s joy?
the death of war
the Union soldiers
slaves chained together
the hunters he ferried down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Why did Abraham Lincoln decide to become a lawmaker?
to help people
to end slavery
to give speeches
to become president
What happened a month before Abraham Lincoln took office as the president?
Seven southern states left the Union.
Southern troops attacked Fort Sumter
Seven southern states joined the Union.
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Reread this quote from the selection:
"I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in the signing this paper. My whole soul is in it."
What paper was President Lincoln referring to in this quote?
the Constitution
a story from the Bible
the Gettysburg Address
the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the MAIN idea of the Gettysburg Address?
We must help one another.
Our country will only survive when slavery is eliminated.
For those who have died, we must continue to fight for a new freedom.
We must continue to fi ght against those from other countries who threaten our liberties.
