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Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what two patriotic songs say about the country and their times, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.5.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

D2.His.5.3-5

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Read the verse and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.

1.Read the verse, then answer the questions.

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

The first verse of a patriotic song, also called America, by Samuel Francis Smith. It was first sung in Boston on July 4, 1831. My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain-side Let freedom ring!

  1. 1. When and where was the song first sung?
  2. 2. Which people who also lived in the land does the verse not mention?
  3. 3. What does "Land where my fathers died" suggest?
  4. 4. What does the song call the country?
2.During what kind of moment was "The Star-Spangled Banner" written?
  • A.A peaceful holiday
  • B.A battle, as the writer waited to see if a fort would hold
  • C.A trip across the plains
3.Who wrote the words of "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.Samuel Francis Smith, a minister
  • B.Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher
  • C.Francis Scott Key, a lawyer
4."My Country, 'Tis of Thee" is sung to the same tune as which song?
  • A.Britain's "God Save the King"
  • B."The Star-Spangled Banner"
  • C."Yankee Doodle"
5.Which line comes from "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.From sea to shining sea
  • B.Let freedom ring
  • C.O'er the ramparts we watched

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

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  1. 1.1. In Boston, on July 4, 1831. 2. It does not mention the Native peoples, or the enslaved people who were denied liberty in 1831. 3. The singer's ancestors lived and died in this land. 4. Sweet land of liberty.
  2. 2.A battle, as the writer waited to see if a fort would hold
  3. 3.Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher
  4. 4.Britain's "God Save the King"
  5. 5.From sea to shining sea

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.