All About Biographies
A worksheet for Grade 2 students to learn about biographies, including reading a short passage and answering comprehension questions.
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All About Biographies
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Read the passage about Ruby Bridges. Then answer the questions that follow.
Ruby Bridges was a brave girl who helped change history. She was born in a small town in Mississippi in 1954. When Ruby was six years old, she became the first African American child to go to an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. This was a very big step because, at that time, Black children and white children went to separate schools. Many people did not want Ruby to go to the school, but she walked in every day with her head held high. She showed everyone that it was important for all children to have the chance to learn together. Ruby Bridges is a hero!
1. What is a biography?
A made-up story
A true story about someone's life
A book about animals
A cookbook
2. When was Ruby Bridges born?
1945
1954
1960
1972
3. Ruby Bridges was the first child to go to an all-white elementary school.
4. Ruby Bridges showed everyone that it was important for all children to have the chance to together.
5. A biography tells a made-up story.
True
False
6. Ruby Bridges was a brave girl.
True
False
7. What is one important lesson we can learn from Ruby Bridges?