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BIRTH OF AN ANTHEM 3RD GRADE

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word descendants mean?

a)

someone who shares similar ideas

b)

someone who is born in the same city

c)

Someone who shares similar occupations

d)

someone who is related to a person who lived in the past

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a vehicle?

a)

a carriage

b)

a cart

c)

a wagon

d)

a wheel

3.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of agreeable?

a)

silly

b)

unused

c)

enjoyable

d)

unpleasant

4.

Why did Francis Scott Key travel to Baltimore, Maryland?

a)

He wanted to write a poem about the city

b)

He was a lawyer looking for more business.

c)

He was a lawyer sent to help free Dr. William Beanes

d)

He wanted to help the American soldiers fight the British.

5.

Which word BEST describes Dr. William Beanes?

a)

honest

b)

unlucky

c)

difficult

d)

clever

6.

What was the MAIN IDEA of the selection, Birth of an Anthem?

a)

Francis Scott Key wrote our nation's anthem.

b)

Francis Scott Key was a lawyer

c)

Our nation has an anthem.

d)

not all countries have an anthem.

7.

What is one effect of Francis Scott Key boarding the American ship with Dr. William Beanes?

a)

Key became friends with Beanes.

b)

Beanes was arrested and brought aboard a British ship.

c)

Beanes was able to help him write a poem about the flag

d)

Key was able to see the American flag flying in the morning.

8.

What was the author's purpose for writing Birth of an Anthem?

a)

to entertain the reader about a story of our national anthem

b)

to persuade the reader that the USA has the best national anthem

c)

To inform the reader how Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem

d)

to share with the reader how our national anthem should be sang.

9.

Which statement is supported by text evidence?

a)

Key wrote another poem to honor George Washington

b)

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is Key’s favorite poem he wrote

c)

Nobody knows what the phrase “star-spangled banner” means.

d)

Millions of Americans enjoyed the song “The StarSpangled Banner.”

10.

What happened AFTER people signed a petition to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the U.S. national anthem?

a)

he bill did not pass.

b)

President Hoover signed the bill.

c)

Sheet music of the song was published in Philadelphia.

d)

The song became the official song to be played when raising the flag.

11.

Which word means almost the SAME as resources?

a)

people

b)

supplies

c)

skills

d)

treasure

12.

Which word means almost the SAME as appreciate?

a)

dislike

b)

laugh

c)

refuse

d)

value