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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.

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Reading About Famous Americans

D3.1.K-2

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Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell

An information text written for this worksheet. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. He moved to North America and taught deaf students in Boston. In 1876 he got a patent for the telephone. His first telephone call was to his helper, Thomas Watson, in the next room. Soon people could talk to each other across a town, and later across the country.

  1. 1. What did Bell get a patent for in 1876?
  2. 2. Who got the first telephone call?
  3. 3. Who did Bell teach in Boston?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

George Washington

An information text written for this worksheet. George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man he was a surveyor. He measured and mapped land. He led the American army in the Revolution. In 1789 he became the first President of the United States. He lived at Mount Vernon, a large farm in Virginia. Enslaved people did much of the work at Mount Vernon.

  1. 1. Where was George Washington born?
  2. 2. Who did much of the work at Mount Vernon?
  3. 3. When did he become the first President?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The telephone. 2. His helper, Thomas Watson. 3. Deaf students.
  2. 2.1. In Virginia. 2. Enslaved people. 3. In 1789.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.