WorksheetsThe Gettysburg Address
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What does "score" mean?
the number of points each team has in a game
to get points, like make a basket in a basketball game
twenty
a document showing all the notes of a piece of music
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What does conceived mean in this sentence?
to become pregnant with a child
to plan in the mind; imagine
to become affected by
to believe something that is not true
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What does dedicated mean in the above sentence?
committed; devoted
performed in someone's honor
not alive
perceived in the mind
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty, an dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What does proposition mean in the above sentence?
make a suggest
ask for a hand in marriage
not alive
theory (idea)
"Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."
What does endure mean in the sentence?
allowed
fade
permitted
remain in existence
"But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground."
What does consecrate mean in this sentence?
To make something sacred (connected to God) that deserves great respect
to concentrate
to consider
to make holy
"But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground."
What does hallow mean in this sentence?
To make something sacred (connected to God) that deserves great respect
to concentrate
to consider
to make holy
"The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."
What does detract mean in this sentence?
make holy
distract
take away from
emphasize
"...from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion..."
What does devotion mean in this quote?
sacrifice
give all or a large part of one's time or resources to; love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
mourning and sadness
inability to understand right from wrong
What does it mean to "die in vain"?
to die too young
to be arrogant, even in the face of death
to die from bleeding
to die for no reason
"...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain..."
What does resolve mean in this quote?
determine
decide
dedicate
drain
To dedicate a national cemetery to honor the soldiers who died there
We should continue the fight so they did not die for no reason
To which of these historic events does the opening sentence of the Gettysburg Address refer?
the Pilgrims’ landing
the American Revolution
the founding of Jamestown
the outbreak of the Civil War
"... our fathers brought forth on this continent..."
Who are the fathers mentioned in the line above?
America's Founding Fathers.
Abraham Lincoln's dad.
The fathers of the soldiers who died.
Christopher Columbus.
What did Lincoln mean when he wrote, “that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom,” in the Gettysburg Address?
slavery will end in the “new United States”
all answers
the U.S. will be more like the ideals in the Declaration of Independence
America will change, and freedom for all should definitely be part of that change
