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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.

Thurgood Marshall

A short biography written for this worksheet. Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1908. He became a lawyer. In his time, many states made Black children and white children go to separate schools. Marshall argued in court that this was unfair. In 1954, the Supreme Court agreed. It said separate schools for Black and white children broke the Constitution. In 1967, Marshall became the first Black justice on the Supreme Court.

  1. 1. Where was Marshall born?
  2. 2. What first did Marshall achieve in 1967?
  3. 3. Did Marshall change things by fighting or by arguing in court?
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. Who did Florence Nightingale care for in 1854?
  3. 3. Why did soldiers call her "the Lady with the Lamp"?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. In Baltimore, Maryland. 2. He became the first Black justice on the Supreme Court. 3. By arguing in court.
  2. 2.1. A school to train nurses. 2. Wounded British soldiers in the Crimean War. 3. She checked on patients at night with a lamp.

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