Veterans’ Letters Matching

This reading comprehension worksheet presents excerpts from fictional veterans’ letters written during major U.S. wars. Students read each letter and match it to the correct historical period, such as World War I, World War II, or the Korean War. The exercise strengthens historical literacy and reading inference skills by encouraging students to use contextual clues about time period, language, and setting. It promotes empathy and understanding of soldiers’ personal experiences across generations.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Context and Inference

Social Studies – U.S. Military History

English Language Arts – Historical Text Analysis

Social Studies – Chronological Reasoning

This worksheet is part of our Memorial Day collection.