Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 13
Then and Now
How life in a community changes
What your child practises
Looks at how the way people live in their community has changed over time, and how contact between communities has changed.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 1.3.2; 1.3.4 · how life in a community and links between communities change over time
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Long ago, how did many people travel on land?
- by electric car
- by jet
- by rocket
- by horse and cart
by horse and cart
Hint: There were no cars yet.
Question 2
Who can tell you about the past of your community?
- an older person who lived there
- a baby bird
- a paper bag
- a brand new toy
an older person who lived there
Hint: They remember.
Question 3
Which is a newer way to travel?
- a sled with dogs
- a canoe
- a horse and cart
- an airplane
an airplane
Hint: It flies.
Question 4
Long ago, how did people send messages far away?
- by email
- by letter
- by video call
- by text message
by letter
Hint: They wrote on paper.
Question 5
Long ago, were there as many cars as today?
- No, there were far fewer
- Every house had three
- Yes, exactly the same
- There were more cars
No, there were far fewer
Hint: Cars came later.
Question 6
Which shows long ago first, then now?
- car, then horse cart
- phone, then letter
- oil lamp, then light bulb
- light bulb, then oil lamp
oil lamp, then light bulb
Hint: The older one comes first.