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Families Today and In the Past

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False. A family teaches you how to do new things.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is something a grandparent would have in common with you when they were your age?

a)

They also had an iPhone.

b)

They also played outside.

c)

They also had Netflix and Disney+ to watch movies.

3.

How can you learn about how life changes over time?

a)

Interview older family members.

b)

Stay inside and play computer games.

c)

Ask your parents to take you out to dinner.

d)

Take a picture of something around you.

4.

When talking about historical events we learned in reading that we can sequence the events to make connections. Which set of words are in the correct sequence?

a)

next, first, finally

b)

first, next, finally

c)

finally, first, next

d)

next, finally, first

5.

What does the picture tell us about the past?

a)

Clothes were made at home.

b)

People did not work together.

c)

It is easier to make clothes if everyone works together.

6.

What does a timeline show?

a)

Why things happen.

b)

The order in which events happen.

c)

How people in a family are related.

d)

How things are made.

7.

Compare this picture to the life of a child today.

a)

Children today work long hours outside.

b)

Children work harder at home today than they did in the past.

c)

Children help their parents at home in different ways.

d)

Children still do chores by hand such as wash clothes and dishes.

8.

What is an example of a primary source?

a)

biography

b)

diary or journal entry

c)

your social studies book

d)

a movie

9.

True or False. A secondary source was there when the event happened. They saw it with their own eyes.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False. People born in the same generation are about the same age.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Check all that would be considered extended family.

a)

aunts

b)

uncles

c)

mom

d)

cousins

12.

Which is NOT a reason an immigrant might come to the United States?

a)

Better job

b)

Coronavirus

c)

Family

d)

Religion

13.

True or False. An immigrant was born in the country they live in.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False. An immigrant can take a test to become a United States citizen.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which word could be used to tell about the past?

a)

Tomorrow

b)

Yesterday

c)

Next week

d)

Now

16.

What is a way you can learn about your family history?

a)

Read your favorite book.

b)

Interview an older family member.

c)

Make dinner for your parents.

d)

Take a nap.