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Adverbs in History

Read the passage, then answer the questions. An adverb can tell us how, when or where an action happens.

A Stone Age morning

Before sunrise, Nia stepped quietly from the shelter. She carefully picked up a basket while Jacob searched nearby for flint. They worked eagerly, then later carried their finds back to camp. In the evening, the group often shared stories beside the fire.

Spot and sort adverbs

1.How many adverbs are in the passage?

2.Which word in the passage tells how Nia stepped?

quietly
later
nearby

3.Choose all three adverbs from the passage that tell when something happened.

carefully
then
later
often
nearby

4.Which word in the passage tells where Jacob searched?

Choose and use adverbs

5.Complete the sentence with an adverb that tells how: The Stone Age children carried the wood .

6.Complete the sentence with an adverb that tells where: The hunters waited for the others.

7.Choose the best adverb to complete the sentence: At sunset, Aisha __________ placed the kindling beside the fire.

carefully
tomorrow
outside

8.In the sentence “The ancient boat moved slowly”, what does the adverb “slowly” tell us?

How it moved
When it moved
Where it moved

9.In the sentence “The Romans arrived yesterday”, what does the adverb “yesterday” tell us?

How they arrived
When they arrived
Where they arrived

10.In the sentence “The villagers gathered indoors”, what does the adverb “indoors” tell us?

How they gathered
When they gathered
Where they gathered

11.Write one sentence about life in the past that includes an adverb telling where something happened.

12.Write three or four sentences about a day in the past. Include at least three adverbs: one that tells how, one that tells when and one that tells where.