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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. Was Revere the only rider that night? How do you know?
  2. 2. Where did he ride on April 18, 1775?
  3. 3. What did the two lanterns in the church signal?
2.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. What was Robert Fulton's job before he became an inventor?
  2. 2. How did Fulton's steamboat change travel?
  3. 3. How long did the trip take?

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Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. No. Other riders, such as William Dawes, carried the warning too. 2. To the town of Lexington. 3. That the soldiers were crossing by water.
  2. 2.1. He was a painter. 2. Steamboats soon carried people and goods on rivers across the country. 3. About 32 hours.

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