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Short Biographies, Big Changes is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on finding facts in a short biography, 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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Short Biographies, Big Changes

D3.1.K-2

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Read each biography, then answer the questions.

1.Read the biography, then answer the questions.

Amelia Earhart

A short biography written for this worksheet. Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, in 1897. She learned to fly when few women flew airplanes. In 1932 she became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many flying records and encouraged women to follow their dreams. In 1937 she tried to fly around the world. Her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.

  1. 1. How did Earhart help other women?
  2. 2. What happened when she tried to fly around the world?
  3. 3. Why was her flying unusual for her time?
2.Read the biography, then answer the questions.

Florence Nightingale

A short biography written for this worksheet. Florence Nightingale was a nurse from Great Britain. In 1854 she went to care for wounded British soldiers in the Crimean War. The army hospital was dirty, and many soldiers died of disease. She and her nurses cleaned the wards, washed bedding and brought better food. She checked on patients at night with a lamp, so soldiers called her "the Lady with the Lamp." In 1860 she started a school in London to train nurses.

  1. 1. What did she start in London in 1860?
  2. 2. Why did soldiers call her "the Lady with the Lamp"?
  3. 3. Who did Florence Nightingale care for in 1854?

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Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She encouraged women to follow their dreams. 2. Her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. 3. Few women flew airplanes when she learned to fly.
  2. 2.1. A school to train nurses. 2. She checked on patients at night with a lamp. 3. Wounded British soldiers in the Crimean War.

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