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Metro Square's American Display

Read about a city school display and explain the meanings of American symbols, the Statue of Liberty, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toCIV.1.4

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain meanings of American symbols and the Statue of Liberty.
  • Students explain that the Pledge of Allegiance is a promise of loyalty to the United States.

How to use

Read the passage aloud and discuss each card's meaning. Then have students answer the questions and use details from the passage in their responses.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

CIV.1.4

Explain the meaning of American symbols, landmarks and the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Metro Square's American Display

Learn what American symbols, a landmark, and the Pledge mean.

Read about the display

Listen as your teacher reads the passage. Then answer the questions.

A Hallway Display

At Metro Square School in a busy city neighborhood, Ms. Chen's first-grade class planned a hallway display about the United States. Students studied four cards before choosing two for the display.

One card showed the American flag with stars and stripes. Its stars and stripes help people recognize the United States. Another showed a bald eagle, a national symbol often linked with freedom. A third showed the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. It is a landmark, or special place, and it is also a symbol of welcome and freedom. The last card showed children saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

Ms. Chen said the Pledge is a promise to be loyal to the United States and respect its ideals. Students shared, listened, and voted. They chose the flag and the Statue of Liberty and wrote a meaning under each card.

1.
What is the class trying to teach with its display?
  • A. How city schools make hallway plans
  • B. How students choose a card by color
  • C. What the flag and the Statue of Liberty mean
  • D. Why busy neighborhoods have schools
2.
Match each card to what the passage says about it.
  1. American flag
  2. Bald eagle
  3. Statue of Liberty
  4. Pledge of Allegiance
  1. A. A national symbol often linked with freedom
  2. B. A promise of loyalty to the United States and respect for its ideals
  3. C. Stars and stripes that help people recognize the United States
  4. D. A special place in New York Harbor and a symbol of welcome and freedom
3.
Word bank: landmark · symbol · promise

A special place such as the Statue of Liberty is called a  .

4.
Circle the two details about the American flag.

It has stars and stripes.Its stars and stripes help people recognize the United States.It is a special place in New York Harbor.It is a promise of loyalty.

Connect each card to its meaning

Use the passage to choose the card or meaning that fits.

5.
Which card shows a bird that is often linked with freedom?
  • A. The American flag
  • B. The bald eagle
  • C. The Statue of Liberty
  • D. The Pledge of Allegiance
6.
What does the Pledge of Allegiance mean in the passage?
  • A. It is a special place in New York Harbor.
  • B. It is a picture that helps identify the United States.
  • C. It is a bird symbol linked with freedom.
  • D. It is a promise of loyalty to the United States.
7.
Circle the two cards the class chose for the display.

The American flagThe bald eagleThe Statue of LibertyThe Pledge of Allegiance

8.
Match each new idea to the card that fits it.
  1. A visitor wants to learn about a special place in New York Harbor.
  2. A child wants to learn the words people say to promise loyalty.
  3. A student wants a card that helps people recognize the United States.
  1. A. The Pledge of Allegiance
  2. B. The American flag
  3. C. The Statue of Liberty
9.
Word bank: freedom · promise · landmark · flag

The bald eagle is often linked with  . The Pledge is a  .

10.
A student says, “The Pledge is a landmark.” Which answer corrects the student?
  • A. It is a special place in New York Harbor.
  • B. It is a promise of loyalty to the country.
  • C. It is a bird symbol often linked with freedom.
  • D. It is a flag with stars and stripes.

Use what you know

Think about how the class explained its choices. Use the passage for evidence.

11.
Why did the class write a meaning under each chosen card?
  • A. To help viewers understand what each item stands for
  • B. To turn the Statue of Liberty into a new landmark
  • C. To change the Pledge into an American flag
  • D. To show that every card was the same kind of thing
12.
Which sentence compares the American flag and the Pledge correctly?
  • A. Both are landmarks in New York Harbor.
  • B. The flag is a promise, and the Pledge is a bird.
  • C. The flag stands for the country; the Pledge is a promise.
  • D. Both are cards showing a special place.
13.
Explain one meaning of an item in the display. Use a detail from the passage.
14.
A visitor asks why the class included the American flag. Explain one meaning of the flag and tell how the class showed that meaning in its display.

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