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Citizens Who Stepped Forward is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how historic citizens served others, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.2.K-2. It prints 8 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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Citizens Who Stepped Forward

D2.Civ.2.K-2

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1.Paul Revere rode at night in April 1775. Why?
  • A.To warn colonists that British soldiers were on their way
  • B.To win a horse race
  • C.To deliver mail to the king
2.Clara Barton brought supplies to wounded soldiers in which war?
  • A.The Revolutionary War
  • B.World War II
  • C.The Civil War
3.Why was Florence Nightingale called "the Lady with the Lamp"?
  • A.She checked on patients at night carrying a lamp
  • B.She invented the light bulb
  • C.She sold lamps in a store
4.Harriet Tubman went back into the South many times. Why?
  • A.To visit her old school
  • B.To lead more enslaved people to freedom
  • C.To buy land
5.What did Benjamin Franklin help start in Philadelphia for his neighbors?
  • A.An airport
  • B.A lending library and a fire company
  • C.A car factory
6.Sojourner Truth never learned to read or write. How did she share her ideas?
  • A.By speaking to crowds
  • B.By writing books herself
  • C.By sending emails
7.During the Civil War, how did Harriet Tubman help the Union army?
  • A.As a ship captain
  • B.As a scout and a nurse
  • C.As its top general
8.What do Clara Barton, Florence Nightingale and today's nurses have in common?
  • A.They all lived in one city
  • B.They serve others in times of need
  • C.They all ride horses

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Answer key — Citizens Who Stepped Forward

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  1. 1.To warn colonists that British soldiers were on their way
  2. 2.The Civil War
  3. 3.She checked on patients at night carrying a lamp
  4. 4.To lead more enslaved people to freedom
  5. 5.A lending library and a fire company
  6. 6.By speaking to crowds
  7. 7.As a scout and a nurse
  8. 8.They serve others in times of need

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.