Worked example
A bridge opened in 2008. A library opened in 2012. Which opened first?
Answer & why
Answer: the bridge
2008 comes before 2012.
Grade 2 · Social studies
Place events on a timeline
Use dates and sequence to identify earlier and later events.
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All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
A path was planned in March and built in June of the same year. What happened first?
- the planning
- the playground
- the fair
- the bridge
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the planning
March comes before June.
Question 2
A market opened on Monday and a fair opened on Friday of the same week. Which opened later?
- the first show
- the bridge
- the playground
- the fair
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the fair
Friday follows Monday within the stated week.
Question 3
A bridge opened in 2008. A library opened in 2012. Which opened first?
- the pool
- the bridge
- the playground
- the first show
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the bridge
2008 comes before 2012.
Question 4
A garden began in 2016. A playground began in 2014. Which began first?
- the playground
- the pool
- the first show
- the move
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the playground
2014 comes before 2016.
Question 5
A club began in 2010 and held its first show in 2011. Which event was later?
- the tree planting
- the move
- the first show
- the pool
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the first show
2011 comes after 2010.
Question 6
A school opened in 1998 and a pool opened in 2003. Which opened later?
- the move
- the tree planting
- the pool
- the planning
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the pool
2003 comes after 1998.
Question 7
A museum moved in 2019 and expanded in 2022. Which event was earlier?
- the tree planting
- the move
- the fair
- the planning
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the move
2019 comes before 2022.
Question 8
A team formed in 2015 and planted trees in 2017. Which event happened later?
- the tree planting
- the fair
- the bridge
- the planning
A hint
Compare the dates before drawing conclusions about why events happened.
Answer & why
Answer: the tree planting
2017 is later than 2015.