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WorksheetsDaily Reading Ready Sept Wk 1 - Clara Barton
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The author includes the sentence below most likely to - "She brought great comfort to the soldiers and they nicknamed her, Angel of the Battlefield."
demonstrate Clara's physical features
illustrate how much the soldiers admired Clara
show that Clara was a heavenly being
demonstrate that Clara liked working with soldiers
What does the underlines word comfort mean?
luxury
relaxation
relief
worry
Which sentence from the selection shows that Clara Barton cared for others?
This group continues to help wounded soldiers during war time across the world.
She began traveling form battle to battle nursing wounded, unwell soldiers back to health.
She milked cows, chopped wood, and took care of sick animals everyday on her family's farm.
She was the youngest of five children and always did very well in school.
The purpose of this selection is mainly to
explain how Clara Barton nursed soldiers back to helpth
list the steps Clara Barton took to create the International Red Cross
describe an important historical figure
inform the readers about the Civil War
Which meaning BEST matches the way the word hard is used in the selection?
1. not easily cut
2. strong - minded or determined
3. physically fit
difficult to endure
4. difficult to endure
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Meaning 3
Meaning 4
In the paragraph, the suffix -er helps the reader determine that the word teacher means
teaching again
someone who teaches
unable to teach
teaching before
The selection would most likely be found in a book titled
Civil War Biographies
Amusing Stories about Civil War
Autobiographies about Famous Nurses
Famous Teachers during the Civil War
What was the main reason Clara Barton became a nurse?
She wanted to travel from battle to battle.
She realized they needed help on the battlefield during the Civil War.
She was a hard worker and always did well n school.
She realized she enjoyed caring for others while she nursed her brothers back to health.
Which detail from the selection suggest that Clara was helpful to her family?
In the coming years, she went on to become a teacher and fight for women's rights, but everything changed for her when the Civil Wat started.
Clara went on to organize and create the International Red Cross in 1881.
Clara began caring for the wounded soldiers who arrived in Washington DC, and she realized they needed more help on the battlefield.
She milked cows, chopped wood, and took care of sick animals every day on her family farm.
What is the best summary of the story?
When Clara Barton was very young, she realized she enjoyed caring for others. Eventually, she became a teacher and nurse for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Years later, she founded the International Red Cross, which helps wounded soldiers. Even today.
Clara Barton was born in 1821 to a family of five children. She worked on a farm and wasn't afraid of hard work. When Clara was eleven, her brother fell off the roof and she nursed him back to health.
Clara Barton liked caring for others. She became a teacher when the Civil War started. She taught people how to nurse wounded soldiers. later, she founded the International Red Cross.
Clara Barton was s good nurse and helped soldiers during the Civil War. They nicknamed her "Angel of the Battlefield." In 1881, she founded the International Red Cross, which helps soldiers across the world.
