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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: 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. 1. What did Samuel Morse send in 1844?
  2. 2. Which came first, the telephone call or the radio broadcasts?
  3. 3. Who made a telephone call in 1876?
2.Read the timeline, then answer the questions.

Timeline: Learning to Fly

A timeline written for this worksheet. 1783: Two people ride in a hot-air balloon above Paris, France. 1903: The Wright brothers fly the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1927: Charles Lindbergh flies alone across the Atlantic Ocean. 1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. 1969: Astronauts land on the Moon.

  1. 1. Who flew the first airplane, and where?
  2. 2. Which came first, the balloon ride or the first airplane?
  3. 3. What happened in 1932?

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Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A telegraph message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. 2. The telephone call, in 1876. 3. Alexander Graham Bell.
  2. 2.1. The Wright brothers, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 2. The balloon ride, in 1783. 3. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

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