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Heroes of Citizenship is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the civic virtue a historic citizen showed, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.8.3-5. It prints 8 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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Heroes of Citizenship

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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Read what each citizen did, then circle the quality it showed.

1.Clara Barton nursed wounded soldiers in the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross in 1881. What did she show?
  • A.Unfairness to people in need
  • B.Service and caring for others
  • C.Carelessness with other people's safety
2.Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farm workers to win fair pay and safer work. What did they show?
  • A.Giving up when things were hard
  • B.Working together for justice
  • C.Working only for themselves
3.Helen Keller, deaf and blind, learned to read, write and speak, then worked for the rights of people with disabilities. What did she show?
  • A.Perseverance and a belief in equal rights
  • B.Dishonesty about her life
  • C.A wish to ignore other people
4.In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked past angry crowds to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. What did she show?
  • A.Unkindness to her teacher
  • B.Bravery in the face of unfairness
  • C.A wish to stay home
5.Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library and a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia. What did he show?
  • A.Disrespect for his neighbors
  • B.Responsibility for his community
  • C.Wastefulness with public money
6.Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and spent his life speaking and writing against it. What did he show?
  • A.Keeping quiet about wrongs
  • B.Speaking the truth to win justice
  • C.Lying to win money
7.In 1912 Juliette Gordon Low started the Girl Scouts so girls could learn skills and serve others. What did she show?
  • A.Leadership for the good of others
  • B.Selfishness with her time
  • C.Cruelty to young people
8.Dr. Hector P. Garcia, an Army veteran, founded the American GI Forum in 1948 to win fair treatment for Mexican American veterans. What did he show?
  • A.Laziness about other people's problems
  • B.A wish to treat some veterans unfairly
  • C.A belief in justice and equal treatment

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Answer key — Heroes of Citizenship

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Service and caring for others
  2. 2.Working together for justice
  3. 3.Perseverance and a belief in equal rights
  4. 4.Bravery in the face of unfairness
  5. 5.Responsibility for his community
  6. 6.Speaking the truth to win justice
  7. 7.Leadership for the good of others
  8. 8.A belief in justice and equal treatment

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.