Grade 2 Social Studies Practice Test: Timelines, Past and Present
- Timelines, Past and Present
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
This test covers timelines and how life long ago was different from life today. Tip: a timeline is read from left to right, oldest event first.
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Question 1
What does a timeline show?
Correct answer: A
A timeline lists events in time order, from first to last. A map shows places, not time.
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Question 2
Jada's timeline
Year Event 2018 Jada is born. 2021 Jada learns to swim. 2023 Jada starts kindergarten. 2025 Jada loses her first tooth. Which event happened between Jada's birth and the start of kindergarten?
Correct answer: C
Jada learned to swim in 2021, which comes after 2018 and before 2023. She lost her first tooth later, in 2025.
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Question 3
Jada's timeline
Year Event 2018 Jada is born. 2021 Jada learns to swim. 2023 Jada starts kindergarten. 2025 Jada loses her first tooth. How many years after she was born did Jada start kindergarten?
Correct answer: A
Jada was born in 2018 and started kindergarten in 2023. 2023 - 2018 = 5 years.
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Question 4
Long ago, before there were cars, how did many people travel over land?
Correct answer: B
Before cars were invented, people walked, rode horses or traveled in wagons pulled by horses.
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Question 5
Long ago, before telephones, how did people share news with family far away?
Correct answer: D
People wrote letters, and the letters were carried by horse, ship or train. Texts, video calls and emails came much later.
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Question 6
Long ago, before electric lights, what did people use to light their homes at night?
Correct answer: B
People burned candles and oil lamps for light. Light bulbs and flashlights need electricity or batteries.
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Question 7
Which sentence tells about the future?
Correct answer: B
The words "next summer" and "will" tell about something that has not happened yet. The other sentences tell about the past or the present.
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Question 8
Grandpa shows you a photo of his school from 1960. How does the photo help you?
Correct answer: D
An old photo is a clue about life long ago. It cannot show the future or what happened today.
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Question 9
How many years are in a decade?
Correct answer: C
A decade is 10 years. A century is 100 years, and a year has 12 months.
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Question 10
Long ago, many children went to a one-room schoolhouse. What was it like?
Correct answer: D
In a one-room schoolhouse, younger and older children shared one room and one teacher. Laptops did not exist yet.
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