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Education of Victorian Britain

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who had education system in their hands?

a)

Church and teachers

b)

Philanthropists and teachers

c)

Philanthropists and church

2.

Ragged schools were developed by

a)

John Pounds

b)

poor women

c)

uneducated women

d)

Thomas Guthrie

3.

Ragged schools were

a)

focusing on sports and religion

b)

set up to provide free basic education

c)

a form of private schools

4.

Girls didn't go to school.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

At the end of Victorian era literacy rates

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

remained the same

6.

Girls were taught:

a)

Geography

b)

sewing

c)

history

d)

maths

e)

drawing

7.

Education at this time varied greatly between both social classes and genders.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Private schools weren't male-only and they didn't cost money to attend.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Private schools were heavily focused on subjects like maths.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Dame schools were set up by women who were wealthy.

a)

True

b)

False