Ancient Times or Modern Times? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on telling ancient times from modern times, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each event: did it happen in ancient times or modern times?
1.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: People in Egypt build the pyramids, Families watch shows on television, People send email from computers, Roman soldiers build long stone roads
Ancient timesModern times
2.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: People in China begin the Great Wall, Children video chat with their grandparents, Cars drive on highways, Egyptians write in hieroglyphs
Ancient timesModern times
3.Sort each one: Ancient times or Modern times?
Sort: Astronauts walk on the Moon, People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets, Greeks hold the first Olympic Games, Doctors use X-rays to see bones
Ancient timesModern times
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Ancient Times or Modern Times?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Families watch shows on television — Modern times 2. People in Egypt build the pyramids — Ancient times 3. People send email from computers — Modern times 4. Roman soldiers build long stone roads — Ancient times
2.1. Cars drive on highways — Modern times 2. Children video chat with their grandparents — Modern times 3. Egyptians write in hieroglyphs — Ancient times 4. People in China begin the Great Wall — Ancient times
3.1. Astronauts walk on the Moon — Modern times 2. Doctors use X-rays to see bones — Modern times 3. Greeks hold the first Olympic Games — Ancient times 4. People in Mesopotamia write on clay tablets — Ancient times
Questions about Ancient Times or Modern Times?
What does the Ancient Times or Modern Times? worksheet cover?
It practices telling ancient times from modern times — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.2.K-2: Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now. The instruction to students is “Sort each event: did it happen in ancient times or modern times?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Ancient Times or Modern Times? practice?
D2.His.2.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare life in the past to life today.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Ancient Times or Modern Times? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.2.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Ancient Times or Modern Times? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Ancient Times or Modern Times? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Ancient Times or Modern Times? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Ancient Times or Modern Times?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.