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
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it looks like it's been used
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the stamp is blue
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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
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They shopped for food online
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They liked a lot of tomato sauce
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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
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Is black in color and quite shiny
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Has four wheels and a spare
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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
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The name of the person who built it
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What day it was built on
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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
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there are a few of them
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they are in a pile
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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
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The desks were in rows and the children did not wear a uniform
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There were only a few children in each class
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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
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shorter and bumpier
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brighter and louder
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cleaner and quieter
Q.8.
Even though this building is now in ruins, once it was...
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mostly made of wood
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a small cattle shed
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a large, grand building
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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
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The buildings are very small and close together
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There are some windows in the shops
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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
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what pottery today looks like
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what everyday life was like in the time the pottery was made
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what day the pots were made