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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

NameDate

Read each biography, then answer the questions.

1.Read the biography, then answer the questions.

Robert Fulton

A short biography written for this worksheet. Robert Fulton was born in Pennsylvania in 1765. He was a painter before he became an inventor. In 1807 his steamboat carried passengers up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. The trip of about 150 miles took about 32 hours. A steam engine turned paddle wheels, so the boat did not need wind. Steamboats soon carried people and goods on rivers across the country.

  1. 1. How did Fulton's steamboat change travel?
  2. 2. Why could a steamboat travel on a day with no wind?
  3. 3. Where did his steamboat carry passengers in 1807?
2.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. What did she do in 1932?
  2. 2. How did Earhart help other women?
  3. 3. What happened when she tried to fly around the world?

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Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Steamboats soon carried people and goods on rivers across the country. 2. A steam engine turned its paddle wheels, so it did not need wind. 3. Up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany.
  2. 2.1. She became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. 2. She encouraged women to follow their dreams. 3. Her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.

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