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 20 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 council report read by a committee
1950: a family waiting seven years for a home
1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation
1948: a trade agreement summarised in print
A.Today: council performance data published for anybody
B.Today: treaty texts published in full online
C.Today: families still waiting years on housing lists
D.Today: a minister posting a statement to millions
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1946: a division counted by members walking through
1946: a white paper laid before Parliament
1951: three letters chosen by an editor
1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table
A.Today: polls published with full data tables
B.Today: thousands of unedited comments online
C.Today: votes recorded and published within minutes
D.Today: a policy document published online the same day
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Answer key — Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1950: a council report read by a committee — A (Today: council performance data published for anybody) 2. 1950: a family waiting seven years for a home — C (Today: families still waiting years on housing lists) 3. 1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation — D (Today: a minister posting a statement to millions) 4. 1948: a trade agreement summarised in print — B (Today: treaty texts published in full online)
2.1. 1946: a division counted by members walking through — C (Today: votes recorded and published within minutes) 2. 1946: a white paper laid before Parliament — D (Today: a policy document published online the same day) 3. 1951: three letters chosen by an editor — B (Today: thousands of unedited comments online) 4. 1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table — A (Today: polls published with full data tables)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.