Past and Present Quiz

Kindergarten · Social Studies · Quiz

Test what you know about how life has changed from long ago to today.

Questions

Which word means the time that is happening right now?
1. Past
2. Then
3. Present
4. History
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Answer: Present
The present means right now, today — the time that is currently happening.
Long ago, how did most people travel long distances?
1. By airplane
2. By car
3. By horse and wagon
4. By subway
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Answer: By horse and wagon
Before cars and planes, horses and wagons were a common way to travel long distances.
Many homes in the past did not have electricity.
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Answer: True
Electricity was not available in many homes long ago, so people used candles for light.
What tool do people use today that they did not have in the past?
1. Books
2. Hammers
3. Smartphones
4. Candles
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Answer: Smartphones
Smartphones are a modern invention that people in the past did not have.
What is history?
1. A type of food
2. The story of what happened in the past
3. A place you can visit
4. The same as today
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Answer: The story of what happened in the past
History is the story of events and people from the past.
Children went to school to learn in the past, just like today.
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Answer: True
Going to school to learn is something that has stayed the same from the past to today.
In the past, what did people use to send messages to faraway friends?
1. Email
2. Text messages
3. Letters
4. Social media
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Answer: Letters
Before modern technology, people wrote letters and mailed them to communicate with faraway friends.
Which word means long ago or the time before now?
1. Future
2. Present
3. Today
4. Past
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Answer: Past
The past is the time that already happened, which we also call 'long ago' or 'then.'

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