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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.

Paul Revere

A short biography written for this worksheet. Paul Revere was a silversmith in Boston. He made cups, spoons and bowls from silver. On the night of April 18, 1775, he rode to the town of Lexington. He warned the colonists there that British soldiers were marching their way. Two lanterns in the steeple of Boston's Old North Church signaled that the soldiers were crossing by water. Other riders, such as William Dawes, carried the warning too.

  1. 1. What did the two lanterns in the church signal?
  2. 2. Was Revere the only rider that night? How do you know?
  3. 3. What was Paul Revere's job?
2.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. What did the Supreme Court decide in 1954?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. That the soldiers were crossing by water. 2. No. Other riders, such as William Dawes, carried the warning too. 3. He was a silversmith in Boston.
  2. 2.1. In Baltimore, Maryland. 2. He became the first Black justice on the Supreme Court. 3. That separate schools for Black and white children broke the Constitution.

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