Then and Now-King School Series

Mommy told Jasmin to ______________.

• make dinner

• turn off her CD player

• turn off the computer

What did Jasmin say when she had to turn off the computer?

• "No I will not turn off the computer."

• "I'm bored."

• "Okay I'll go read a book."

When Grandma was young, she wrote e-mails on a computer.

• true

• false

Grandma might say, ________________.

• "I like the way microwave ovens make things easier."

• "Machines were better when I was a girl."

• "When I was a girl, we had no telephones."

The opposite of young is ___________.

• new

• fast

• old

The opposite of different is ______________.

• same

• not alike

• pretty

Grandma and Jasmin lived very different lives. What does different mean?

• not alike

• very similar

• fun

What is something that both Grandma and Jasmin do that is the same?

• use microwaves

• cook dinner

• listen to records

What is the main idea of the story?

• Jasmin and Grandma grew up different from one another.

• How TVs were black and white but now they're in color

• Jasmin listens to CDs but Grandma listened to records

Who are the main characters in this story?

• Mom

• Jasmin

• Grandma