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 23 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.
1846: the journey to town took one hour by train
1847: a child of nine appears in the workhouse register
1840: charges were posted on a board at the wharf
1846: news of the opening came in a weekly paper
A.Today: prices are published on a website
B.Today: news arrives within minutes
C.Today: a child of nine is at school by law
D.Today: the same journey takes twenty minutes by car
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1889: only some men could vote in a county election
1846: third class carriages were open to the weather
1850: a trade directory listed the county's trades
1847: relief meant entering the workhouse
A.Today: help is paid to people in their own homes
B.Today: every carriage is heated and covered
C.Today: adults may vote whatever their property
D.Today: the same search is done on a screen
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.3-5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Then and Now in the Valley
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1846: the journey to town took one hour by train — D (Today: the same journey takes twenty minutes by car) 2. 1847: a child of nine appears in the workhouse register — C (Today: a child of nine is at school by law) 3. 1840: charges were posted on a board at the wharf — A (Today: prices are published on a website) 4. 1846: news of the opening came in a weekly paper — B (Today: news arrives within minutes)
2.1. 1889: only some men could vote in a county election — C (Today: adults may vote whatever their property) 2. 1846: third class carriages were open to the weather — B (Today: every carriage is heated and covered) 3. 1850: a trade directory listed the county's trades — D (Today: the same search is done on a screen) 4. 1847: relief meant entering the workhouse — A (Today: help is paid to people in their own homes)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
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