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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: Ways of Writing

A timeline written for this worksheet. It counts back in years ago, from ancient times to modern times. About 5,000 years ago: People in Mesopotamia write by pressing marks into clay tablets. About 1,900 years ago: People in China make paper. About 575 years ago: Johannes Gutenberg prints books on a printing press in Germany. About 150 years ago: People begin typing letters on typewriters. Today: People write on computers and phones.

  1. 1. Which way of writing belongs to modern times?
  2. 2. Where did people make paper about 1,900 years ago?
  3. 3. Who printed books on a printing press?
2.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 was Grandma Rosa born?
  3. 3. Was Maya's dad born before or after Grandma Rosa moved to Chicago?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Writing on computers and phones today. 2. In China. 3. Johannes Gutenberg, in Germany.
  2. 2.1. Kindergarten. 2. In Puerto Rico. 3. After. She moved in 1985 and he was born in 1990.

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