How They Saw It, How We Do is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing perspectives past and present, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.4.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 pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
How They Saw It, How We Do
D2.His.4.K-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each one to what it means.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant
Now news of the street travels
Fifty years ago rubbish meant
Fifty years ago news of the street travelled
A.Whatever had been stored since autumn
B.By word of mouth and a printed newspaper
C.One bin for everything
D.By poster and by screen in minutes
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Now fruit in winter means
Now rubbish means
Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant
Now a trip for bread means
A.A few minutes to the corner shop
B.Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries
C.Three bins sorted by what is in them
D.An hour of walking there and back
LessonPrint · D2.His.4.K-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How They Saw It, How We Do
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant — A (Whatever had been stored since autumn) 2. Now news of the street travels — D (By poster and by screen in minutes) 3. Fifty years ago rubbish meant — C (One bin for everything) 4. Fifty years ago news of the street travelled — B (By word of mouth and a printed newspaper)
2.1. Now fruit in winter means — B (Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries) 2. Now rubbish means — C (Three bins sorted by what is in them) 3. Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant — D (An hour of walking there and back) 4. Now a trip for bread means — A (A few minutes to the corner shop)
More practice for D2.His.4.K-2
Compare how people in the past saw things with how people see things now.
Teaching this next? How They Saw It, How We Do is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.