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Timelines

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a timeline, the dates of important events are not arranged in any order.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A century means _______ years, while a decade is _______ years

(a)  

3.

How do we measure time?

a)

In seconds and minutes

b)

In hours and days

c)

In weeks, months and years

d)

By looking at a clock

e)

All of the above

4.

When an event happens, there are three things that we should know. What are they?

a)

The number of people, animals and plants

b)

What did the government, officers and police do

c)

What happened, when did it happen and where did it happen

5.

What is a timeline?

4 lines
6.

In ancient times when there were no clocks, how did people tell time?

a)

By observing the waves in the ocean

b)

By watching the moon and the birds

c)

By looking at the movements of the stars at night or of the sun during the day

d)

By measuring the direction in which the wind blows

7.

The system of naming months and years that we use is called the (a)   calendar

8.

The Gregorian calendar measures time by studying:

a)

The revolution of the Earth

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

The movement of the Earth around the Sun

d)

The movement of the moon

9.

Most Indian calendars are based on

a)

The movement of the Sun from East to West

b)

The movement of the moon

c)

The movement of the Earth around the Sun

d)

The movement of satellites

10.

Re-arrange the following dates in the right order by choosing the correct order of the option numbers:

1. 19th September, 2011.

2. 27th May, 2013

3. 17th June, 2011

4. 5th December, 2013

5. 11th March, 2012

a)

5, 2, 1, 4, 3

b)

1, 3, 5, 4, 2

c)

3, 1, 5, 2, 4

d)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1