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.
Set 13 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.
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.
Steamboat
Telegraph
Printing press
Television
A.Made many copies of books quickly
B.Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes
C.Brought moving pictures and news into homes
D.Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current
2.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
Email
Airplane
Radio
Car
A.Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose
B.Sends a written message around the world in seconds
C.Carries people across oceans in hours
D.Brought news and music into homes through the air
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.K-2 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Steamboats, Planes and Telephones
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Steamboat — D (Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current) 2. Telegraph — B (Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes) 3. Printing press — A (Made many copies of books quickly) 4. Television — C (Brought moving pictures and news into homes)
2.1. Email — B (Sends a written message around the world in seconds) 2. Airplane — C (Carries people across oceans in hours) 3. Radio — D (Brought news and music into homes through the air) 4. Car — A (Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.