Past, Present and Timelines Worksheet
Compare life in the past and present and learn about timelines in this printable Grade 2 history worksheet.
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Social Studies · Grade 2
Past, Present and Timelines
Think about how life has changed over time, then answer each question.
- 1.Which word means something that already happened?
- a) Present
- b) Tomorrow
- c) Past
- d) Future
- 2.Which came first: the bicycle or the motor car?
- a) Neither
- b) The bicycle
- c) They were invented together
- d) The motor car
- 3.Which word means a time that has not happened yet?
- a) Present
- b) Yesterday
- c) Past
- d) Future
- 4.Which word means what is happening right now?
- a) Present
- b) Past
- c) Yesterday
- d) Future
- 5.How did people keep food cold before refrigerators?
- a) With microwaves
- b) With air-con
- c) With freezers
- d) With ice boxes
- 6.A line that shows events in the order they happened is called a what?
- a) A key
- b) A graph
- c) A timeline
- d) A map
- 7.Long ago, before phones, how did people often send messages far away?
- a) By text message
- b) By letters in the post
- c) By video call
- d) By email
- 8.What do we call old objects from the past that we keep and study?
- a) Apps
- b) Recipes
- c) Maps
- d) Artefacts
- 9.What did people use for light at night before electric lights?
- a) Candles and oil lamps
- b) Phones
- c) Torches with batteries
- d) Light bulbs
- 10.Before cars, how did many people travel on land?
- a) By horse and cart
- b) By train only
- c) By aeroplane
- d) By bus
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