Grade 1History & geographyquiz16 questions

Then and now

Grade 1: toys long ago and today, old and new, how we change as we grow.

Free to play. Teams answer on one screen; your phone is the remote. No student devices.

Questions

Which toy did children play with long ago?
- A remote-control car
- A tablet game
- A talking robot
- A wooden spinning top
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A wooden spinning top
Which toy needs batteries or electricity today?
- A rag doll
- A robot toy
- A rope for skipping
- A wooden hoop
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A robot toy
Long ago, many toys were made by hand from what?
- Batteries
- Bright plastic only
- Computer chips
- Wood and cloth
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Wood and cloth
Children long ago played with video games on tablets. (True or false?)
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False
Which of these is OLD?
- A castle from 500 years ago
- A freshly baked cake
- A new bike
- A toy bought today
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A castle from 500 years ago
Which word means the opposite of old?
- New
- Slow
- Soft
- Tall
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New
Long ago, how did people write letters to far-away friends?
- With a smartphone
- With a video call
- With email
- With pen and paper
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With pen and paper
Name one thing in your home that is new and was not around long ago. (Answer out loud)
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For example: a phone, a tablet, a television or a computer
A photo of your grandparents when they were young shows the past. (True or false?)
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True
When you were a baby, what could you NOT do yet?
- Cry
- Drink milk
- Read a book by yourself
- Sleep
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Read a book by yourself
What happens to your body as you grow?
- Nothing ever changes
- You get shorter every year
- You get taller
- You turn into a baby
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You get taller
Which comes first in a person's life?
- Baby
- Grandparent
- Grown-up
- Teenager
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Baby
Name one thing you can do now that you could not do as a baby. (Answer out loud)
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For example: walk, talk, run, read or write
Your baby teeth fall out and new teeth grow in. (True or false?)
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True
Put in order: baby, grown-up, child. What is the right order?
- Baby, child, grown-up
- Baby, grown-up, child
- Child, baby, grown-up
- Grown-up, child, baby
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Baby, child, grown-up
What do we call the time before today, like yesterday or long ago? (Answer out loud)
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The past

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