This easy Grade 5 worksheet introduces foundational notable Americans like George Washington, Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks, and the Wright Brothers. Students match each famous person to their best-known contribution through sentence corrections, fill-in-the-blank questions, and short answers. Activities reinforce key facts about the first president, the inventor of the light bulb, and the civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
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Notable Americans
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
George Washington was the second president of the United States.
Rewrite: George Washington was the first president of the United States.
2. Fix the sentence:
Thomas Edison invented the airplane.
Rewrite: Thomas Edison invented the practical light bulb.
3. Fix the sentence:
Rosa Parks led the army during the Civil War.
Rewrite: Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The first president of the United States was George Washington.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech.
3. The two brothers who built and flew the first airplane were the Wright Brothers.
4. The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Who invented the practical electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison invented the practical electric light bulb in 1879.
2. Why is Rosa Parks remembered today?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Notable Americans
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
George Washington was the second president of the United States.
Rewrite: George Washington was the first president of the United States.
2) Fix the sentence:
Thomas Edison invented the airplane.
Rewrite: Thomas Edison invented the practical light bulb.
3) Fix the sentence:
Rosa Parks led the army during the Civil War.
Rewrite: Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The first president of the United States was George Washington.
2) Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech.
3) The two brothers who built and flew the first airplane were the Wright Brothers.
4) The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Who invented the practical electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison invented the practical electric light bulb in 1879.
2) Why is Rosa Parks remembered today?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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