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Victorian schools

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many children could be in a Victorian classroom?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

80

2.

What lessons did all of the children learn?

a)

The 3 R's: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.

b)

Science and PE

c)

Sewing

3.

Finish the sentence:

Victorian teachers were very....

a)

kind

b)

funny

c)

strict

4.

What did Victorian children learn to write on?

a)

paper

b)

wood

c)

slate

5.

What did a Victorian teacher write on?

a)

A white board.

b)

A chalk board.

c)

In interactive white board.

6.

Why did rich Victorian children have a better education?

a)

They had governess to teach them and books.

b)

Their parents helped them.

c)

They were rich.

7.

What did the girls learn at home?

a)

To cook for their parents

b)

To ride a horse

c)

To sing, to play piano and to sew

8.

What is a "Dame" school?

a)

A church

b)

A kind of school run by a local woman

c)

A kind of school run by men

9.

Who ran the other schools?

a)

Churches and charities

b)

Local men

c)

The soldiers

10.

What is a "ragged school" ?

a)

A school for rich children

b)

A school to learn how to cook

c)

A school for poor children and orphans

11.

When did children from the age of 5 to 13 have to attend school by law.

a)

After 1870

b)

In 1905

c)

After 1865

12.

How were the Victorian teachers?

a)

Strict and scary

b)

Friendly

c)

Insensitive

13.

What did slow/dumb children have to wear?

a)

A hat with the letter F on it

b)

A cap

c)

A pointed hat with the letter D on it

14.

How many students were in one class room?

a)

Over 100

b)

Less than 50

c)

Both answers are wrong.

15.

What did the older Victorians write with?

a)

Feather and ink

b)

Felt tip

c)

Biro

d)

pencil