The Great Fire of London (KS1)

The fire that swept through London in 1666, starting in Pudding Lane

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In what year did the Great Fire of London happen? A) 1066 B) 1666 C) 1966 D) 2006
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Where did the Great Fire of London start? A) A bakery in Pudding Lane B) A castle C) A church D) A market
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True or false? The Great Fire of London lasted only one hour. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank: The Great Fire of London started in a street called ___ Lane.
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Why did the fire spread so fast? A) Houses were made of wood and built close together B) Houses were made of stone C) Everyone was at the seaside D) It was raining hard
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True or false? There were big red fire engines to put the fire out in 1666. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank: The Great Fire lasted ___ days.
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Match the fact to the answer. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Year of the fire, Street it started in, How many days it lasted, Who wrote a diary about it Right: 1666, Pudding Lane, 4 days, Samuel Pepys
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Put these events in the order they happened. Put these in order: Fire spread to lots of houses, Fire started in the bakery, Fire was finally stopped after 4 days
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The Great Fire of London (KS1) · for parents and teachers

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1666
The Great Fire of London started in September 1666.
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A bakery in Pudding Lane
The fire started in Thomas Farriner's bakery in Pudding Lane.
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False
False. The Great Fire burned for 4 whole days.
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Pudding
The fire started in a bakery in Pudding Lane.
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Houses were made of wood and built close together
Houses back then were mostly wood and stood very close to each other. Wood burns easily, so the fire jumped from house to house.
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False
False. There were no fire engines like today. People used buckets of water.
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The Great Fire burned for 4 days before it was stopped.
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Year of the fire → 1666; Street it started in → Pudding Lane; How many days it lasted → 4 days; Who wrote a diary about it → Samuel Pepys
The fire began in 1666 in Pudding Lane, lasted 4 days, and Samuel Pepys wrote about it.
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Fire started in the bakery, Fire spread to lots of houses, Fire was finally stopped after 4 days
The fire started in a bakery, spread to many houses because they were wooden and close, then was finally put out after 4 days.