Walkden High Transport Questions – By looking at the photographs in the folder, say which of these statements are true, ‘transport’ which are false and which we would need to know more information about. Put a tick in one column and then add a few words to explain your answer. You could tick more than one column if you think something might be true/false but we may also need some more information. Some have been filled in already to help to show you how you could do this. Statement This is likely to be true This is likely to be We need to know say why false say why more information – – – say what Buses used to be pulled by horses Electric trams first came to Walkden in 1906 When electric trams came to Walkden, people stopped using horses Electric trams were popular Trains used to be powered by steam trains caused pollution The roads used to be quieter The pavements used to be To be sure that the wider pavements used to be we would need to Yes pictures 10 and 11 look at more modern – show that the pictures to compare pavements are wide the size of the pavements There used to be a coal mine near the centre of Yes you can see it in – Walkden the background in picture 14 The first trams did not have advertisements on them Walkden has always been a busy town, full of traffic False, in some pictures there is no traffic at all, such as picture 6 The monument used to be on a roundabout in the middle of the main road in Walkden
Walkden High – Transport Questions By looking at the photographs in the ‘transport’ folder, say which of these statements are true, which are false and which we would need to know more information about. Put a tick in one column and then add a few words to explain your answer. You could tick more than one column if you think something might be true/false but we may also need some more information. Some have been filled in already to help to show you how you could do this. Statement This is likely to be true – say why This is likely to be false – say why We need to know more information – say what Buses used to be pulled by horses Electric trams first came to Walkden in 1906 When electric trams came to Walkden, people stopped using horses Electric trams were popular Trains used to be powered by steam trains caused pollution The roads used to be quieter The pavements used to be wider Yes – pictures 10 and 11 show that the pavements are wide To be sure that the pavements used to be we would need to look at more modern pictures to compare the size of the pavements There used to be a coal mine near the centre of Walkden Yes – you can see it in the background in picture 14 The first trams did not have advertisements on them Walkden has always been a busy town, full of traffic False, in some pictures there is no traffic at all, such as picture 6 The monument used to be on a roundabout in the middle of the main road in Walkden