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Maple Ridge: Then and Now

Compare daily life, schools, transportation, and technology in Maple Ridge long ago and today.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toHIS.1.2

What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 C3 Framework standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare daily life in a town long ago and today.
  • Students compare schools, transportation, and technology in the past and present.

How to use

Read the passage aloud, then have students use details from the reading to compare Maple Ridge long ago and today.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.1.2

Compare daily life, schools, transportation and technology in the past and present.

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Maple Ridge: Then and Now

Compare life long ago with life today.

Read about Maple Ridge

Listen as your teacher reads. Then answer the questions.

Maple Ridge: Then and Now

Maple Ridge is a town in the hills. Long ago, children went to a one-room schoolhouse. They wrote on small slates and shared a few books. Many people traveled in horse-drawn wagons. At home, families carried water from a pump and used a wood stove to cook. After dark, an oil lamp gave light.

Today, children in Maple Ridge go to a larger school. Each child has books and can use a computer for some lessons. School buses carry children on paved roads. Homes have water pipes and electric lights. People often use cars to travel. Both then and now, children learn, families work, and neighbors help one another.

1.
How were school tools different long ago and today?
  • A. Long ago, children used computers, and today they use slates.
  • B. School tools and school places stayed the same.
  • C. Long ago, children wrote on slates; today, some lessons use computers.
  • D. Long ago, children did not go to school; today, they learn at home.
2.
Match each part of life with the detail that belongs to it.
  1. School long ago
  2. Transportation today
  3. Home life long ago
  4. Technology today
  1. A. A computer for some lessons
  2. B. A pump and a wood stove
  3. C. A one-room schoolhouse
  4. D. School buses on paved roads
3.
Word bank: slates · computers · wagons

Long ago, children wrote on small  .

4.
Which plan fits a trip to school today in Maple Ridge?
  • A. Ride a school bus on paved roads.
  • B. Ride a horse-drawn wagon to the larger school.
  • C. Carry water from a pump before riding to school.
  • D. Use an oil lamp to see on the school bus.
5.
Circle the sentence that shows how homes changed.

Many people traveled in horse-drawn wagons.Children in Maple Ridge go to a larger school.Homes have water pipes and electric lights.Neighbors help one another.

Compare then and now

Sort and choose details from the reading.

6.
Sort each item by when it was used in Maple Ridge.
Small slatesComputersHorse-drawn wagonsSchool busesA water pumpWater pipesOil lampsElectric lights
Long agoToday
7.
Which idea is true about both long ago and today?
  • A. Children use computers for lessons.
  • B. People travel in cars to get around.
  • C. Families get water from pipes.
  • D. Children learn and neighbors help one another.
8.
Why did getting water take more work long ago?
  • A. Pipes were used to travel to school, while pumps were used in class.
  • B. Water had to be carried from a pump, while pipes brought it into a home.
  • C. Families used pumps after dark, while pipes worked in the day.
  • D. Water pipes carried people, while pumps carried wagons.
9.
Circle the two details that show transportation changed.

Many people traveled in horse-drawn wagons.School buses carry children on paved roads.Families work.Neighbors help one another.

10.
Sort each idea as long ago, today, or both.
Children learn at schoolFamilies carry water from a pumpHomes have electric lightsNeighbors help one anotherPeople travel in horse-drawn wagonsPeople often use cars to travel
Long agoTodayBoth times

Use what you learned

Use the details in the reading to answer the last questions.

11.
Suri is drawing a long-ago Maple Ridge home and a way to get to school. Which pair fits the reading?
  • A. A computer and an oil lamp
  • B. A school bus and water pipes
  • C. An oil lamp and a horse-drawn wagon
  • D. Electric lights and a paved road
12.
Which sentence best compares technology in Maple Ridge?
  • A. Long ago, homes used electric lights, and today they use oil lamps.
  • B. Long ago and today, homes use the same kind of light.
  • C. Computers gave light long ago, and oil lamps give light today.
  • D. Oil lamps gave light long ago, and electric lights are in homes today.
13.
Tomas sees a small slate and an oil lamp in a display. What is the best conclusion from the reading?
  • A. They are clues about school or home life long ago.
  • B. They show that students today do not use books.
  • C. They prove that people long ago traveled in cars.
  • D. They show that homes had water pipes long ago.
14.
Tell one way daily life, school, transportation, or technology changed from long ago to today. Use one detail about long ago and one detail about today.

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