Local History

Social Studies

Local History starts at 2 and continues till grade 5. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Local History. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

See sample questions for grade 2

Name one way people can learn about local history.

What can you do to help keep your community's history alive?

What is a landmark?

What is a timeline?

What is an artifact?

What is local history?

What is the name for a group of people living in the same area?

Imagine your town is planning to build a new park. What is one way you could find out if there was ever a park in that place before?

Which of the following is a reason people study local history? (1) To learn about famous people, (2) To understand their community, (3) To know about the weather, (4) To play games

Which of these is a job that helps keep local history? (1) Librarian, (2) Firefighter, (3) Doctor, (4) Athlete

Which of these is a local event? (1) The Super Bowl, (2) The town parade, (3) The Olympics, (4) A hurricane in another country

Which of these is a reason to visit a local historical site? (1) To learn about the past, (2) To play video games, (3) To watch TV, (4) To eat fast food

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a celebration that happens every year in a community.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a person who studies the past.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a special story about something that happened in the past.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a written record of important events in a community.

True or False: A local museum is a good place to learn about your community's past.

True or False: Local history can help us learn about different cultures in our community.

True or False: Local history can help us understand how our community has changed over time.

True or False: Local history can include stories about how people traveled in the past.