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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. Who is older, Maya's dad or Maya?
  2. 2. Was Maya's dad born before or after Grandma Rosa moved to Chicago?
  3. 3. Where did Grandma Rosa move in 1985?
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. 1. Which is the newest way of talking on this timeline?
  2. 2. What did Samuel Morse send in 1844?
  3. 3. Which came first, the telephone call or the radio broadcasts?

LessonPrint · D3.1.K-2 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Timeline Tells You

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Maya's dad. He was born in 1990 and Maya in 2016. 2. After. She moved in 1985 and he was born in 1990. 3. To Chicago.
  2. 2.1. The handheld cell phone, in 1973. 2. A telegraph message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. 3. The telephone call, in 1876.

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