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
Canal
Telephone
Car
A.A waterway dug so boats could carry goods inland
B.Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose
C.Let people talk to each other across long distances
D.Brought moving pictures and news into homes
2.Draw a line from each invention to what it changed.
Telegraph
Printing press
Refrigerated railroad car
Airplane
A.Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances
B.Carries people across oceans in hours
C.Made many copies of books quickly
D.Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.K-2 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Steamboats, Planes and Telephones
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Television — D (Brought moving pictures and news into homes) 2. Canal — A (A waterway dug so boats could carry goods inland) 3. Telephone — C (Let people talk to each other across long distances) 4. Car — B (Let families travel on their own, whenever they chose)
2.1. Telegraph — D (Sent messages along wires as dots and dashes) 2. Printing press — C (Made many copies of books quickly) 3. Refrigerated railroad car — A (Carried fresh meat and fruit long distances) 4. Airplane — B (Carries people across oceans in hours)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.