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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.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.Working only for themselves
  • C.Giving up when things were hard
2.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.Bravery in the face of unfairness
  • B.Unkindness to her teacher
  • C.A wish to stay home
3.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 wish to treat some veterans unfairly
  • B.A belief in justice and equal treatment
  • C.Laziness about other people's problems
4.In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. What did she show?
  • A.Courage to stand up to an unfair law
  • B.A wish to be rude for no reason
  • C.Fear of speaking up
5.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.A wish to ignore other people
  • B.Dishonesty about her life
  • C.Perseverance and a belief in equal rights
6.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
7.Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and spent his life speaking and writing against it. What did he show?
  • A.Speaking the truth to win justice
  • B.Keeping quiet about wrongs
  • C.Lying to win money
8.Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, then went back many times to lead others to freedom. What did she show?
  • A.Courage, risking her own safety to free others
  • B.Laziness, avoiding hard work
  • C.Greed, wanting money only for herself

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Answer key — Heroes of Citizenship

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Working together for justice
  2. 2.Bravery in the face of unfairness
  3. 3.A belief in justice and equal treatment
  4. 4.Courage to stand up to an unfair law
  5. 5.Perseverance and a belief in equal rights
  6. 6.Responsibility for his community
  7. 7.Speaking the truth to win justice
  8. 8.Courage, risking her own safety to free others

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