Past and Present
Grade 2 - Social Studies - Challenge Me
NameDate
Which example belongs to the past for the purpose "get goods"?
- light an oil lamp
- use a paper map
- buy from a market stall
- write a paper letter
Which example belongs to the present for the purpose "find places"?
- send an email
- stream a video
- use a washing machine
- use a digital map
What purpose stayed similar from "write a paper letter" to "send an email"?
- clean clothes
- communicate
- get goods
- find places
What changed from past to present in this pair: use a paper map -> use a digital map?
- electricity can power the light
- machines can do much of the work
- vehicles can carry groups farther
- the map can update quickly
Which sentence correctly compares this past-present pair?
- A timeline cannot show change.
- The past and present are always exactly the same.
- No one uses tools for a purpose.
- People still communicate, but the tool changed.
Which example belongs to the past for the purpose "clean clothes"?
- ride in a wagon
- write on a slate
- wash clothes by hand
- light an oil lamp
Which example belongs to the present for the purpose "get goods"?
- switch on an electric lamp
- shop in a supermarket
- stream a video
- use a digital map
What purpose stayed similar from "wash clothes by hand" to "use a washing machine"?
- find places
- clean clothes
- get goods
- communicate
What changed from past to present in this pair: write a paper letter -> send an email?
- vehicles can carry groups farther
- machines can do much of the work
- electricity can power the light
- messages can travel faster now
Which sentence correctly compares this past-present pair?
- The present event happened before the past event.
- A timeline cannot show change.
- No one uses tools for a purpose.
- People still hear or watch information, but the tool changed.