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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.

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What the Timeline Tells You

D3.1.K-2

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Read each timeline, then answer the questions.

1.Read the timeline, then answer the questions.

Timeline: Maya's Family

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. 1. Was Maya's dad born before or after Grandma Rosa moved to Chicago?
  2. 2. Who is older, Maya's dad or Maya?
  3. 3. Which event on this timeline happened first?
2.Read the timeline, then answer the questions.

Timeline: Getting Around

A timeline written for this worksheet. 1807: Robert Fulton's steamboat carries passengers on the Hudson River in New York. 1869: Railroad tracks join at Promontory Summit, Utah, linking the East and the West. 1908: Henry Ford's company begins selling the Model T car. 1956: Congress passes a law to build interstate highways across the country.

  1. 1. Before 1869, could a train cross the whole country? How do you know?
  2. 2. What car did Henry Ford's company begin selling in 1908?
  3. 3. Where did the railroad tracks join in 1869?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. After. She moved in 1985 and he was born in 1990. 2. Maya's dad. He was born in 1990 and Maya in 2016. 3. Grandma Rosa was born in Puerto Rico in 1960.
  2. 2.1. No. The tracks linking the East and the West joined only in 1869. 2. The Model T. 3. At Promontory Summit, Utah.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.