Ordinary Then, Unthinkable Now 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 17 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.
Ordinary Then, Unthinkable Now
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.
Now a flooded street means
In 1871 a child of eleven at work was
Now water for a house means
In 1868 a mill's noise was
A.Ordinary, and the family needed the wages
B.A tap fed from the reservoir
C.Accepted as the price of the work
D.Warnings, barriers and insurance claims
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
In 1871 water for a house meant
Now a child of eleven at work would be
In 1912 a flooded street meant
Now a workplace's noise is
A.Neighbours carrying furniture upstairs
B.Measured and limited by law
C.Against the law, and a matter for the authorities
D.Carrying it from a pump or a well
LessonPrint · D2.His.4.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Ordinary Then, Unthinkable Now
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Now a flooded street means — D (Warnings, barriers and insurance claims) 2. In 1871 a child of eleven at work was — A (Ordinary, and the family needed the wages) 3. Now water for a house means — B (A tap fed from the reservoir) 4. In 1868 a mill's noise was — C (Accepted as the price of the work)
2.1. In 1871 water for a house meant — D (Carrying it from a pump or a well) 2. Now a child of eleven at work would be — C (Against the law, and a matter for the authorities) 3. In 1912 a flooded street meant — A (Neighbours carrying furniture upstairs) 4. Now a workplace's noise is — B (Measured and limited by law)
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