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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 rises above the fruited plain?
  2. 2. What view inspired the writer, and when?
  3. 3. What does this verse not tell you about the land?
  4. 4. What waves does the verse describe?
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.Which line comes from "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.Let freedom ring
  • B.From sea to shining sea
  • C.O'er the ramparts we watched
4.Which line comes from "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"?
  • A.By the dawn's early light
  • B.Let freedom ring
  • C.From sea to shining sea
5.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

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Purple mountain majesties. 2. The view from Pikes Peak, Colorado, in 1893. 3. It does not tell you who lived on the land before or how it was settled. 4. Amber waves of grain.
  2. 2.A battle, as the writer waited to see if a fort would hold
  3. 3.From sea to shining sea
  4. 4.Let freedom ring
  5. 5.America the Beautiful

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