S.S Test 5.3 Ch5L1 Life Then and Now

What is a generation?

• a group of relatives

• an age group

• a group of years

• the story of the past

Which words can be used to talk about the past?

• now and last

• tomorrow

• when and then

• yesterday and then

What problem in the community of Enterprise, Alabama caused it to change?

• The farmers in Enterprise, Alabama decided not to grow any more cotton.

• Enterprise was a rural community that grew a lot of cotton, but a bug called a boll weevil destroyed most of the cotton.

• Enterprise, Alabama changed because it became an urban community.

In the past, many families grew their food in gardens. Where do most families get their food today?

• from a farm

• from schools

• at the market

• from restaurants

What is history?

• the story of the future

• the story of a city

• the story of the past

• the story of a community

Families played games long ago, like we do today, but they did not play them on a _______________.

• computer

• television

• cell phone

How did the newly formed communities go from being rural to urban?

• Farms started to get larger.

• Many people started to leave the community.

• More homes, schools, stores, and roads were being built.

What is a monument?

• a statue that honors a person or event

• a place that ls important

• a castle for a king

what is a century?

• 100 pennies

• a period of 100 years

• a period of 10 years

Which words can be used to talk about the present?

• tomorrow and then

• then and after

• today and now