What the Timeline Tells You is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on finding information on a timeline, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D3.1.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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A family timeline written for this worksheet.
1960: Grandma Rosa is born in Puerto Rico.
1985: Grandma Rosa moves to Chicago.
1990: Maya's dad is born in Chicago.
2016: Maya is born.
2022: Maya starts kindergarten.
1. What did Maya start in 2022?
2. Where was Grandma Rosa born?
3. Was Maya's dad born before or after Grandma Rosa moved to Chicago?
2.Read the timeline, then answer the questions.
Timeline: Talking Across Distances
A timeline written for this worksheet.
1844: Samuel Morse sends a telegraph message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore.
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes a telephone call to his helper, Thomas Watson.
1920: Radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh begins regular broadcasts.
1950s: Television sets are in many American homes.
1973: Martin Cooper makes the first call from a handheld cell phone.
1. What did Samuel Morse send in 1844?
2. Which came first, the telephone call or the radio broadcasts?
3. Could most families watch television at home in 1900? How do you know?
LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Kindergarten. 2. In Puerto Rico. 3. After. She moved in 1985 and he was born in 1990.
2.1. A telegraph message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. 2. The telephone call, in 1876. 3. No. Television sets were in many homes only in the 1950s.
Questions about What the Timeline Tells You
What does the What the Timeline Tells You worksheet cover?
It practices finding information on a timeline — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D3.1.K-2: Gather what you need from one or two sources, choosing them for a reason. The instruction to students is “Read each timeline, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does What the Timeline Tells You practice?
D3.1.K-2, under Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Gather relevant information from one or two sources while using the origin and structure to guide the selection.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What the Timeline Tells You is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D3.1.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What the Timeline Tells You come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What the Timeline Tells You can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What the Timeline Tells You free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What the Timeline Tells You, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D3.1.K-2
Gather what you need from one or two sources, choosing them for a reason.