Name ______________________________ (Answer Key)

Date________________________ Social Studies State Standard 1.3.3

1. Lincoln fought to abolish slavery so people could be free. What does abolish mean?

a. to beginb. to darec. to eatd. to end.

2. Why was President Lincoln against slavery?

a. because a little girl wrote him a letterb. because he thought the South was making too much moneyc. because he was the leader of the Underground Railroadd. because he thought all people should be free

3. What is the name of the war that happened while Abraham Lincoln was president?

a. The Common Warb. The Cold Warc. The Civil Ward. The Dark War

4. Why is Lincoln honored as a great president?

a. because he was so tallb. because he liked the theaterc. because he grew a beardd. because he helped to end slavery

5. Where can you find Abraham Lincoln?

a. on a pennyb. on a dimec. on the nickeld. on the quarter

6. Ruby Bridges Hall went to ______________ School.

a. Sheridan Elementaryb. William Fiddle Elementaryc. White Oak Elementaryd. William Frantz Elementary

7. What was the name of the first grade teacher who taught Ruby Bridges Hall?a. Mrs. McCreab. Mrs. Hamc. Mrs. Grahamd. Mr. Henry

8. Ruby Bridges Hall wrote a book about what happened to her. This book is called an _____________.

a. biographyb. poemc. autobiographyd. story

Drawing Conclusions

9. Why did Marshalls walk with Ruby Bridges Hall when she went to school?

a. to play with herb. to protect herc. to feed herd. to talk to her

Make An Inference

10. How did Ruby show courage or bravery?

Name ______________________________ (Answer Key)

Date________________________ Social Studies State Standard 1.3.3

1. Why did John Wilkes Booth shoot President Abraham Lincoln?

a. because he was angry that Lincoln ended slaveryb. because he wanted to build a memorial to Lincolnc. because he wanted to be presidentd. because he was a slave and wanted to be free.

2. Which sentence shares a FACT about Abraham Lincoln?

a. Lincoln was the most important president.b. Lincoln taught himself history, religion, and law.c. Lincoln looked better after he grew his beard.d. Lincoln should have let the South form its own country.

3. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. said that “All men are created equal.” What else did those two men have in common?

a. both men were president.b. both men lived in the same time period.c. both men were not very good at giving speeches.d. both men were assassinated for their beliefs and died.

4. Lincoln fought to abolish slavery so people could be free. What does abolish mean?

a. to beginb. to darec. to eatd. to end.

5. The Civil War happened while Abraham Lincoln was president. Write about why the Civil War happened. Use complete sentences.

6. Ruby Bridges Hall went to ______________ School.

a. Sheridan Elementaryb. William Fiddle Elementaryc. White Oak Elementaryd. William Frantz Elementary

7. What was the name of the first grade teacher who taught Ruby Bridges Hall?

a. Mrs. McCreab. Mrs. Hamc. Mrs. Grahamd. Mr. Henry

8. Ruby Bridges Hall wrote a book about what happened to her. This book is called an _____________.

a. biographyb. poemc. autobiographyd. story

Drawing Conclusions

9. Why did Marshalls walk with Ruby Bridges Hall when she went to school?

a. to play with herb. to protect herc. to feed herd. to talk to her

Make An Inference

10. How did Ruby show courage or bravery?