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Chapter 5 - Heroes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the boxes next to ALL the correct answers.


Which traits do heroes have?

a)

Courageous

b)

Fast

c)

Funny

d)

Kind

2.

Rosa Parks inspired people to "boycott" buses. What does boycott mean?

a)

People stopped riding buses

b)

Only boys could ride the bus

c)

People volunteered to drive the bus.

d)

People rode the bus without paying

3.

Sally Ride was the first woman ____________

a)

astronaut

b)

teacher

c)

truck driver

d)

Olympic gold medalist

4.

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped farm workers get more ____________.

a)

vacations

b)

snacks at break time

c)

money

d)

recess

5.

Which is NOT a hero of Science?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Jane Addams

6.

Louis Pasteur was a French scientist who liked to study germs. He is most famous for his work with milk. What did he do with milk?

a)

made it safer to drink

b)

learned how to make it chocolate

c)

discovered machines to milk cows

d)

created bottles to hold milk

7.

Henri Dunant started the Red Cross in 1864 in Switzerland. He first started the Red Cross because he wanted to help _____.

a)

teachers

b)

animals

c)

soldiers

d)

football players

8.

Which group of people would be called "first responders"?

a)

Police, Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical Teams

b)

Police, Fire Fighters, Teachers

c)

Athletes, Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical Teams

d)

Emergency Medical Teams, Fire Fighters, Cooks

9.

Abraham Lincoln was a leader during the Civil War. He fought to help the African Americans gain their freedom.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a lot of people by _______

a)

using his words peacefully

b)

fighting with weapons

c)

giving people money