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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.Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library and a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia. What did he show?
  • A.Responsibility for his community
  • B.Disrespect for his neighbors
  • C.Wastefulness with public money
2.Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and spent his life speaking and writing against it. What did he show?
  • A.Lying to win money
  • B.Speaking the truth to win justice
  • C.Keeping quiet about wrongs
3.Clara Barton nursed wounded soldiers in the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross in 1881. What did she show?
  • A.Carelessness with other people's safety
  • B.Unfairness to people in need
  • C.Service and caring for others
4.In 1912 Juliette Gordon Low started the Girl Scouts so girls could learn skills and serve others. What did she show?
  • A.Selfishness with her time
  • B.Cruelty to young people
  • C.Leadership for the good of others
5.Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for voting, when women were not allowed to vote. What did she show?
  • A.A belief in equality for women
  • B.Not caring about elections
  • C.A wish to stop others voting
6.In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. What did she show?
  • A.Fear of speaking up
  • B.Courage to stand up to an unfair law
  • C.A wish to be rude for no reason
7.Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, then went back many times to lead others to freedom. What did she show?
  • A.Laziness, avoiding hard work
  • B.Courage, risking her own safety to free others
  • C.Greed, wanting money only for herself
8.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led peaceful marches to end laws that kept Black and white Americans apart. What did he show?
  • A.Violence to get his way
  • B.Support for unfair laws
  • C.Peaceful action for equal rights

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Answer key — Heroes of Citizenship

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  1. 1.Responsibility for his community
  2. 2.Speaking the truth to win justice
  3. 3.Service and caring for others
  4. 4.Leadership for the good of others
  5. 5.A belief in equality for women
  6. 6.Courage to stand up to an unfair law
  7. 7.Courage, risking her own safety to free others
  8. 8.Peaceful action for equal rights

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