Memorial Day

Reading Comprehension Questions

1) The graphic shown above describes “Memorial Day.” The context shows that the day was created as a "memorial" to which of the following?

a. soldiers who have survived a war

b. soldiers who have died in wars

c. soldiers who are currently serving in a war

d. soldiers who have protested fighting in a war

2) The graphic shown above can best be described as which of the following?

a. a timeline

b. an essay

c. a diagram

d. a logo

3) Based on the graphic shown above, Memorial Day was "officially proclaimed" and "first observed" a few years after which war ended?

a. the American Revolution

b. the Civil War

c. World War I

d. World War II

4) According to the graphic shown above, people in which region of the country did NOT honor Memorial Day until after World War I?

a. the West

b. the East

c. the North

d. the South

5) The above graphic gives Waterloo, New York, as the "official" birthplace of Memorial Day. However, at least how many other cities claim to be the birthplace of the holiday?

a. 2

b. 12

c. 24

d. 1966

1) According to the above graphic, which group in the late 1900s began their own parade on Memorial Day on Washington, DC?

a. soldiers

b. motorcyclists

c. Boy Scouts

d. MIAs and POWs

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