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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 rises above the fruited plain?
  3. 3. What view inspired the writer, and when?
  4. 4. What does "from sea to shining sea" tell you about the size of the country?
2.Which of these three songs was written first?
  • A.America the Beautiful
  • B.The Star-Spangled Banner
  • C.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
3."America the Beautiful" mostly describes the country's what?
  • A.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
  • B.Laws and courts
  • C.Battles and soldiers
4.Which song is the official national anthem?
  • A.America the Beautiful
  • B.The Star-Spangled Banner
  • C.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
5.Which song was written by Samuel Francis Smith?
  • A.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • B.America the Beautiful
  • C.The Star-Spangled Banner

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Amber waves of grain. 2. Purple mountain majesties. 3. The view from Pikes Peak, Colorado, in 1893. 4. It stretches all the way from one sea to the other.
  2. 2.The Star-Spangled Banner
  3. 3.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
  4. 4.The Star-Spangled Banner
  5. 5.My Country, 'Tis of Thee

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