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