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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

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Match each invention to what it changed.

1.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
  • Refrigerated railroad car
  • Airplane
  • Telephone
  • Car
  • A.Carries people across oceans in hours
  • B.Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances
  • C.Let people talk to each other across long distances
  • D.Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose
2.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
  • Railroad
  • Steamboat
  • Television
  • Radio
  • A.Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current
  • B.Brought moving pictures and news into homes
  • C.Brought news and music into homes through the air
  • D.Carried people across the country in days instead of months

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Answer key — Steamboats, Planes and Telephones

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Refrigerated railroad car — B (Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances) 2. Airplane — A (Carries people across oceans in hours) 3. Telephone — C (Let people talk to each other across long distances) 4. Car — D (Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose)
  2. 2.1. Railroad — D (Carried people across the country in days instead of months) 2. Steamboat — A (Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current) 3. Television — B (Brought moving pictures and news into homes) 4. Radio — C (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.