Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. On the fourth Thursday in November, in houses around the United States, families get together for a feast, or a large meal. Almost all families eat turkey and cranberry sauce for this meal, and have pumpkin pie for dessert. This feast is part of a very special day, the holiday of Thanksgiving. In 1620 the Pilgrims made a difficult trip across the ocean from England. They landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the Pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New World in search of religious freedom. The Pilgrims’ first winter was very hard. Almost half the group died of cold, hunger and disease. But the Indians of Massachusetts taught the Pilgrims to plant com, to hunt and to fish. When the next fall came, the Pilgrims had plenty of food. They were thankful to God and the Indians and had a feast to give thanks. They invited the Indians to join them. This was the first Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving became a national holiday many years later because of the effort of a woman named Sarah Hale. For forty years Sarah Hale wrote to each president and asked for a holiday of Thanksgiving. At last, she was successful. In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday. How much is Thanksgiving today like the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving? In many ways they are different. For example, historians think that the Pilgrims ate deer, not turkey. The idea of Thanksgiving, though, is very much the same: Thanksgiving is a day on which we celebrate and give thanks. 1. When did the Pilgrims make a difficult trip across the ocean from England?
Multiple choice 1 Question 5
in 1620
in 1630
in 1866
in 1631
2. According to the passage, today’s Thanksgiving is___________.
Multiple choice 2 Question 5
a day on that the Pilgrims eat goat.
different from the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving in many ways.
just celebrated the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving.
only liked in Massachusetts.
3. The word feast in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____________.
Multiple choice 3 Question 5
big party
daily meal
reunion
festival
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Thanksgiving?
Multiple choice 4 Question 5
It became a national holiday thanks to President Lincoln’s 40-year efforts.
Americans usually have turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for this occasion.
It is held on the fourth Thursday in November.
It is a day on which Americans celebrate and give thanks.
5. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to __________.
Multiple choice 5 Question 5
com
Americans
the Pilgrims
families
Multiple choice 1 Question 5
in 1620
in 1630
in 1866
in 1631
2. According to the passage, today’s Thanksgiving is___________.
Multiple choice 2 Question 5
a day on that the Pilgrims eat goat.
different from the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving in many ways.
just celebrated the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving.
only liked in Massachusetts.
3. The word feast in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____________.
Multiple choice 3 Question 5
big party
daily meal
reunion
festival
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Thanksgiving?
Multiple choice 4 Question 5
It became a national holiday thanks to President Lincoln’s 40-year efforts.
Americans usually have turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for this occasion.
It is held on the fourth Thursday in November.
It is a day on which Americans celebrate and give thanks.
5. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to __________.
Multiple choice 5 Question 5
com
Americans
the Pilgrims
families