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Thomas Barnardo

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was Barnardo born?

a)

1845

b)

1850

c)

1855

d)

1860

2.

Where was Barnardo born?

a)

Belfast

b)

Cardiff

c)

Dublin

d)

Cork

3.

What did Barnardo train to become?

a)

Nurse

b)

Dentist

c)

Lawyer

d)

Doctor

4.

What country did Barnardo plan to go to help poor people once he had become a doctor?

a)

Chile

b)

China

c)

Korean

d)

Japan

5.

What part of London did Barnardo find poverty?

a)

East London

b)

West London

c)

South London

d)

North London

6.

In Victorian London what percentage of children died before they were one?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

7.

Why did the children in Victorian Slums have no chance of an Education?

a)

They were all ij self isolation

b)

There were no schools in East London

c)

There were not enough teachers

d)

The parents could not afford to pay for the children to go to school

8.

What was Barnardo's school called?

a)

The Rotten School

b)

The Ragged School

c)

The Restful School

d)

The Resentful School

9.

What was the name of the boy who showed Barnardo that children were sleeping rough?

a)

Jim Jump

b)

Jim Jones

c)

Jim Johnson

d)

Jim Jarvis

10.

In what year was the home for homeless boys opened?

a)

1860

b)

1870

c)

1880

d)

1890

11.

How many homeless boys did Barnardo first look after?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

50

d)

100

12.

What were the boys trained to do?

a)

Carpentry

b)

Computer Skills

c)

French

d)

Domestic Science

13.

What did the sign say that Barnardo had on his home?

a)

No Dreary Child Ever Refused Admission

b)

No Destitute Child Ever Given Admission

c)

No Destitute Child Ever Refused Admission

d)

No Destitute Clever Child Refused Admission

14.

How many children did Barnardo's homes look after by the time he died ?

a)

76

b)

86

c)

8500

d)

18000

15.

What did Barnardo get as a wedding present?

a)

A nice teapot

b)

60 acres of land

c)

A voucher to spend at Ikea

d)

A Turkish Carpet

16.

Where did Barnardo build his first home for girls?

a)

Dagenham

b)

Walford

c)

Barkingside

d)

Ilford

17.

In 1887, what did Barnardo call fostering children?

a)

Boarding School

b)

Boarding out

c)

Brokering

d)

Adopting

18.

By 1905 how many children were being fostered?

a)

2000

b)

3000

c)

4000

d)

5000