Reading About Famous Americans is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on finding facts about a famous American in a text, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D3.1.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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Thomas Edison was born in Ohio in 1847.
He had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many workers helped him.
In 1877 his team made the phonograph, a machine that could record and play back sound.
In 1879 his team made a light bulb that could glow for many hours.
He got patents for more than 1,000 inventions.
1. Who helped Edison in his lab?
2. Why was a bulb that could glow for many hours useful?
3. Where was Edison born?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809.
He went to school for only about one year, but he read many books.
He became a lawyer in Illinois.
In 1861 he became the 16th President.
He led the country during the Civil War.
In 1863 he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It said that enslaved people in the states fighting the Union were free.
1. Where was Lincoln born?
2. Why is Lincoln remembered for helping end slavery?
3. Which war did Lincoln lead the country through?
LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Many workers. 2. People could have light for many hours after dark. 3. In Ohio.
2.1. In a log cabin in Kentucky. 2. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which said enslaved people were free. 3. The Civil War.
Questions about Reading About Famous Americans
What does the Reading About Famous Americans worksheet cover?
It practices finding facts about a famous American in a text — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D3.1.K-2: Gather what you need from one or two sources, choosing them for a reason. The instruction to students is “Read each text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Reading About Famous Americans practice?
D3.1.K-2, under Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Gather relevant information from one or two sources while using the origin and structure to guide the selection.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Reading About Famous Americans is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D3.1.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Reading About Famous Americans come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Reading About Famous Americans can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Reading About Famous Americans free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reading About Famous Americans, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D3.1.K-2
Gather what you need from one or two sources, choosing them for a reason.