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S.S. Chapter 1: Timelines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This shows events in chronological order.

a)

year

b)

timeline

c)

decade

d)

century

2.

Is 365 days long.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

year

d)

October

3.

How long is a decade?

a)

365 days

b)

100 years

c)

1 year

d)

10 years

4.

How long is a century?

a)

100 years

b)

1 year

c)

10 years

d)

500 years

5.

What is chronological order?

a)

A streaming channel

b)

The order in which events occurred

c)

A filing system for the library

d)

A way to time travel

6.

Which of the following groups of years are grouped by chronological order?

a)

1700, 1900, 1800

b)

1800, 1900, 1700

c)

1700, 1800, 1900

d)

1900, 1800, 1700

7.

Each long, dark black line (under the years) represents one ___________ on this timeline.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

year

8.

How many years does the space BETWEEN each interval represent?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1 year

9.

A timeline shows the __________ events happen.

a)

first time

b)

reasons why

c)

order in which

d)

place where

10.

Which event happens first on this timeline?

a)

Ohio becomes a state

b)

First permanent settlement in Ohio

c)

St. Lawrence Seaway opens

d)

Wright Brothers build airplane in Ohio

11.

Each numbered interval (the long, dark, black lines) represents one ____________.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

year

d)

day

12.

Which event happens SECOND on this timeline?

a)

Immigrants arrive in Ohio

b)

Immigrants try new land uses

c)

Immigrants move west

d)

Immigrants leave

13.

In 1813, a calculator was invented. What is the current location on the timeline for this event?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

What event happened before the first school was built?

a)

A glass factory opened.

b)

The Town Hall was built.

c)

The first church was built.

15.

What event happened between 1825 and 1830?

a)

The first woolen mill opened.

b)

The first glass factory opened.

c)

The Town Hall was built.

d)

The first school was built.

16.

Which event happened first?

a)

1881 - James A. Garfield became president

b)

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant became president

c)

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes became president

17.

Which event happened second?

a)

1881 - James A. Garfield became president

b)

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant became president

c)

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes became president

18.

Which event happened third?

a)

1881 - James A. Garfield became president

b)

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant became president

c)

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes became president

19.

How many centuries does the timeline show?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

What happened first, the Erie Canal opened, or the Wright Brothers built a plane?

a)

Erie Canal opened

b)

Wright Brothers built a plane