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School in 1800.

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the youngest students use to sit?

a)

They sat in the back.

b)

They sat next to their teacher.

c)

They sat in the front.

2.

Students went to school.....

a)

by foot.

b)

by carriage.

c)

by car.

3.

Boys and girls.....

a)

entered through separate doors.

b)

were kept apart for lessons

c)

both.

4.

How many days did students attend school?

a)

125

b)

132

c)

180

5.

Which of the following school supplies were common?

a)

Post-it notes.

b)

Highlighters.

c)

None.

6.

Who helped the teacher?

a)

The most intelligent helped the teacher.

b)

The oldest and strongest helped the teacher.

c)

The youngest and weakest helped the teacher.

7.

How did students study for their lessons?

a)

They memorized their lessons.

b)

They summarized their lessons.

c)

They reflected on the content of their lessons.

8.

What did "boarding round" involve?

a)

It involved students living in the school.

b)

It involved the teacher moving from one student's house to the next student's house.

c)

It involved the teacher's family living in the school.

9.

How did teachers punish their students?

a)

The teachers took their cellphones away.

b)

The teachers called students' parents.

c)

The teachers used a ruler or pointer to lash students' knuckles or palms.

10.

Were lunches provided by the school?

a)

Yes, they were.

b)

No, they weren't.

c)

Students brought their lunches to school in metal pails. Every student drank water from a bucket filled by the older boys using the same tin cup.

11.

In order to graduate, students....

a)

made a group presentation.

b)

sat for an oral exam.

c)

sat for a final exam.