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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. What should ring from every mountain-side?
  2. 2. Which people who also lived in the land does the verse not mention?
  3. 3. What does the song call the country?
  4. 4. When and where was the song first sung?
2.Who wrote the words of "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher
  • B.Samuel Francis Smith, a minister
  • C.Francis Scott Key, a lawyer
3."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.A British army song
  • C.The official national anthem
4."America the Beautiful" mostly describes the country's what?
  • A.Laws and courts
  • B.Battles and soldiers
  • C.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
5.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

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

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  1. 1.1. Freedom. 2. It does not mention the Native peoples, or the enslaved people who were denied liberty in 1831. 3. Sweet land of liberty. 4. In Boston, on July 4, 1831.
  2. 2.Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher
  3. 3.The Black national anthem
  4. 4.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
  5. 5.To share pride in the country together

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