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.
Television
Car
Airplane
Telegraph
A.Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose
B.Carries people across oceans in hours
C.Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes
D.Brought moving pictures and news into homes
2.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
Steamboat
Radio
Printing press
Telephone
A.Brought news and music into homes through the air
B.Let people talk to each other across long distances
C.Made many copies of books quickly
D.Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.K-2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Steamboats, Planes and Telephones
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Television — D (Brought moving pictures and news into homes) 2. Car — A (Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose) 3. Airplane — B (Carries people across oceans in hours) 4. Telegraph — C (Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes)
2.1. Steamboat — D (Carried people and goods up rivers, against the current) 2. Radio — A (Brought news and music into homes through the air) 3. Printing press — C (Made many copies of books quickly) 4. Telephone — B (Let people talk to each other across long distances)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.