Old Tools, New Tools is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how tools and machines changed home life and work, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.13.K-2. It prints 2 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.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Old Tools, New Tools
D2.Eco.13.K-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each old tool to the new one that does the same job.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Horse-drawn plow
Scythe for cutting wheat
Washboard and tub
Quill pen and ink
A.Tractor
B.Combine harvester
C.Washing machine
D.Ballpoint pen
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Icebox
Carpet beater
Paper hand fan
Hand-cranked eggbeater
A.Electric mixer
B.Refrigerator
C.Vacuum cleaner
D.Electric fan
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.K-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Old Tools, New Tools
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Horse-drawn plow — A (Tractor) 2. Scythe for cutting wheat — B (Combine harvester) 3. Washboard and tub — C (Washing machine) 4. Quill pen and ink — D (Ballpoint pen)
2.1. Icebox — B (Refrigerator) 2. Carpet beater — C (Vacuum cleaner) 3. Paper hand fan — D (Electric fan) 4. Hand-cranked eggbeater — A (Electric mixer)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.