1. When you ask an older person questions about their life to learn about the past, what is this called?
- A. A history report
- B. An interview
- C. A community party
- D. A video game
2. If you wanted to learn about what school was like 50 years ago, who would be the best person to ask?
- A. Your teacher
- B. Your best friend
- C. An older relative
- D. Your younger sibling
3. Conducting interviews with elders is a way to gather information about which subject?
- A. Future events
- B. Biology
- C. Local history
- D. Computer science
4. Why is talking to grandparents or older neighbors a good way to learn about history?
- A. Because they know the rules to all the newest games.
- B. Because they have personal memories of what the community was like in the past.
- C. Because they can predict what will happen in the future.
- D. Because they read about history in the newest books.
5. Which of the following is an example of a historical detail you might learn from interviewing a grandparent?
- A. The name of a popular new TV show
- B. The location of a park that was replaced by a building years ago
- C. The score of last night's baseball game
- D. How to download a new app on a smartphone
6. A washing machine is an example of modern technology. What does technology generally do?
- A. It makes tasks more difficult.
- B. It is something that can only be found in a museum.
- C. It helps make life and work easier for people.
- D. It is only used for entertainment and games.
7. Long ago, children often wrote on small chalkboards called slates. What do many students use today that serves a similar purpose?
- A. Feather pens and ink
- B. Clay tablets
- C. Computers or tablets
- D. Sticks to draw in the dirt
8. What is the main reason for comparing old objects with the technology we use today?
- A. To see how life has changed
- B. To prove the past was better
- C. To learn how to build old objects
- D. To put everything in a museum
9. What is an artifact?
- A. A new toy from the store
- B. An object made by people in the past
- C. A type of modern technology
- D. A book about the future
10. How did children get to school long ago?
- A. They rode on a fast subway train.
- B. They were driven in cars by their parents.
- C. They walked, sometimes to a one-room schoolhouse.
- D. They took a large yellow school bus.