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Reading your area's history

History · Historical Thinking · ages 7-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. What is a datestone on a building?

    • A stone with a carved street name.
    • A stone bearing a date linked to the building.
    • A stone recording the building's street number.
  2. Which clue gives you a reason to ask whether a mill once stood nearby?

    • A street sign marked 'Mill Lane'.
    • A sign for next week's fair.
    • A map showing a different town's pool.
  3. A war memorial can give clues about your area's past.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A trusted adult helps you interview a neighbour. Which question asks for a memory of the street's past?

    • What do you remember about this street as a child?
    • What time does this street's shop open tomorrow?
    • What would you change about this street?
  5. You have an old street photo and a photo taken today. What should you check before using them to list changes to that street?

    • Which photo you like best.
    • Which picture has brighter colours.
    • Whether both photos show the same place.
  6. A map accurately shows this plot in 1930 as fields, with no school. A school stands there today. What does this comparison support?

    • The school opened during 1930.
    • Its land use changed between 1930 and today.
    • The field shown in 1930 covered the school building.
  7. A town memorial names local residents and says they are remembered for service in a war. How does this connect local history with a wider event?

    • It links local people to remembrance of a war.
    • It shows where all the fighting took place.
    • It lists the names of everyone who lived in the town.
  8. Two clear photos show the same whole plot. Both show the same house. The older photo also shows a tree; today's photo shows no tree. Which report includes both change and sameness?

    • The whole plot stayed the same.
    • The whole plot changed completely.
    • The house remains, but the tree is gone.
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Reading your area's history W1-mt_v1pzywJwvI-s1

  1. A stone bearing a date linked to the building. · A datestone bears a date linked to the building. It may mark construction or a later change.
  2. A street sign marked 'Mill Lane'. · 'Mill Lane' suggests a possible connection to a mill. Other evidence is needed to check it.
  3. True · A war memorial remembers people or events connected with war. Its words or design may help an investigation.
  4. What do you remember about this street as a child? · The childhood question asks about an earlier experience. The other questions ask about tomorrow or a desired change.
  5. Whether both photos show the same place. · Match the place before comparing details. Different places would not show changes to the same street.
  6. Its land use changed between 1930 and today. · The same plot was fields in 1930 and has a school today. The comparison does not give the school's opening year.
  7. It links local people to remembrance of a war. · The inscription connects named local residents with war remembrance. It does not locate all fighting or name every resident.
  8. The house remains, but the tree is gone. · The house appears in both views, while the tree appears only in the older view. Report both observations.
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