WorksheetsSamuel Pepys
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was Samuel's surname?
Pepper
Pardon
Pepys
Peppy
Why is Samuel Pepys famous?
For singing
For writing a book
For keeping a diary
For inventing the IPad
What year did the Great Fire of London happen?
(a)
How many brothers and sisters did Samuel have?
6
11
8
10
What was the name of Samuel's wife?
Elizabeth
Catherine
Mary
Jane
How did Samuel make sure that nobody could read his diary?
He hid it in a special place
He wrote in special code
He carried it around with him
He used a lock and key
What was the name of the lane where the fire started?
(a)
What were most of the houses made of in London in 1666?
(a)
What did Samuel tell the king?
He ordered for houses to be pulled down
Run away
Call the fire brigade
get some buckets of water
How do we know all about the Great Fire of London?
Newspaper
Radio
TV show
Samuel Pepys' Diary
What did Samuel do with some of his belongings?
Put them on a boat
Dug a hole and buried them
Threw them in the bin
Put them into a suitcase
On the 7th of September at 5am, Samuel wrote that London was:
a lovely place
a burning city
a miserable sight
a hot mess
Samuel stopped writing in his diary in 1669, this is the same year as:
he had a baby
the fire was put out
his wife died
he got a new job
What year did Samuel Pepys die?
(a)
