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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

NameDate

Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Clara Barton

An information text written for this worksheet. Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts in 1821. She was a teacher, and later a clerk in Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, she brought food and bandages to hurt soldiers. Soldiers called her the Angel of the Battlefield. In 1881 she started the American Red Cross. The Red Cross still helps people after floods, fires and storms.

  1. 1. Why do you think soldiers gave her that name?
  2. 2. How does her work still help people today?
  3. 3. What did soldiers call her?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Harriet Tubman

An information text written for this worksheet. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland, around 1822. In 1849 she escaped to freedom in Philadelphia. She went back many times to lead others to freedom. She helped about 70 people escape on the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War she worked as a nurse, a scout and a spy for the Union army. Later she cared for older people at her home in Auburn, New York.

  1. 1. Why did she go back many times?
  2. 2. Where was Harriet Tubman born?
  3. 3. About how many people did she help escape?

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Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She helped hurt soldiers on the battlefield. 2. The Red Cross still helps people after floods, fires and storms. 3. The Angel of the Battlefield.
  2. 2.1. To lead others to freedom. 2. In Maryland. 3. About 70 people.

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