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Reading Timelines

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does BC stand for on a timeline?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Calendars

c)

Best Choice

d)

Berry Chocolate

2.

What does AD stand for on a timeline?

a)

After Death, meaning the death of Jesus

b)

Another Day

c)

Anno Domini, Latin for Year of our Lord

d)

Ancient Day

3.

How many years separate 650 BC - 130 BC on a timeline?

a)

580 years

b)

180 years

c)

780 years

d)

520 years

4.

How many years separate 40 BC and AD 40 on a timeline?

a)

0 years

b)

80 years

c)

180 years

d)

240 years

5.

How many years separate AD 150 and AD 250 on a timeline?

a)

250 years

b)

50 years

c)

200 years

d)

100 years

6.

How many years separate 325 BC and AD 325 on a timeline?

a)

650 years

b)

625 years

c)

325 years

d)

32 years

7.

How many years separate 1020 BC and AD 43 on a timeline?

a)

2063 years

b)

1063 years

c)

1077 years

d)

3043 years

8.

How many years are in a decade?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

100,000

9.

How many years are in a century?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

100,000 years

10.

How many years are in a millennium?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

100,000 years

11.

What does circa (c.) mean ?

a)

timeline

b)

exact

c)

dates

d)

about

12.

What is an Era?

a)

general period counted from set points in time

b)

general time it takes to create a timeline

c)

dates on a timeline

d)

points on a map

13.

In which Century is the date AD 878?

a)

1st Century

b)

8th Century

c)

9th Century

d)

87th Century

14.

In which Century is the date AD 1837?

a)

19th Century

b)

190th Century

c)

1st Century

d)

18th Century

15.

In which Century is the date AD 43?

a)

4th Century

b)

3rd Century

c)

34th Century

d)

1st Century

16.

In which Century is the date AD 2002?

a)

202nd Century

b)

21st Century

c)

20th Century

d)

2nd Century

17.

In which Century is the date AD 512?

a)

12th Century

b)

2nd Century

c)

6th Century

d)

5th Century

18.

Which date comes 1st on the timeline? This is letter A.

a)

987 BC

b)

AD 376

c)

13 BC

d)

1901 BC

e)

AD 522

19.

Which date comes 2nd on the timeline? This is letter B.

a)

987 BC

b)

AD 376

c)

13 BC

d)

1901 BC

e)

AD 522

20.

Which date comes 3rd on the timeline? This is letter C.

a)

987 BC

b)

AD 376

c)

13 BC

d)

1901 BC

e)

AD 522

21.

Which date comes 4th on the timeline? This is letter D.

a)

987 BC

b)

AD 376

c)

13 BC

d)

1901 BC

e)

AD 522

22.

Which date comes 5th on the timeline? This is letter E.

a)

987 BC

b)

AD 376

c)

13 BC

d)

1901 BC

e)

AD 522