WorksheetsWe Were There, Too!
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is similar about both main characters in the story?
They both were involved in the War.
They both fought in the War.
Their parents wanted them in the war.
Which text feature helps explain some of the illustrations in the selection?
captions
quotations
sidebars
titles
Sybil shows she is more interested in fighting than Joseph is by
watching men drill in the pasture.
riding farther than Paul Revere did.
writing a diary of the War.
agreeing to get involved with no hesitation.
Which statement best describes the purpose of the quotation that appears near the title of each biography?
It gives the reader a sense of the horrors of war.
It provides information about the articles' setting.
It reveals something about each speaker's personality.
It communicates the author's admiration for each speaker.
How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?
He is too young to enlist.
He enlists for the shortest time possible.
He says he believes that he is a coward.
He hates to stay home while his friends are at war.
How are Joseph and Sybil similar?
They both own horses.
They both work and live on farms
Their fathers are officers in the militia.
Their actions help the colonists defeat the British.
What is similar about the overall structures of the two character's stories?
There are several flashbacks in the narration.
The events are described in sequential order.
They compare and contrast a child and a father.
Each paragraph provides a problem and a solution.
Joseph and Sybil both
They both marry someone.
They both live to the age of ninety.
They both have bronze statues of themselves.
They both write books about their experiences.
When Joseph says, "he loaded it with the fatal charge," what is being compared?
He is comparing a pen with a knife.
He is comparing a gun with a bullet.
He is comparing a pen with a gun.
What is one word to describe Sybil?
responsible
predictable
boring
dangerous
