Expressions of time in history - 8th grade

The expression "in the second half of the 1970s" means the years:

• 1750-1800

• 1975-79

• 1970-79

Choose the expression from below which means the same as "the 19th century".

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

• 2000s

Which of the following expressions signify "decades"?

• 18th century

• 1980s

• 1825-1829

• 1820s

• 2010s

The length of a century is:

• 1 year.

• 10 years.

• 100 years.

• 1000 years.

Choose the expression from below which means the same as "the 20th century".

• 1900s

• 2000s

• 1800s

• 2100s

The Cold War started in 1945 and ended in 1991. It lasted for more than fourty years. This means it

• lasted for over three decades.

• lasted for over four decades

• lasted for over five decades

The First World War was fought from 1914 to 1918.

• The war fought in the 1910s.

• The war fought in the 1920s.

• The war fought in the 1930s.

The expression in the 1960s means the years:

• 1960-69

• 1600-1699

• 1960-1979

The length of a decade is:

• 7 days

• 30 days

• a year

• ten years

• hundred years

How else might you express the years 1933-33?

• In the early 1930s

• In the mid 1930s

• In the late 1930s