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WorksheetsAbe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are two central ideas about Abraham Lincoln's life in text 1?
Abraham Lincoln was a self-taught man.
Abraham Lincoln had many books to read.
Abraham Lincoln always knew he would be president.
Abraham Lincoln worked many hard jobs before he became a lawyer.
What does the author mean by the phrase in a nutshell?
During Abraham Lincoln's career, people in the South grew many nuts.
During Abraham Lincoln's career, nutshells were used to produce books.
If you hear the main points of Abraham Lincoln's career, you will also be hearing the main points of U.S. history.
If you hear a detailed account of Abraham Lincoln's career, you will also know everything about U.S. history at the time.
In this sentence from paragraph 2, what does the word exceed mean?
Driven back again and again to the few, we should read them more carefully and make the thoughts our own, and perhaps the stock of ideas gathered from books would even exceed that which we gain from the multitude of books...
be equal to
be less than
be more than
be more valuable
What is the overall structure of the passage?
description
in order of time
cause and effect
compare and contrast
The author states that Abraham Lincoln overcame many hard times in his life. Which sentence best supports that claim?
"The accounts of his early life are somewhat meager, but he has told us himself that he had only about one year of school-life."
"Like many of our great men, Lincoln was what we style a self-made man, and yet it seems that he owed something of his making to his stepmother."
"He worked through his early manhood and boyhood with his hands, sometimes on a farm, sometimes as a clerk in a country store."
"At length the way opened-or, as I think, he by his exertions forced a way to study law, and he began his practice of the profession in Springfield, Ill.”
Which two sentences best explain how slavery affected Abraham Lincoln's political career?
"He opposed the war because he saw it as a way to extend slavery."
"The Lincolns moved to Indiana in 1816 partly because of their opposition to slavery."
"Lincoln became disappointed with politics and others' views on slavery and returned home to practice law."
"Southern voters split their votes among the four candidates, with Lincoln eventually winning the race."
How does the author show that Abraham Lincoln had to work hard to become president?
The author includes the fact that Mary Todd's family owned slaves.
The author includes the fact that three of Abraham Lincoln's four sons died in childhood.
The author includes a paragraph on Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the U.S.-Mexican War.
The author includes Abraham Lincoln's disappointment with politics and his loss in a Senate race.
In the final sentence of the passage, what does the word departed mean?
In February 1861, Lincoln and his wife Mary, departed by train for Washington, D.C. President Lincoln was sworn in on March 4, 1861.
arrived
left
moved
traveled
The author structures the passage by discussing each event in the order it happened. However, the passage does not give the reader a clear picture of what Lincoln was doing from 1854 through 1860. Why did the author choose to leave out these years?
During this time, Abraham Lincoln was mostly a private citizen.
During this time, Abraham Lincoln did not do anything important.
During this time, Abraham Lincoln did not record what he was doing.
During this time, Abraham Lincoln kept losing arguments and elections.
Why does the author include paragraph 4 in this passage even though it does not say what role, if any, Lincoln had in the battles?
because it shows that it was OK for a president to use Federal troops
because it shows that there was fighting in the United States before the Civil War
because it shows that President Franklin Pierce was a bad president compared to Lincoln.
because it shows that Abraham Lincoln wanted to get back into the fight against slavery through politics
The authors of the two passages start their articles in very similar ways, but from that point on, they have very different styles and tones. Which statement comparing the two is most accurate?
Passage 1 is less accurate than passage 2 because the author talks to the reader.
Passage 1 is more interesting than passage 2 because the author talks to the reader.
Passage 1 would be less valuable than passage 2 to a person writing a factual research paper.
Passage 1 would be a more valuable source than passage 2 for a timeline of Abraham Lincoln’s life.
How do the different central ideas affect the information included and the tone of each passage? Select two correct answers.
Passage 1 does not want to mention bad events from U.S. history, while passage 2 brings up many bad events.
Passage 1 mostly discusses Abraham Lincoln's early life so it doesn't bring up his political ideas, while passage 2 gives an overview of his career.
Passage 1 focuses on Abraham Lincoln’s education and uses it as a way to teach a lesson, while passage 2 states important facts, including Lincoln's views on slavery.
Passage 1 is less interested in what Abraham Lincoln thought and more interested in what the reader will think, while passage 2 is trying to get the reader to agree with Lincoln's views.
Why did the authors include the sentences describing how Abraham Lincoln used education to open up opportunities for him in their passages? Select two correct answers.
They wanted to show that Abraham Lincoln had bad grades so he couldn't go to college.
They wanted to show that Abraham Lincoln had a love of learning from books and experience.
They wanted to show that Abraham Lincoln was strong and able to force his ideas on others.
They wanted to show that Abraham Lincoln had to overcome many problems to find opportunities to learn.
Both authors use which characteristic to describe Abraham Lincoln?
determined
fickle
ignorant
privileged
