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Reading Test Instructions

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Reading Sentences

Sentence 1

Abraham Lincoln was a US President.

Sentence 2

The US flag has stars and stripes.

Sentence 3

America celebrates July 4th as Independence Day.

Sentence 4

Presidents' Day honors George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Sentence 5

The US flag is red, white, and blue.

Sentence 6

People call George Washington the Father of America.

Sentence 7

The Bill of Rights protects US citizens.

Sentence 8

The United States is in North America.

Sentence 9

Memorial Day remembers dead soldiers.

Sentence 10

Washington, D.C. is the US capital.

Sentence 11

Flag Day is about the US flag.

Sentence 12

Freedom and democracy are important in America.

Sentence 13

George Washington was the first US President.

Sentence 14

US citizens can vote.

Sentence 15

Independence Day marks America's freedom.

Sentence 16

America chooses a new President every 4 years.

Sentence 17

New York City is very big.

Sentence 18

Labor Day is in September.

Sentence 19

Congress makes US laws.

Sentence 20

Columbus Day is a US holiday.

Sentence 21

The President lives in the White House.

Sentence 22

America has 50 states.

Sentence 23

People eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

Sentence 24

Abraham Lincoln was President long ago.

Sentence 25

The Civil War was between North and South.

Sentence 26

George Washington led the army for freedom.

Sentence 27

Citizens can talk at town meetings.

Sentence 28

The US government has three parts.

Sentence 29

The Constitution starts with 'We the People.'

Sentence 30

Americans pay taxes.

Sentence 31

Everyone should get a fair trial in America.

Sentence 32

People vote for the President.

Sentence 33

The South of America is often warm.

Sentence 34

Senators help make laws.

Sentence 35

Many people visit the White House.

Sentence 36

Each state has its own rules.

Sentence 37

The White House is in Washington, D.C.

Sentence 38

America is between two oceans.

Sentence 39

The US flag is called the Stars and Stripes.

Sentence 40

Presidents' Day is in February.

Sentence 41

George Washington was President twice.

Sentence 42

The Bill of Rights is in the Constitution.

Sentence 43

Some people say America instead of United States.

Sentence 44

Congress meets in the Capitol building.

Sentence 45

Flag Day celebrates the US flag's birthday.

Sentence 46

Different parts of government check each other.

Sentence 47

People met long ago to create America.

Sentence 48

Any US citizen can try to become President.

Sentence 49

People watch fireworks on July 4th.

Sentence 50

Alaska is a very big state.

Sentence 51

Labor Day marks the end of summer.

Sentence 52

The Constitution explains how government works.

Sentence 53

The President leads one part of the government.

Sentence 54

The national song is called The Star-Spangled Banner.

Sentence 55

Congress has two parts: Senate and House.

Sentence 56

Memorial Day is at the start of summer.

Sentence 57

People in the US can meet to share ideas.

Sentence 58

Not all states have a day off for Flag Day.

Sentence 59

Many different people live in America.

Sentence 60

The first fights for freedom were in Massachusetts.

Sentence 61

Citizens can ask the government for help.

Sentence 62

People talked about the Constitution in Philadelphia.

Sentence 63

America lets people from other countries live here.

Sentence 64

The biggest city is not always the state capital.

Sentence 65

Workers helped make Labor Day a holiday.

Sentence 66

The post office is part of the government.

Sentence 67

Not all states take a day off for Columbus Day.

Sentence 68

The President talks to Congress about America.

Sentence 69

Early leaders wanted people to run the country.

Sentence 70

The dollar is America's money.

Sentence 71

Different places have different Thanksgiving traditions.

Reading Vocabulary List

People

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • George Washington

Places

  • U.S.
  • United States
  • United States Of America
  • USA
  • America

Holidays

  • Presidents’ Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Flag Day
  • Independence Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Thanksgiving

Question words

  • How
  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Who
  • Why

Civics

  • Senators
  • state/states
  • White House
  • right
  • President
  • government
  • Father of Our Country
  • country
  • Congress
  • city
  • citizen
  • capital
  • Bill of Rights
  • American flag

Verbs

  • Can
  • Come
  • do/does
  • elects
  • have/has
  • is/are/was/be
  • lives/lived
  • meet
  • name
  • pay
  • vote
  • want

Other (Functional Words)

  • a
  • for
  • here
  • in
  • of
  • on
  • the
  • to
  • we

Other (Content Words)

  • colors
  • dollar bill
  • first
  • largest
  • many
  • more
  • most
  • one
  • other
  • same
  • some
  • such
  • that
  • the
  • this
  • which
  • who
  • with
  • without

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