Years, Decades and Centuries is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on measuring historical time, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.1.3-5. It prints 8 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.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Years, Decades and Centuries

D2.His.1.3-5

NameDate

Fill in each blank with a word from its box.

1.The year 1776 is in the ___ century.

Choose: eighteenth · seventeenth · nineteenth

2.The years 1960 to 1979 make up two ___.

Choose: decades · centuries · days

3.The year 1865 is in the ___ century.

Choose: nineteenth · eighteenth · twentieth

4.The year 1969 is in the ___ century.

Choose: twentieth · nineteenth · twenty-first

5.The time thousands of years ago, when the pyramids of Egypt were built, is called ___ times.

Choose: ancient · modern · future

6.Things that have not happened yet are in the ___.

Choose: future · past · present

7.A decade is ___ years.

Choose: ten · one hundred · one thousand

8.From 1776 to 1876 is one ___.

Choose: century · decade · year

LessonPrint · D2.His.1.3-5 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Years, Decades and Centuries

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

1.eighteenth
2.decades
3.nineteenth
4.twentieth
5.ancient
6.future
7.ten
8.century

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.