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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 benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  • B.It replaces the government completely
  • C.Members never have to agree on anything
2.In 1962 César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded an organization for whom?
  • A.Factory owners
  • B.Farm workers
  • C.Railroad builders
3.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.The king paid for every book
  • B.Each member kept the books forever
  • C.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
4.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To train soldiers for war
  • B.To collect a new tax for the king
  • C.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
5.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
6.What did Franklin's 1754 cartoon "Join, or Die" show?
  • A.A ship sinking at sea
  • B.An eagle holding arrows
  • C.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
7.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.The hospital sold its land
  • B.The king paid for all of it
  • C.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
8.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The League of Women Voters
  • B.The farm workers' union
  • C.The American Red Cross

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  2. 2.Farm workers
  3. 3.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  4. 4.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  5. 5.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  6. 6.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  7. 7.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  8. 8.The American Red Cross

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