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 8 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.
1890: a board votes on children working half-time
1893: a wage notice posted at the mill gate
1889: one house in six with piped water
1891: a census abstract printed by the registrar
A.Today: pay changes sent by email and contract
B.Today: school attendance required to sixteen
C.Today: population figures published as open data
D.Today: piped water expected in every home
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1893: a relief fund of 340 pounds
1889: an annual report read by a council
1885: four pounds for a passage abroad
1888: a harbourmaster's handwritten return
A.Today: a flight booked online in minutes
B.Today: strike funds raised by online appeal
C.Today: cargo tracked electronically container by container
D.Today: health statistics published for anybody
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Answer key — The 1890s and Now
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1890: a board votes on children working half-time — B (Today: school attendance required to sixteen) 2. 1893: a wage notice posted at the mill gate — A (Today: pay changes sent by email and contract) 3. 1889: one house in six with piped water — D (Today: piped water expected in every home) 4. 1891: a census abstract printed by the registrar — C (Today: population figures published as open data)
2.1. 1893: a relief fund of 340 pounds — B (Today: strike funds raised by online appeal) 2. 1889: an annual report read by a council — D (Today: health statistics published for anybody) 3. 1885: four pounds for a passage abroad — A (Today: a flight booked online in minutes) 4. 1888: a harbourmaster's handwritten return — C (Today: cargo tracked electronically container by container)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.
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