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 5 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.
Washboard and tub
Paper hand fan
Carpet beater
Icebox
A.Refrigerator
B.Washing machine
C.Electric fan
D.Vacuum cleaner
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Horse-drawn plow
Horse and buggy
Scythe for cutting wheat
Quill pen and ink
A.Tractor
B.Ballpoint pen
C.Combine harvester
D.Car
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.K-2 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Old Tools, New Tools
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Washboard and tub — B (Washing machine) 2. Paper hand fan — C (Electric fan) 3. Carpet beater — D (Vacuum cleaner) 4. Icebox — A (Refrigerator)
2.1. Horse-drawn plow — A (Tractor) 2. Horse and buggy — D (Car) 3. Scythe for cutting wheat — C (Combine harvester) 4. Quill pen and ink — B (Ballpoint pen)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.