Ancient Times or Modern Times? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on telling ancient times from modern times, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 3 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 20 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.
Ancient Times or Modern Times?
D2.His.2.K-2
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Sort each event: did it happen in ancient times or modern times?
1.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: Cars drive on highways, People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets, People send email from computers, People in Egypt build the pyramids
Ancient timesModern times
2.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: Greeks hold the first Olympic Games, Doctors use X-rays to see bones, Romans build the Colosseum, Children video chat with their grandparents
Ancient timesModern times
3.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: Egyptians write in hieroglyphs, Roman soldiers build long stone roads, Families watch shows on television, The Wright brothers fly an airplane
Ancient timesModern times
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Ancient Times or Modern Times?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cars drive on highways — Modern times 2. People in Egypt build the pyramids — Ancient times 3. People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets — Ancient times 4. People send email from computers — Modern times
2.1. Children video chat with their grandparents — Modern times 2. Doctors use X-rays to see bones — Modern times 3. Greeks hold the first Olympic Games — Ancient times 4. Romans build the Colosseum — Ancient times
3.1. Egyptians write in hieroglyphs — Ancient times 2. Families watch shows on television — Modern times 3. Roman soldiers build long stone roads — Ancient times 4. The Wright brothers fly an airplane — Modern times
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.