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WorksheetsGettysburg/Saving Lincoln
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the speech, President Lincoln is appealing to his listeners to —
try to forget the horrors of war
turn their attention to the needy and poor
support the widows and children of the soldiers
support the cause the soldiers died for
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech.
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground.
What is the effect of President Lincoln’s parallel construction?
To stress how important the soldiers’ sacrifice was
To convince listeners that the battle was horrific
To explain the soldiers’ deaths are hard to understand
To soothe listeners with the rhythm of his words
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech.
The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
What is the effect of President Lincoln’s use of understatement about the impact of his speech?
To point out the limits of human memory
To note that the world does not care about the Civil War
To stress the importance of the sacrifice of the Civil War soldiers
To point out that the battle was unusually horrific
True or False:
Lincoln’s tone in the Gettysburg Address was grave.
Serious is the best meaning of grave as it is used in the sentence?
True
False
Based on the film, who was the intended audience for the Gettysburg Address?
A group gathered on a battlefield
Soldiers in the Civil War
People listening all over the world
Women who had lost family members in the war
Read these lines from paragraph 3 of the speech.
It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion . . .
Which TWO words best illustrate the feelings that President Lincoln and the audience have for the soldiers who have died?
Great
Unfinished
Nobly
Increased
Honored
What aspect of the written speech does the film show is most surprising to President Lincoln’s audience?
Its somber tone
Its lack of feeling
Its short length
Its call to action
What is the purpose of the repetition of the word devotion in paragraph 3 of the speech?
To stress the importance of prayer during wartime
To convince the audience to support the cause as much as the soldiers did
To highlight the different meanings of the word
To inform the audience of the sacrifice of the soldiers
A score is defined as a group of 5.
True or False?
True
False
Which definition best describes "in vain"?
With purpose
With no purpose
With partial purpose
Blood is located here
As President Lincoln speaks in the film, his words create effects in the audience. Mark the box that shows which reaction the president’s words cause.
We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
Sorrow
Agreement
As President Lincoln speaks in the film, his words create effects in the audience. Mark the box that shows which reaction the president’s words cause.
The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Agreement
Sorrow
True/False
To perish means to die or come to an end.
True
False
Which definition best defines the word detract as used in the speech?
take away a part from; diminish
bring forth; appear
not to take away
take away all from; diminish
As President Lincoln speaks in the film, his words create effects in the audience. Mark the box that shows which reaction the president’s words cause.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
Sorrow
Agreement
