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Citizens Who Built Organizations is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how Franklin, Chávez and others organized people to work together, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.6.3-5. 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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Citizens Who Built Organizations

D2.Civ.6.3-5

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1.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.No one ever has to give up time
  • B.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  • C.Decisions are always quick
2.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.It replaces the government completely
  • B.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  • C.Members never have to agree on anything
3.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  • B.The king paid for all of it
  • C.The hospital sold its land
4.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.Each member kept the books forever
  • B.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  • C.The king paid for every book
5.In 1962 César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded an organization for whom?
  • A.Farm workers
  • B.Railroad builders
  • C.Factory owners
6.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The League of Women Voters
  • B.The American Red Cross
  • C.The farm workers' union
7.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  • B.Secret attacks on farms
  • C.Armed rebellion
8.During the grape strike, what did Chávez ask shoppers across the country to do?
  • A.Grow grapes at home
  • B.Buy twice as many grapes
  • C.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  2. 2.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  3. 3.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  4. 4.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  5. 5.Farm workers
  6. 6.The American Red Cross
  7. 7.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  8. 8.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.