Steamboats, Planes and Telephones is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how inventions moved people, goods and ideas faster, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.7.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.
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Steamboats, Planes and Telephones
D2.Geo.7.K-2
NameDate
Match each invention to what it changed.
1.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
Printing press
Email
Refrigerated railroad car
Airplane
A.Carries people across oceans in hours
B.Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances
C.Made many copies of books quickly
D.Sends a written message around the world in seconds
2.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
Telegraph
Television
Canal
Radio
A.Brought news and music into homes through the air
B.A waterway dug so boats could carry goods inland
C.Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes
D.Brought moving pictures and news into homes
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.K-2 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Steamboats, Planes and Telephones
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Printing press — C (Made many copies of books quickly) 2. Email — D (Sends a written message around the world in seconds) 3. Refrigerated railroad car — B (Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances) 4. Airplane — A (Carries people across oceans in hours)
2.1. Telegraph — C (Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes) 2. Television — D (Brought moving pictures and news into homes) 3. Canal — B (A waterway dug so boats could carry goods inland) 4. Radio — A (Brought news and music into homes through the air)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.