Vocabulary Time-Travel

This worksheet asks students to read a passage about colonial American life and determine the meaning of bolded historical vocabulary using context clues. Students create their own definitions and record them in a chart, reinforcing their understanding of outdated or unfamiliar terminology. Reflection questions require students to think about how historians interpret language from past eras. The activity encourages close reading and careful attention to context. Students also consider how misunderstandings of historical words can change the interpretation of events. This strengthens both historical literacy and vocabulary analysis. The worksheet supports comprehension of primary and secondary sources that use older language.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Historical Vocabulary Interpretation

English Language Arts – Context Clues for Word Meaning

Social Studies – Colonial America Content Knowledge

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text

This worksheet is part of our historical text worksheets collection.