Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding 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 13 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.
Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding 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.
1950: a family waiting seven years for a home
1946: a division counted by members walking through
1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table
1946: a white paper laid before Parliament
A.Today: polls published with full data tables
B.Today: votes recorded and published within minutes
C.Today: families still waiting years on housing lists
D.Today: a policy document published online the same day
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1948: a trade agreement summarised in print
1951: three letters chosen by an editor
1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation
1950: a council report read by a committee
A.Today: a minister posting a statement to millions
B.Today: council performance data published for anybody
C.Today: treaty texts published in full online
D.Today: thousands of unedited comments online
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Answer key — Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1950: a family waiting seven years for a home — C (Today: families still waiting years on housing lists) 2. 1946: a division counted by members walking through — B (Today: votes recorded and published within minutes) 3. 1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table — A (Today: polls published with full data tables) 4. 1946: a white paper laid before Parliament — D (Today: a policy document published online the same day)
2.1. 1948: a trade agreement summarised in print — C (Today: treaty texts published in full online) 2. 1951: three letters chosen by an editor — D (Today: thousands of unedited comments online) 3. 1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation — A (Today: a minister posting a statement to millions) 4. 1950: a council report read by a committee — B (Today: council performance data published for anybody)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.