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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.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.A belief in justice and equal treatment
  • B.Laziness about other people's problems
  • C.A wish to treat some veterans unfairly
2.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led peaceful marches to end laws that kept Black and white Americans apart. What did he show?
  • A.Support for unfair laws
  • B.Peaceful action for equal rights
  • C.Violence to get his way
3.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.Carelessness with other people's safety
  • C.Service and caring for others
4.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.A wish to ignore other people
  • C.Dishonesty about her life
5.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
6.Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, then went back many times to lead others to freedom. What did she show?
  • A.Greed, wanting money only for herself
  • B.Laziness, avoiding hard work
  • C.Courage, risking her own safety to free others
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.Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farm workers to win fair pay and safer work. What did they show?
  • A.Working together for justice
  • B.Giving up when things were hard
  • C.Working only for themselves

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Answer key — Heroes of Citizenship

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A belief in justice and equal treatment
  2. 2.Peaceful action for equal rights
  3. 3.Service and caring for others
  4. 4.Perseverance and a belief in equal rights
  5. 5.Speaking the truth to win justice
  6. 6.Courage, risking her own safety to free others
  7. 7.Leadership for the good of others
  8. 8.Working together for justice

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