Historical Figures — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each historical figure into the correct group.
Invented Something
Benjamin FranklinThomas EdisonWright BrothersAlexander Graham Bell Led Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.Rosa ParksSusan B. AnthonyCesar Chavez Inventors like Franklin, Edison, the Wright Brothers, and Bell created tools and machines. Leaders like King, Parks, Anthony, and Chavez led movements for fairness.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.
Edison's light bulb let people have bright light inside homes at night.
2. The Wright Brothers built the first flying airplane.
Their 1903 airplane was the first powered flight and changed travel forever.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. led a movement for civil rights.
King worked to make sure all Americans were treated equally under the law.
4. Rosa Parks would not give up her bus seat.
Her brave act in 1955 helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott for equal rights.
5. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Bell's telephone let people speak to others miles away for the first time.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.
True False
Franklin's lightning rod protects buildings from being struck by lightning.
2. Cesar Chavez invented the airplane.
True False
Chavez led farm workers to fight for fair pay; the Wright Brothers built the airplane.
3. Susan B. Anthony led a movement for women to vote.
True False
Anthony spent her life fighting so women could have the right to vote in America.
4. Thomas Edison led the civil rights movement.
True False
Edison was an inventor; Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights movement.