The 1890s and Now 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 5 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.
The 1890s and Now
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.
1889: an annual report read by a council
1891: a census abstract printed by the registrar
1885: four pounds for a passage abroad
1893: a wage notice posted at the mill gate
A.Today: health statistics published for anybody
B.Today: a flight booked online in minutes
C.Today: population figures published as open data
D.Today: pay changes sent by email and contract
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1890: a board votes on children working half-time
1893: a relief fund of 340 pounds
1888: a harbourmaster's handwritten return
1889: one house in six with piped water
A.Today: piped water expected in every home
B.Today: cargo tracked electronically container by container
C.Today: strike funds raised by online appeal
D.Today: school attendance required to sixteen
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Answer key — The 1890s and Now
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1889: an annual report read by a council — A (Today: health statistics published for anybody) 2. 1891: a census abstract printed by the registrar — C (Today: population figures published as open data) 3. 1885: four pounds for a passage abroad — B (Today: a flight booked online in minutes) 4. 1893: a wage notice posted at the mill gate — D (Today: pay changes sent by email and contract)
2.1. 1890: a board votes on children working half-time — D (Today: school attendance required to sixteen) 2. 1893: a relief fund of 340 pounds — C (Today: strike funds raised by online appeal) 3. 1888: a harbourmaster's handwritten return — B (Today: cargo tracked electronically container by container) 4. 1889: one house in six with piped water — A (Today: piped water expected in every home)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.
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