Social Studies Worksheet · Grades 4–6
Nobel Prizes Worksheet
A social studies worksheet about the Nobel Prizes, for grades 4 through 6. Students read about Alfred Nobel, the five prizes named in his will and the sixth award added seventy years later, why the peace prize is handed out in a different country, and how winners are chosen in secret, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Subject
Social Studies
Grades
Grades 4–6
Skill Focus
Nobel Prizes, world history
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Learning Objective
Students will read about the Nobel Prizes and answer comprehension questions about Alfred Nobel, the six awards, where each is presented, and how winners are chosen.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, built explosives factories across Europe, and left almost his entire fortune to create the prizes that carry his name. The passage tells the famous story about the mistaken obituary honestly: his brother really did die in 1888 and a French newspaper really did confuse the two, but the ‘merchant of death’ headline everyone quotes has never been found, and the version historians can document used much gentler words.
The lesson clears up two things students are often taught loosely. Five prizes were named in Nobel’s will; the economics award was created by Sweden’s central bank in 1968 and is not one of them. And the peace prize is presented in Oslo, Norway, by a committee chosen by the Norwegian parliament, which is why the ceremonies happen in two countries on the same day.
Students also learn the working rules: you cannot nominate yourself, the prize is not given after death, at most three people may share one, and the list of everyone considered stays sealed for fifty years.
Section A asks students to circle the best answer to four multiple choice questions. Section B asks students to write TRUE or FALSE for six statements about the passage. Section C asks students to fill in six missing words. A complete answer key is included on page 3.
How to Use This Lesson
Distribute the worksheet or display it for the class.
Have students read the passage about the Nobel Prizes.
Students complete Section A (multiple choice), Section B (true/false), and Section C (fill in the blank).
Review answers together using the included answer key.
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Nobel Prizes Worksheet
A social studies worksheet about the Nobel Prizes, for grades 4 through 6. Students read about Alfred Nobel, the five prizes named in his will and the sixth award added seventy years later, why the peace prize is handed out in a different country, and how winners are chosen in secret, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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