WorksheetsIreland
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
This is Ireland. This island is located in the North Atlantic. It is the third largest in Europe.
What is Ireland?
It is a place to live.
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Ireland is an island.
What does the word island mean?
An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.
An island is where Gilligan lives.
An island is a place.
Ireland is very green. It rains a lot there. People call it the "Emerald Island".
Why is it called the emerald island?
It rains a lot.
The people like to give it a name.
It is called Emerald Island because emeralds are green.
Ireland's National Holiday is St. Patrick's Day. It is celebrated on March 17th every year.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
A fun day to wear green!
It is the National Holiday of Ireland.
It is on the calendar.
People in Ireland eat potatoes. Long ago the potatoes were diseased, and the people could not eat them. Many people starved.
What does starve mean?
Starve means to eat potatoes.
Starve means not good food.
Starve means to suffer or die from hunger.
It rains a lot in Ireland! This house is covered in growing things. Would you like to live in a green covered house?
Yes! It looks like fun!
No, I do not think I would like that.
Ireland has over 30, 000 castles. The oldest is 879 years old!
It was built in the year 1142, and it's name is Cahir.
How old is the castle Cahir?
It was built in 1142.
There are many castles.
It is 879 years old.
The Shannon river is the longest in Ireland. It is 224 miles long.
Howl long is the Shannon river?
224 miles.
364 miles.
442 miles.
Ireland has many old churches. There are about 4, 000. This church isn't used anymore, but it's still beautiful.
How many churches does Ireland have?
Ireland has many churches.
Ireland has too many to count.
Ireland has about 4, 000 churches.
These are the cliffs of Moher. Cliffs are a steep rock face at the edge of the sea. These cliffs were in the Harry Potter movies!
Where are cliffs located?
Cliffs are part of this island, and are along the edge of the sea.
Cliffs are great for climbing!
Cliffs stick out of the water.
This city is called Dublin. It is the capital of Ireland. The population is about 550, 000.
What does population mean?
Population is the size of the land.
Population is the number of people that live in an area.
Population is what people like to drink.
This famous bridge is called the Samuel Beckett Bridge. It is in the shape of a harp. The bridge helps people to cross the water.
Why do you think this bridge famous?
These girls are performing an Irish dance. They wear bright costumes, and practice together everyday. They have fun learning about their country.
What do the girls wear?
They wear high heeled shoes.
They wear bright colored clothing.
They wear feathers.
This is Irish stew. It is made with potatoes, carrots and meat. Many people make this stew for dinner.
What is this made of?
This has gravy.
This is made with potatoes, carrots and meat.
I like stew.
These are potato pancakes. They are made of leftover mashed potatoes, flour,egg, and spices.
Have you ever had these?
Ireland has many farms. They raise cattle, and sheep. They have milk cows that produce cheese and butter. We can buy Kerrygold butter at Safeway!
What do these farms raise?
They raise pigs.
They raise cows and jeeps.
They raise cattle and sheep.
This bread is made in Ireland. It is made with baking soda. It is called soda bread. It has dried fruit in it.
What is this bread made with?
This bread is made in Ireland.
This bread is made with baking soda.
This bread looks really tasty!
Did you have fun learning about the island called Ireland?
