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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.

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. Why do you think people chose Washington as the first President?
  2. 2. What was Mount Vernon?
  3. 3. Who did much of the work at Mount Vernon?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Thomas Edison

An information text written for this worksheet. 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. 1. Why was a bulb that could glow for many hours useful?
  2. 2. Where was Edison born?
  3. 3. What did his team make in 1879?

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Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He had led the American army in the Revolution. 2. A large farm in Virginia. 3. Enslaved people.
  2. 2.1. People could have light for many hours after dark. 2. In Ohio. 3. A light bulb that could glow for many hours.

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