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 6 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.
1948: a trade agreement summarised in print
1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table
1950: a family waiting seven years for a home
1951: three letters chosen by an editor
A.Today: treaty texts published in full online
B.Today: polls published with full data tables
C.Today: thousands of unedited comments online
D.Today: families still waiting years on housing lists
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
1946: a division counted by members walking through
1950: a council report read by a committee
1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation
1946: a white paper laid before Parliament
A.Today: council performance data published for anybody
B.Today: votes recorded and published within minutes
C.Today: a minister posting a statement to millions
D.Today: a policy document published online the same day
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rebuilding Then, Rebuilding Now
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 1948: a trade agreement summarised in print — A (Today: treaty texts published in full online) 2. 1947: a poll of 2,000 adults printed in a table — B (Today: polls published with full data tables) 3. 1950: a family waiting seven years for a home — D (Today: families still waiting years on housing lists) 4. 1951: three letters chosen by an editor — C (Today: thousands of unedited comments online)
2.1. 1946: a division counted by members walking through — B (Today: votes recorded and published within minutes) 2. 1950: a council report read by a committee — A (Today: council performance data published for anybody) 3. 1947: a minister broadcasting to the nation — C (Today: a minister posting a statement to millions) 4. 1946: a white paper laid before Parliament — D (Today: a policy document published online the same day)
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.