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List of presidents of the United States by age

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-presidents-of-the-united-states-by-age

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the youngest president at inauguration?
2. What is the oldest president at inauguration?
3. Who was the youngest president of the United States?
4. Who was the oldest president to be inaugurated?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Inauguration
Post-Presidency
Demographics

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the youngest president at inauguration?Theodore Roosevelt was 42 years old
2. What is the oldest president at inauguration?Joe Biden was 78 years old
3. Who was the youngest president of the United States?Theodore Roosevelt became president at 42, the youngest to ever take office.
4. Who was the oldest president to be inaugurated?Joe Biden was inaugurated at 78, the oldest president in history.

Inauguration: The official ceremony marking the commencement of a president's term in office, including the taking of the oath.
Post-Presidency: The period of a former president's life after they have left the office of the presidency.
Demographics: Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, such as age and gender.