Q.1
This is a Canadian postage stamp showing Queen Elizabeth II. We can tell it might be quite old because...
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  • the Queen has never been to Canada
  • it looks like it's been used
  • the stamp is blue
  • the Queen looks very young
Q.2
What does this photograph tell us about the diet of a lot of people in the 18th century?
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  • It was very simple and basic
  • They shopped for food online
  • They liked a lot of tomato sauce
  • Everything came from Tesco
Q.3
This is a vintage car from aroundWhat do you think 'vintage' means?
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  • Can be driven on the road
  • Is black in color and quite shiny
  • Has four wheels and a spare
  • Is something from the past of high quality
Q.4
What might a historian want to ask about this monument?
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  • How many pictures have been taken of it
  • The name of the person who built it
  • What day it was built on
  • When and why it was built
Q.5
We can tell these photographs are probably quite old because...
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  • they are black and white
  • there are a few of them
  • they are in a pile
  • there is one of a lady
Q.6
What does this photograph tell us about school days in 1950s America?
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  • The children liked reading and watching television
  • The desks were in rows and the children did not wear a uniform
  • There were only a few children in each class
  • That the children went to school on a Saturday
Q.7
At one time, steam trains were used to travel long distances. Modern electric trains are much...
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  • smaller and darker
  • shorter and bumpier
  • brighter and louder
  • cleaner and quieter
Q.8
Even though this building is now in ruins, once it was...
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  • mostly made of wood
  • a small cattle shed
  • a large, grand building
  • a modern office building
Q.9
What difference do you notice between this Tudor street and modern streets today?
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  • The lights are on
  • The buildings are very small and close together
  • There are some windows in the shops
  • Some of the shops have signs
Q.10
When historians and archeologists look at fragments of pottery, they are trying to discover...
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  • if the pots stood up or not
  • what pottery today looks like
  • what everyday life was like in the time the pottery was made
  • what day the pots were made
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