WorksheetsThomas Barnardo
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
In what year was Barnardo born?
1845
1850
1855
1860
Where was Barnardo born?
Belfast
Cardiff
Dublin
Cork
What did Barnardo train to become?
Nurse
Dentist
Lawyer
Doctor
What country did Barnardo plan to go to help poor people once he had become a doctor?
Chile
China
Korean
Japan
What part of London did Barnardo find poverty?
East London
West London
South London
North London
In Victorian London what percentage of children died before they were one?
20%
40%
60%
80%
Why did the children in Victorian Slums have no chance of an Education?
They were all ij self isolation
There were no schools in East London
There were not enough teachers
The parents could not afford to pay for the children to go to school
What was Barnardo's school called?
The Rotten School
The Ragged School
The Restful School
The Resentful School
What was the name of the boy who showed Barnardo that children were sleeping rough?
Jim Jump
Jim Jones
Jim Johnson
Jim Jarvis
In what year was the home for homeless boys opened?
1860
1870
1880
1890
How many homeless boys did Barnardo first look after?
20
25
50
100
What were the boys trained to do?
Carpentry
Computer Skills
French
Domestic Science
What did the sign say that Barnardo had on his home?
No Dreary Child Ever Refused Admission
No Destitute Child Ever Given Admission
No Destitute Child Ever Refused Admission
No Destitute Clever Child Refused Admission
How many children did Barnardo's homes look after by the time he died ?
76
86
8500
18000
What did Barnardo get as a wedding present?
A nice teapot
60 acres of land
A voucher to spend at Ikea
A Turkish Carpet
Where did Barnardo build his first home for girls?
Dagenham
Walford
Barkingside
Ilford
In 1887, what did Barnardo call fostering children?
Boarding School
Boarding out
Brokering
Adopting
By 1905 how many children were being fostered?
2000
3000
4000
5000
