2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 11
People Who Made a Difference
Heroes long ago and today
What your child practices
People from long ago and the recent past, in California and beyond, whose courage, ideas and hard work made life better: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Sally Ride, John Muir, Sylvia Mendez and others.
California Content Standards learning standard: 2.5 · how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Helen Keller could not see or hear, but she…
- learned to read, write and speak out for others
- stayed home all her life
- became a pilot
- never went to school
learned to read, write and speak out for others
Hint: Her teacher was Anne Sullivan.
Question 2
Sally Ride was the first American woman to…
- travel into space
- climb Everest
- swim an ocean
- become president
travel into space
Hint: She was an astronaut.
Question 3
Which word describes a person who keeps trying?
- careless
- determined
- unkind
- lazy
determined
Hint: They don't give up.
Question 4
Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in modern…
- the navy
- space travel
- Congress
- Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Hint: He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Question 5
John Muir worked to protect…
- gold mines
- big cities
- wild places like Yosemite
- railroads
wild places like Yosemite
Hint: He helped start national parks.
Question 6
Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to…
- build a bridge
- drive a train
- win an election
- travel into space
travel into space
Hint: She flew in 1992.