Read and use a timeline
Name: _____________________ Date: __________
Show your thinking with numbers, words, or a drawing.
1. Use the timeline. What year was it when the museum opened?
2. Use the timeline. What year was it when the bridge was built?
3. Use the timeline. What year was it when the bridge was built?
4. Use the timeline. What year was it when the park was planted?
5. Use the timeline. What year was it when the museum opened?
Answer key · Read and use a timeline
1. 1945
The labels go up by 10 years with 2 spaces between them, so each small mark is 10 ÷ 2 = 5 years.
The dot is 1 mark after 1940: 1 × 5 = 5.
1940 + 5 = 1945.
2. 1955
The labels go up by 10 years with 2 spaces between them, so each small mark is 10 ÷ 2 = 5 years.
The dot is 1 mark after 1950: 1 × 5 = 5.
1950 + 5 = 1955.
3. 1945
The labels go up by 10 years with 2 spaces between them, so each small mark is 10 ÷ 2 = 5 years.
The dot is 1 mark after 1940: 1 × 5 = 5.
1940 + 5 = 1945.
4. 1992
The labels go up by 10 years with 5 spaces between them, so each small mark is 10 ÷ 5 = 2 years.
The dot is 1 mark after 1990: 1 × 2 = 2.
1990 + 2 = 1992.
5. 1964
The labels go up by 10 years with 5 spaces between them, so each small mark is 10 ÷ 5 = 2 years.
The dot is 2 marks after 1960: 2 × 2 = 4.
1960 + 4 = 1964.
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