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English 13 Public

Questions about Presidents Day and its history. Plus, comprehension questions from the books Duck for President & Grace for President

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President's Day started as a celebration for our first President's birthday. What is this president's name?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

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George Washington's birthday was on......

May 22

November 22

February 22

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In 1968 Uniform Holiday Act moved all national holidays to which day of the week?

Tuesdays

Mondays

Fridays

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Washington's Birthday changed to

Presidents Day

St. Patrick's Day

Halloween

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What was the first job Duck ran for?

Governor

Farmer

Mayor

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What was duck covered with in the first part of the story?

hay, seeds, and sprouts

grass and espresso (or coffee) beans

mud, muck, and filth

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After Duck became farmer be became what?

the President

the Governor

the Mayor

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What tasks did Duck decide he would rather do than be President?

mow the lawn and grind coffee beans

weed the garden

sweep the barn

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Why is Grace surprised when she sees the poster of all the presidents?

Many of the presidents were bald.

There were no women presidents

There were so many presidents

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Why did each student's state have different number of votes?

Each state has different number of electoral votes

Mrs. Barrington likes some states more than others

The boys' states had more votes

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What did Grace do to campaign?

Gave speeches and cupcakes and held rallies

Played soccer

Worked on her science experiments

Studied her spelling words

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Which student representing which state broke the tie in the votes?

Hannah representing Arizona

Fletcher representing Alaska

Clara representing Wisconsin

Thomas representing Wyoming

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Why did the student who broke the tie vote for Grace?

Grace had done this person favors.

They were her best friend.

They thought she was the best person for the job.

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