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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 does "Land where my fathers died" suggest?
  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. What should ring from every mountain-side?
2."America the Beautiful" mostly describes the country's what?
  • A.Battles and soldiers
  • B.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
  • C.Laws and courts
3.Which song was written after a trip up Pikes Peak?
  • A.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • B.America the Beautiful
  • C.The Star-Spangled Banner
4.Which line comes from "America the Beautiful"?
  • A.O'er the ramparts we watched
  • B.Let freedom ring
  • C.From sea to shining sea
5.Which line comes from "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"?
  • A.From sea to shining sea
  • B.Let freedom ring
  • C.By the dawn's early light

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Answer key — Two Patriotic Songs and Their Times

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  1. 1.1. The singer's ancestors lived and died in this land. 2. It does not mention the Native peoples, or the enslaved people who were denied liberty in 1831. 3. Sweet land of liberty. 4. Freedom.
  2. 2.Land: its skies, grain, mountains and plains
  3. 3.America the Beautiful
  4. 4.From sea to shining sea
  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.