1. So You Want to Be President?

2. Vocabulary The Constitution is… Sculpture or four presidents
Document stating a system of laws

3. Document stating a system of laws
Answer
Document stating a system of laws

4. Vocabulary
Politics are…
Ceremonies
government

5. Answer
Government

6. Vocabulary
Howling is another word for…
Celebrated
tremendous

7. Answer
Tremendous

8. Vocabulary
Solemnly also means…
Seriously
Angrily

9. Answer
Seriously

10. Vocabulary
To have responsibility is to have…
a. Decisions
b. Duty

11. Answer
Duty

12. Vocabulary
To be vain is to…
a. be jealous
b. prideful

13. Answer
Prideful

14. Vocabulary When a person is humble, they are… a. modest b. decorative
c. sturdy

15. Answer
Modest

16. Comprehension
One detail from the selection was “The President never has to take out the garbage.” Which main idea does this detail support?
There are good and bad things about being President.
Every Presidents has had brothers and sisters.

17. Answer
There are good and bad things about being President.

18. Comprehension Which of the following was an opinion in this selection?
Theodore Roosevelt was president at age forty-two.
Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm.
James Polk and James Buchanan both had nine brothers and sisters.

19. Answer
Benjamin Harrison was lucky to have grown up on a large farm.

20. Comprehension
What did Quentin Roosevelt do to cheer up his sick brother?

21. Answer
Rode his pony upstairs in the White House Elevator.

22. Comprehension Which of these was a main idea of this selection?
Some presidents preferred dogs
The Coolidge's had a pet raccoon.
All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

23. Answer
All kinds of pets lived in the White House.

24. Comprehension
According to the selection, what did Presidents George Washington, Andrew Johnson, and Harry Truman have in common?
None of them went to college.
They were all lawyers.
None of them lived in the White House

25. Answer
None of them went to college.

26. Comprehension
Which generalization is supported by details in the selection?
All presidents have enjoyed their job.
Only people with a lot of money have been President.
Being President has always been a lot of work.

27. Answer
Being President has always been a lot of work.

28. Comprehension
Why did the author write this story?

29. Answer
To tell interesting facts about different Presidents.

30. Comprehension Which of the following was a main idea of the selection?
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory
Most People become President to be famous.
People want to be President for different reasons.

31. Answer
People want to be President for different reasons.

32. Comprehension
Abraham Lincoln said, “I know very well that many others might in this matter as in others, do better than I can. “ From this quote, you can tell that Lincoln was probably…
Greedy
Curious
Impatient
humble

33. Answer
humble