This Grade 5 worksheet asks students to read and analyze Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Multiple-choice questions check understanding of phrases like 'four score and seven' and 'government of the people.' Fill-in-the-blanks reinforce when, where, and why Lincoln gave the speech. Learners examine the speech's purpose, audience, and meaning while practicing primary-source reading skills. The worksheet builds critical thinking about one of America's most powerful and famous historical speeches.
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Civil War Introduction
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address with 'Four score and seven years ago.' How many years is that?
A) 87 years
B) 47 years
C) 27 years
D) 107 years
2. Why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address in November 1863?
A) To start the Civil War
B) To dedicate a soldiers' cemetery at the battlefield
C) To declare peace with the South
D) To free all enslaved people
3. When Lincoln said the nation was 'conceived in liberty,' he meant the country was:
A) Built on tall mountains
B) Created with strong armies
C) Founded on the idea of freedom
D) Made for kings and queens
4. The famous closing line says government should be 'of the people, by the people, and for the ___.'
A) King
B) Army
C) States
D) People
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in the state of Pennsylvania.
2. In the speech, Lincoln honored the soldiers who died defending the Union.
3. The audience for the speech was the people gathered at the cemetery dedication.
4. The Gettysburg Address is famous for being short, only about 272 words long.
5. Lincoln said the soldiers gave the 'last full measure of devotion.'
Civil War Introduction
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address with 'Four score and seven years ago.' How many years is that?
A) 87 years
B) 47 years
C) 27 years
D) 107 years
2. Why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address in November 1863?
A) To start the Civil War
B) To dedicate a soldiers' cemetery at the battlefield
C) To declare peace with the South
D) To free all enslaved people
3. When Lincoln said the nation was 'conceived in liberty,' he meant the country was:
A) Built on tall mountains
B) Created with strong armies
C) Founded on the idea of freedom
D) Made for kings and queens
4. The famous closing line says government should be 'of the people, by the people, and for the ___.'
A) King
B) Army
C) States
D) People
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in the state of Pennsylvania.
2) In the speech, Lincoln honored the soldiers who died defending the Union.
3) The audience for the speech was the people gathered at the cemetery dedication.
4) The Gettysburg Address is famous for being short, only about 272 words long.
5) Lincoln said the soldiers gave the 'last full measure of devotion.'
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