WorksheetsKlumpe: Scholastic News: America Turns 250
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence in the ______.
a)
A. U.S. Capitol
b)
B. White House
c)
C. Pennsylvania State House
d)
D. Massachusetts State House
2.
2. Which event occurred last?
a)
A. Congress voted to separate from Great Britain.
b)
B. The American Revolution ended.
c)
C. Delegates reviewed a draft of the Declaration of Independence and made changes.
d)
D. Delegates signed the Declaration.
3.
3. The main purpose of the map is to ______.
a)
A. spotlight locations of key events that took place during the American Revolution
b)
B. identify where the Declaration of Independence was signed
c)
C. show where the Declaration was read aloud
d)
D. show the 13 Colonies
4.
4. [Part A] Which word is closest in meaning to significant as it is used in the article?
a)
A. meaningful
b)
B. ordinary
c)
C. original
d)
D. challenging
5.
5. [Part B] Which detail from the article shows why the flag used in the relay is significant to Michael Sullivan?
a)
A. "To keep the flag moving continuously . . . the runners split into teams of four."
b)
B. "The runners were taking part in the Old Glory Ultra Relay."
c)
C. "He kept it with him while serving during the war in Afghanistan in 2009."
d)
D. "The current flag is the 27th official version."
6.
6. According to the article, the first official U.S. flag ______.
a)
A. had 50 stars and 50 stripes
b)
B. was chosen in 1775
c)
C. was chosen by the Second Continental Congress
d)
D. was designed long before the U.S. became a nation
7.
7. Based on the sidebar, “Famous Flags,” which is true of the Moultrie Flag?
a)
A. It once flew over a fort in Massachusetts.
b)
B. It was last updated in 1959.
c)
C. It was designed by a lawyer named Francis Hopkinson.
d)
D. It is also known as the Liberty Flag.
8.
8. What is the main purpose of the article?
a)
A. to persuade readers to tour the U.S.
b)
B. to describe some famous U.S. landmarks
c)
C. to explain how the Statue of Liberty became a U.S. landmark
d)
D. to give a history of U.S. national parks
9.
9. According to the article, landmarks ______.
a)
A. all represent freedom and opportunity
b)
B. all served as gathering places long ago
c)
C. are hardly ever open to the public
d)
D. can be natural or human-made
10.
10. Which landmark described in the article took 14 years to carve?
a)
A. Mount Rushmore
b)
B. Statue of Liberty
c)
C. Mesa Verde
d)
D. Grand Canyon
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