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Why Things Travel is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on movement of people, goods and ideas, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.7.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.

Set 9 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Why Things Travel

D2.Geo.7.K-2

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Draw a line from each one to why it travels.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A letter travels in a van
  • Birds fly a long way in the fall
  • Bananas travel by ship
  • A story travels from person to person
  • A.To reach stores where they do not grow
  • B.Because people tell each other
  • C.To reach the person it is written to
  • D.To find somewhere warmer
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Bread travels from the bakery
  • A family moves house
  • People travel on vacation
  • Children travel on a bus
  • A.To get to school
  • B.To see somewhere different
  • C.To be nearer to work or family
  • D.To reach the store that sells it

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.K-2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Things Travel

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A letter travels in a van — C (To reach the person it is written to) 2. Birds fly a long way in the fall — D (To find somewhere warmer) 3. Bananas travel by ship — A (To reach stores where they do not grow) 4. A story travels from person to person — B (Because people tell each other)
  2. 2.1. Bread travels from the bakery — D (To reach the store that sells it) 2. A family moves house — C (To be nearer to work or family) 3. People travel on vacation — B (To see somewhere different) 4. Children travel on a bus — A (To get to school)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.