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Hope for destitute children

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the type of our text?

a)
b)
c)
2.

How did you know that our text is a newspaper report?

a)

The headline

b)

The date

c)

Newspaper name

d)

Reporter's name

e)

Real events

3.

How did orphans live in London in 1860's?

a)

sleep in the streets / homeless

b)

no food / hungry

c)

died because of cold weather

d)

no school

e)

had warm clothes and new toys

4.

How did Thomas feel?

a)

shocked

b)

bad

c)

pity

d)

happy

e)

sad

5.

Use your dictionary / Google to find the definition of the word 'destitute' .

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6.

What did Thomas do to help destitute children?

a)

built a ragged school in London to give children education

b)

built a big house to give poor children a safe place

c)

gave orphans enough food

d)

called the police

e)

didn't do anything

7.

Thomas helped ALL destitute children in London.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What made Thomas change his mind about letting all children come into the house even when it was full?

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9.

How did Thomas feel after Carrots died?

a)

upset

b)

regretful

c)

guilty

d)

sad

e)

excited

10.

If you lived in London in the 1860's, what would you do to help destitute children?

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