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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. What did Maya start in 2022?
  2. 2. Where did Grandma Rosa move in 1985?
  3. 3. Where was Grandma Rosa born?
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. What car did Henry Ford's company begin selling in 1908?
  2. 2. Where did the railroad tracks join in 1869?
  3. 3. Before 1869, could a train cross the whole country? How do you know?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Kindergarten. 2. To Chicago. 3. In Puerto Rico.
  2. 2.1. The Model T. 2. At Promontory Summit, Utah. 3. No. The tracks linking the East and the West joined only in 1869.

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