Then and Now in the Valley is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing a past period with today, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.2.3-5. 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 15 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.
Then and Now in the Valley
D2.His.2.3-5
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Draw a line from each past detail to its match today.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1850: a trade directory listed the county's trades
1889: only some men could vote in a county election
1847: a child of nine appears in the workhouse register
1846: news of the opening came in a weekly paper
A.Today: adults may vote whatever their property
B.Today: news arrives within minutes
C.Today: the same search is done on a screen
D.Today: a child of nine is at school by law
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1846: the journey to town took one hour by train
1840: charges were posted on a board at the wharf
1846: third class carriages were open to the weather
1847: relief meant entering the workhouse
A.Today: every carriage is heated and covered
B.Today: prices are published on a website
C.Today: help is paid to people in their own homes
D.Today: the same journey takes twenty minutes by car
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Then and Now in the Valley
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1850: a trade directory listed the county's trades — C (Today: the same search is done on a screen) 2. 1889: only some men could vote in a county election — A (Today: adults may vote whatever their property) 3. 1847: a child of nine appears in the workhouse register — D (Today: a child of nine is at school by law) 4. 1846: news of the opening came in a weekly paper — B (Today: news arrives within minutes)
2.1. 1846: the journey to town took one hour by train — D (Today: the same journey takes twenty minutes by car) 2. 1840: charges were posted on a board at the wharf — B (Today: prices are published on a website) 3. 1846: third class carriages were open to the weather — A (Today: every carriage is heated and covered) 4. 1847: relief meant entering the workhouse — C (Today: help is paid to people in their own homes)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
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