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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.

Sojourner Truth

A short biography written for this worksheet. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in about 1797. Her first name was Isabella. In 1826 she escaped to freedom with her baby daughter. She went to court to get her young son back after he was sold away, and she won. In 1843 she chose a new name, Sojourner Truth. She traveled the country, speaking against slavery and for the rights of women.

  1. 1. How did she get her son back?
  2. 2. What did she speak about as she traveled?
  3. 3. What did she do in 1826?
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. Who did Florence Nightingale care for in 1854?
  2. 2. Why did cleaning the hospital matter?
  3. 3. Why did soldiers call her "the Lady with the Lamp"?

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Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She went to court, and she won. 2. She spoke against slavery and for the rights of women. 3. She escaped to freedom with her baby daughter.
  2. 2.1. Wounded British soldiers in the Crimean War. 2. The hospital was dirty and many soldiers died of disease. 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.