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 25 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.
Carpet beater
Washboard and tub
Typewriter
Oil lamp
A.Computer
B.Electric light
C.Washing machine
D.Vacuum cleaner
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Hand-cranked eggbeater
Icebox
Quill pen and ink
Wood-burning stove
A.Electric or gas stove
B.Electric mixer
C.Refrigerator
D.Ballpoint pen
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.K-2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Old Tools, New Tools
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Carpet beater — D (Vacuum cleaner) 2. Washboard and tub — C (Washing machine) 3. Typewriter — A (Computer) 4. Oil lamp — B (Electric light)
2.1. Hand-cranked eggbeater — B (Electric mixer) 2. Icebox — C (Refrigerator) 3. Quill pen and ink — D (Ballpoint pen) 4. Wood-burning stove — A (Electric or gas stove)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.