Building Better Communities

The girl in the picture was very brave. She was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school. Who is this heroic American?

• Clara Barton

• Ruby Bridges

• Helen Keller

Who was a famous nurse, founded the American Red Cross, and treated soldiers in the American Civil War? 

• Martha Washington

• Juliette Gordon Low

• Clara Barton

Citizens perform important duties for the community. These duties are called civic responsibilities. What is one important civic responsibility that citizens have?

• Joining a volunteer group

• Obeying the laws

• Mowing lawns for elderly people

If a friend tries to tell you an answer on a test, a good decision would be to ____.

• tell them to shut up

• write the answer down

• ignore them and keep on working

All of the following are good choices EXCEPT___.

• playing with a lonely student on the playground

• picking up papers that fell on the ground

• reminding your teacher to take attendance

• running in the hallway