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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.

America the Beautiful

The first verse of a patriotic song by Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher, inspired by the view from Pikes Peak, Colorado, in 1893. First published in 1895; final words 1911. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

  1. 1. What waves does the verse describe?
  2. 2. What view inspired the writer, and when?
  3. 3. What rises above the fruited plain?
  4. 4. What does the writer hope for the country?
2.Why do many people sing patriotic songs at ballgames and July 4 celebrations?
  • A.To end the event early
  • B.Because a law requires every person to sing
  • C.To share pride in the country together
3."My Country, 'Tis of Thee" is sung to the same tune as which song?
  • A."The Star-Spangled Banner"
  • B.Britain's "God Save the King"
  • C."Yankee Doodle"
4.Which line comes from "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.From sea to shining sea
  • B.O'er the ramparts we watched
  • C.Let freedom ring
5."Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson and his brother, is often called what?
  • A.The Black national anthem
  • B.The official national anthem
  • C.A British army song

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Amber waves of grain. 2. The view from Pikes Peak, Colorado, in 1893. 3. Purple mountain majesties. 4. That God shed his grace on it and crown its good with brotherhood.
  2. 2.To share pride in the country together
  3. 3.Britain's "God Save the King"
  4. 4.From sea to shining sea
  5. 5.The Black national anthem

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