2nd Grade Past & Present

Which picture shows a form of transportation many people use today?

• Picture 1

• Picture 2

• Picture 3

• None of the above

A place where people live, work, and play is called a __.

• continent

• population

• community

• constitution

What are three reasons why city populations grew over time? (circle all correct answers)

• Skyscrapers were used. Many people were needed to build them.

• Railroads and trains covered many miles.

• The iPhone was invented.

• A new continent was discovered.

• Car factories began to make more cars.

The way people live today is —

• the same as a long time ago

• will never change

• different from the way people lived long ago

• similar to cavemen

What picture best completes the flowchart?

• Horse

• Ship

• Airplane

• Television

Which characteristic is unique to the life of many people today compared to long ago?

• People live and work

• People walk everywhere

• People use cars to get to work

• People work in agricultural jobs

Which characteristic is unique to the life of many people long ago compared to today?

• People live and work

• People walk everywhere

• People use cars to get to work

• People work from home using technology

Which characteristic is common to both the life of many people today and long ago?

• People live and work

• People walk everywhere

• People use cars to get to work

• People communicate using smartphones

Something new or different is called __.

• an innovation

• a community

• a population

• transportation

What is one way the train, car, and airplane helped change communities?

• people could easily move from one place to another

• horses were released back onto the plains

• boats were no longer needed

• they led to the invention of the light bulb