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Long Ago or Now? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing past and present, 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.

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Long Ago or Now?

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Sort each one into long ago or now.

1.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?

Sort: Sending a message on a screen, Traveling by bus, Traveling by horse and cart, Lighting a room with candles

Long agoNow
2.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?

Sort: Water from a faucet, Writing in an exercise book, Writing on a small black board, Carrying water from a well

Long agoNow
3.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?

Sort: Washing clothes by hand in a tub, Lighting a room with a switch, Washing clothes in a machine, Sending a message by letter only

Long agoNow

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Answer key — Long Ago or Now?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Lighting a room with candles — Long ago 2. Sending a message on a screen — Now 3. Traveling by bus — Now 4. Traveling by horse and cart — Long ago
  2. 2.1. Carrying water from a well — Long ago 2. Water from a faucet — Now 3. Writing in an exercise book — Now 4. Writing on a small black board — Long ago
  3. 3.1. Lighting a room with a switch — Now 2. Sending a message by letter only — Long ago 3. Washing clothes by hand in a tub — Long ago 4. Washing clothes in a machine — Now

Questions about Long Ago or Now?

What does the Long Ago or Now? worksheet cover?

It practices comparing past and present — 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 one into long ago or now”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Long Ago or Now? 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?

Long Ago or Now? 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 Long Ago or Now? 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 Long Ago or Now? 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 Long Ago or Now? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Long Ago or Now?, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.2.K-2?

Yes — “Long Ago and Now” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.2.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Long Ago or Now? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.2.K-2

Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.

Teaching this next? Long Ago and Now is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.