Revolutionary Words

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 build strong vocabulary, historical context, and reading comprehension skills by exploring key terms from the Industrial Revolution. Through contextual reading, matching activities, and reflection, learners deepen their understanding of industrialization, factory systems, technological change, and social transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Learning Goals

• Vocabulary in Context (Grades 5-7)
  Use context clues from a historical passage to determine the meaning of bolded Industrial Revolution terms.
• Content Knowledge Development
  Build understanding of industrialization, factory life, inventions, and economic change.
• Reading Comprehension Skills
  Connect vocabulary choices to the overall meaning and tone of the passage.
• Reflective Thinking
  Explain how historical vocabulary shapes understanding of technological and social change.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Design
  Developed by educators to support both social studies and ELA standards.
• Easy-to-Use Format
  Includes a clear passage, matching activity, and reflection question.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Works well for independent practice, small groups, homework, or review.
• Supports Diverse Learners
  Reinforces word meaning through context rather than memorization.
• Low-Prep Resource
  Print-and-go for classroom or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet strengthens vocabulary comprehension, historical understanding, and contextual reading skills while introducing students to major changes of the Industrial Revolution. By combining matching definitions, close reading, and reflection, students gain a clearer picture of how language explains industrialization and social change. It’s a practical, engaging resource for both classroom teaching and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our historical text worksheets collection.