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A Penny in My Pocket Chapter 9-11

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

James was born on September 11, 2001, which was the same day as___________.

a)

Fourth of July

b)

911

c)

Easter

2.

___________ happened on December 7, 1941

a)

VE-Day

b)

Christmas Year's Eve

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

3.

Americans celebrated soldiers who fought in _____________ .

a)

The Capitol Riots

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The War on Terror

4.

James advertised his "Common Cents" fundraising activity

a)

In the newspaper

b)

On social media

c)

In the Sanders Scoop

5.

James asked his best friend _______ to help him raise money for the care packages.

a)

Scott

b)

Ben

c)

Joseph

6.

James oldest penny found in his mom's purse was from 1978, which was the same year she ________________.

a)

Joined the Navy

b)

Married her husband

c)

Graduated from high school

7.

Robert's father teaches this subject in college.

a)

Art

b)

Social Studies

c)

Photograph

8.

In 1941 Germany was a member of the____________.

a)

Allied Forces

b)

Axis Powers

c)

United Nations

9.

Charlie took a girl on a date to see this movie that came out in 1941.

a)

King Kong

b)

Dumbo

c)

Black Panther

10.

Charlie needed his parent's permission to join the Navy because he is only 17 and ____________.

a)

He is in high school

b)

He is not tall enough to sit on a boat

c)

He does not have a gun license

11.

Robert's school closed suddenly one day because________________.

a)

They ran out of food

b)

They thought Japan was about to attack

c)

They had a football game

12.

James and Scott's grandfathers were alive in 1941; did they know each other?

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

After the war, Charlie and John Roberts paid for college with the ____________.

a)

Food Stamps

b)

G.I. Bill

c)

Pennies

14.

Maggie great aunt June sold ________ with her friends Maria and Anthony, next to their father's sausage stand in 1933.

a)

Pizza

b)

Lemonade

c)

Ice cream

15.

Maggie's great aunt June married Anthony, who she called____________ when they were kids.

a)

June Bug

b)

Ant

c)

Tony Baloney

16.

Michael's grandfather lived with his cousin Joseph during the Roaring Twenties. Was that before or after the Great Depression?

a)

Before

b)

After

17.

Amelia's great-grandmother was named Penny, and she had a penny from every year except _________ because she lost it on her birthday.

a)

1749

b)

1965

c)

1918

18.

Amelia's great-grandmother lived in Pennsylvania in 1918 during the ___________ pandemic

a)

Influenza

b)

Covid

c)

Bird Flu

19.

Jay did not have any old relatives to bring to the presentation because he was_____________.

a)

an immigrant

b)

an orphan

c)

an alien

20.

Jay presented last because he had the newest penny.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Jay brought his little sister Anju to school for presentation day.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The oldest five pennies found were from 1933,1909, 1941, 1927, and 1918. The oldest penny was________?

a)

1941

b)

1923

c)

1909