Veterans' Day Reading Comprehension
Read the article CAREFULLY and look back through it to find answers to the following questions. DO YOUR BEST!
- 1.What is the date for Veterans' Day?
- A.
October 31
- B.
December 25
- C.
July 4
- D.
November 11
- 2.What makes someone a veteran?
- A.
They take care of sick animals
- B.
People who have served in the armed forces
- C.
People who are old
- D.
People who care about America
- 3.The author's purpose for writing this article was to......
- A.
Persuade people to serve in the armed forces
- B.
Describe the various wars
- C.
Entertain people with stories of courage
- D.
Inform people about Veterans' Day
- 4.What was the original term for Veterans' Day?
- A.
Veterinarians Day
- B.
Military Men Day
- C.
Hope Day
- D.
Armistice Day
- 5.What president was in office when the day first became a national holiday?
- A.
President Barack Obama
- B.
President Woodrow Wilson
- C.
President Eisenhower
- D.
President Kennedy
- 6.What war - according to the article - is considered 'the 'Great War'?
- A.
WWI
- B.
WWII
- C.
Iraq
- D.
Civil War
- 7.According to the article, for which war was it that MEMORIAL DAY FIRST celebrated and honored the war dead (from that war)?
- A.
WWI
- B.
WWII
- C.
Iraq
- D.
Civil War
- 8.Not only was Veterans' Day FIRST designed to remember those who fought in WWI, but it was also a day to promote ______________.
- A.
Hope
- B.
Love
- C.
Peace
- D.
Friendship
- 9.Veterans' Day was always a National Holiday from it's very beginniings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What year did Veteran's Day become a national holiday?
- A.
1919
- B.
1929
- C.
1938
- D.
2012
- 11.What business person pushed for Veteran's Day to become a National Holiday?
- A.
Woodrow Wilson
- B.
Alfred King
- C.
David Johnson
- D.
President Eisenhower
- 12.Veteran's Day is important to people in America --what evidence from the article supports this idea best?
- A.
It became a National Holiday in 1938
- B.
A business person pushed for it to become a National Holiday
- C.
People lumped days together so that they could have a long weekend so they could enjoy the long weekends and they were happy with this idea.
- D.
There was an outcry from the public to change the long standing Nove. 11 date back when it was changed.
- 13.What does the word 'outcry' mean?
- A.
To cry out in tears
- B.
To voice your opinion in a loud way (a large group of people together)
- C.
Singing out loud
- D.
Hoping for change
- 14.What is the biggest IMPACT for the reader after reading this article?
- A.
The reader will become a believer in Veteran's Day.
- B.
The reader will want to become a veteran and decide to work diligently towards that goal.
- C.
The reader will feel detached from Veteran's Day and begin to realize how insignificant the day truly is.
- D.
The reader will have a more clear understanding about what Veteran's Day is and why it is celebrated in the U.S.
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