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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 does "from sea to shining sea" tell you about the size of the country?
  3. 3. What view inspired the writer, and when?
  4. 4. What kind of land do "amber waves of grain" describe?
2.Which song was written after a trip up Pikes Peak?
  • A.The Star-Spangled Banner
  • B.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • C.America the Beautiful
3.During what kind of moment was "The Star-Spangled Banner" written?
  • A.A battle, as the writer waited to see if a fort would hold
  • B.A trip across the plains
  • C.A peaceful holiday
4.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
5.Which line comes from "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"?
  • A.By the dawn's early light
  • B.From sea to shining sea
  • C.Let freedom ring

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Amber waves of grain. 2. It stretches all the way from one sea to the other. 3. The view from Pikes Peak, Colorado, in 1893. 4. Farmland where grain grows across the plain.
  2. 2.America the Beautiful
  3. 3.A battle, as the writer waited to see if a fort would hold
  4. 4.Katharine Lee Bates, a college teacher
  5. 5.Let freedom ring

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