Workhouses

What was a workhouse?

• A place for rich people to work in.

• A place for poor people to live and work in.

When were workhouses used?

• 1800s

• 2000s

• 1900s

• 1700s

The men, women and children lived together in workhouses.

• True

• False.

To get caned in class meant to...

• get hit

• get sweets

• get rewarded

Men had to clean in workhouses.

• True

• False

Why was getting ringworm embarrassing?

• you would have to shave your head

• your whole body would be bright red

Why was it shameful for a man to have to live in a workhouse with his family?

• It would be cold.

• It meant he could not look after them himself.