Significant people

Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Neil Armstrong and Queen Victoria: people who changed the world

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What job did Florence Nightingale do? A) Pilot B) Nurse C) Teacher D) Singer
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Who was the first person to walk on the moon? A) Queen Victoria B) Neil Armstrong C) Florence Nightingale D) Mary Seacole
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True or false? Mary Seacole was a nurse who helped sick soldiers. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank: Florence Nightingale was known as 'the lady with the ___'.
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Match each person to what they are known for. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Neil Armstrong, Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, Mary Seacole Right: First person on the moon, A famous nurse, A queen who ruled for over 60 years, A nurse from Jamaica
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Where did Mary Seacole come from? A) Jamaica B) France C) China D) Spain
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True or false? Queen Victoria was a king of Britain. A) True B) False
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Why did Florence Nightingale want to be a nurse? A) To make poorly people feel better B) To go into space C) To paint pictures D) To play music
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Put these events in the order they happened (oldest to newest). Put these in order: Queen Victoria became queen, Florence Nightingale helped soldiers, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
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Significant people · for parents and teachers

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Nurse
Florence Nightingale was a nurse. She is known as the founder of modern nursing.
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Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon on 20 July 1969.
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True
True. Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-British nurse who helped many soldiers when they were sick.
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lamp
Florence Nightingale was called 'the lady with the lamp' because she walked around the hospital at night with a lamp.
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Neil Armstrong → First person on the moon; Florence Nightingale → A famous nurse; Queen Victoria → A queen who ruled for over 60 years; Mary Seacole → A nurse from Jamaica
Each person is famous for doing something special: nursing, ruling, or going to the moon.
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Jamaica
Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica. She travelled to help sick soldiers in the Crimean War.
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False
False. Queen Victoria was a queen, not a king. She ruled Britain for more than 60 years.
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To make poorly people feel better
Florence Nightingale wanted to help people who were poorly. She made hospitals cleaner and safer.
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Queen Victoria became queen, Florence Nightingale helped soldiers, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
Queen Victoria became queen in 1837. Florence Nightingale helped soldiers in the 1850s. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969.