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Past and Present

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

2.

One teacher teaches all of the grades.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

3.

Classrooms were heated by a wooden stove.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

4.

Students ride a bus to school.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

5.

There is a different teacher for each grade.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

6.

Students write on blackboards at their desks.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

7.

Students pack a lunch.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Both

8.

An original source that was used or created by someone who actually witnessed or participated in the event.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Positive Consequences

9.

A good result from a choice that is made.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Positive Consequences

10.

Objects from the past that are made or used by man.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Artifacts

c)

Occupation

11.

A source created by someone who did not witness the actual event but refers to the original source

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Artifacts

12.

A job or profession

a)

Primary Source

b)

Artifacts

c)

Occupation

13.

Which statement is true?

a)

Communities experience changes in the environment over time.

b)

Students from the past have no similarities to students in the present.

14.

Which statement is true?

a)

Students from the past have no similarities to students in the present.

b)

We can use artifacts to learn how people lived in the past.

15.

Which statement is true?

a)

A report written about the Civil War is a primary source.

b)

There are occupations that no longer exist because they aren't needed.

16.

Name one way transportation has changed over time.

a)

People used to ride in horse drawn wagons, now they ride in cars.

b)

Most trains we use today are steam engines.

c)

Most cars have 3 wheels.

17.

Big retail business make more jobs available for people that need work.

a)

positive consequence

b)

negative consequence

18.

Big retail business cause more traffic and air pollution in the area.

a)

positive consequence

b)

negative consequence

19.

Big retail business make smaller business close because they can't compete.

a)

positive consequence

b)

negative consequence

20.

Big retail business make more products at cheaper prices.

a)

positive consequence

b)

negative consequence