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Jobs and Journeys: Past and Present

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  • Which is NOT a common way to commute today?
    Taking a bus to school
    Using a horse and cart every day
    Taking the subway to work
    Riding a train to the city
  • What happens in a cotton mill?
    People make cloth and clothes from cotton
    People build cars and buses
    People cook food for families
    People teach students
  • Where do many people live today?
    In forests with animals
    In suburbs outside the city
    In factories at work
    In small villages far away
  • What is a suburb?
    It is a school building
    It is the center of a big city
    It is a place outside the city where people live
    It is a farm in the countryside
  • What is a subway?
    It is a road for bicycles
    It is a train that runs under the city
    It is a car for one person
    It is a bus that stops everywhere
  • How did people travel in the past?
    They used airplanes to go far away
    They traveled by subway under the city
    They drove cars on big roads
    They traveled by horse and cart
  • What is a locomotive?
    It is a small boat on the river
    It is a train engine that pulls the train
    It is a car people drive every day
    It is a bike for children
  • Why did people use candles in the past?
    Because they didn’t have electricity
    Because they liked the smell
    Because candles are cheaper than lights
    Because they had too many candles
  • Who sells meat to people?
    The farmer in the field
    The butcher at the market
    The baker at the shop
    The pilot on the plane
  • What does it mean to commute?
    To sleep at home all day
    To eat dinner with family
    To travel from home to work every day
    To play games with friends
  • What does a butcher do?
    He sells fresh meat to customers
    He teaches children at school
    He drives a train on the railway
    He bakes bread every morning
  • Where does a subway usually go?
    On top of buildings
    High in the sky
    Under the ground
    Across the ocean
  • How do many people travel to work today?
    They sail on boats
    They ride horses every morning
    They walk for many hours
    They travel by bus or train
  • Where did many people work in the past?
    In big office buildings
    In airports
    On farms in the countryside
    In shopping malls
  • What does a locomotive do?
    It pulls train cars on the railway
    It drives people on roads
    It carries people on water
    It flies people across countries
  • Which is the oldest way to travel?
    Traveling by horse and cart
    Traveling by bus
    Traveling by train
    Traveling by subway
  • What changed the way people traveled long ago?
    The bicycle on the road
    The airplane in the sky
    The subway under the city
    The railway system for trains
  • What does a baker do?
    He builds houses for families
    He makes bread and cakes for people
    He sells meat in a shop
    He drives a bus in the city
  • Who makes bread every day?
    The driver on the bus
    The teacher at school
    The baker in the bakery
    The butcher in the market
  • What is a railway?
    It is a road where cars go fast
    It is a path for walking in the park
    It is a place where planes land
    It is a system of tracks for trains