#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading
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Name ______________________________________________
1.
From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of
honorably discharged?
a. sent home
c. a fake name
b. left the service with a good record
d. thrown out for poor service
2.
From reading the passage, what can you infer is the reason why Deborah Sampson was discharged
from the army?
a. She was a woman and her secret was discovered. c. She was too sick to fight.
b. She was needed back home.
d. She had been a poor soldier.
3.
How can you tell that beards and facial hair were very common in the Continental army?
a. No one had razors.
b. George Washington wore a beard.
c. Soldiers without beards were teased and presumed to be very young.
d. Wearing a beard was required by the officers.
4.
How long did Deborah Sampson serve in the American army?
a. two years
c. two and one-half years
b. eight years
d. one and one-half years
Because of her mother’s illness, Deborah
Sampson was sent to work as a servant
for neighbors from the time she was eight
until she turned eighteen. She was a strong
supporter of General Washington and the idea
of American independence from England.
Sampson decided to sign up for the army.
She put on men’s clothing and cut her hair.
Although she was worried about being
discovered right away, Sampson enlisted in
the army on May 20, 1782. She used a man’s
name, Robert Shurtleff. She was trained with
the other soldiers. She went on long marches
to fight the English. Like the other soldiers,
she ate bad food and had poor clothing
and supplies. “Robert” kept to herself and
worked without complaining. She was trusted
and popular with the other soldiers. Their
nickname for her was “Blooming Bobby.”
They often teased her about her lack of a
beard. They thought she had lied about her
age and was a fifteen-year-old boy.
Sampson went on scouting missions looking
for enemy supplies. She fought in many
minor battles with enemy soldiers. During
one small battle, she was wounded and dug
the bullet out of her leg herself. She did not
want to take a chance of her secret being
discovered by a doctor. Later, Sampson
caught a fever and nearly died. She lived,
but her secret was discovered by a doctor.
He informed her superior officer. Deborah
Sampson was
honorably discharged from
the army on October 25, 1783, as the war was
ending.
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