Past and Present
Grade 2 - Social Studies - On Level
Which example belongs to the past for the purpose "record ideas"?
- wash clothes by hand
- write on a slate
- buy from a market stall
- use a paper map
Which example belongs to the present for the purpose "record ideas"?
- stream a video
- type on a tablet
- send an email
- shop in a supermarket
What purpose stayed similar from "listen to a radio program" to "stream a video"?
- hear or watch information
- record ideas
- make light
- clean clothes
What changed from past to present in this pair: listen to a radio program -> stream a video?
- machines can do much of the work
- stores may offer more choices in one place
- people have more ways to choose a program
- electricity can power the light
Which sentence correctly compares this past-present pair?
- A timeline cannot show change.
- The present event happened before the past event.
- The past and present are always exactly the same.
- People still make light, but the tool changed.
Which example belongs to the past for the purpose "hear or watch information"?
- listen to a radio program
- use a paper map
- buy from a market stall
- write a paper letter
Which example belongs to the present for the purpose "find places"?
- ride in a bus
- send an email
- type on a tablet
- use a digital map
What purpose stayed similar from "ride in a wagon" to "ride in a bus"?
- make light
- get goods
- travel
- clean clothes
What changed from past to present in this pair: ride in a wagon -> ride in a bus?
- people have more ways to choose a program
- stores may offer more choices in one place
- vehicles can carry groups farther
- digital tools can save and change writing
Which sentence correctly compares this past-present pair?
- No one uses tools for a purpose.
- A timeline cannot show change.
- The past and present are always exactly the same.
- People still clean clothes, but the tool changed.