Bell, Edison or Both? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing the lives of two inventors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Bell, Edison or Both?

D2.His.3.K-2

NameDate

Sort each fact: Bell, Edison or both?

1.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Made the phonograph to record sound, Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf, Lived and worked in the United States, Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Got a patent for the telephone in 1876

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

2.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Built an early power station in New York City, Sold newspapers on trains as a boy, Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson, Worked on machines that use sound, Moved to Canada, then to Boston

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

3.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Taught deaf students in Boston, Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879, Was born in Scotland, Was born in Ohio, Was an inventor

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

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Answer key — Bell, Edison or Both?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Got a patent for the telephone in 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell 2. Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey — Thomas Edison 3. Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Lived and worked in the United States — Both 5. Made the phonograph to record sound — Thomas Edison
2.1. Built an early power station in New York City — Thomas Edison 2. Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson — Alexander Graham Bell 3. Moved to Canada, then to Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Sold newspapers on trains as a boy — Thomas Edison 5. Worked on machines that use sound — Both
3.1. Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879 — Thomas Edison 2. Taught deaf students in Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 3. Was an inventor — Both 4. Was born in Ohio — Thomas Edison 5. Was born in Scotland — Alexander Graham Bell

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.