Question

5 VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with the
correct words from the glossary in the correct
form.
1 Queen Victoria's nine children had a
who taught them at home.
2 In Victorian society, there were harsh
consequences for children who
badly.
3 There was a huge growth in population in Great
Britain and Ireland between 1819 and 1901; the
is that it grew from 20 million to 41
million.
4
Poverty was a serious problem; homeless children
had enough to eat or drink.
that poverty
5
Many rich people
didn't exist. They avoided areas where poor and
homeless people lived.
6 There was a simple
for the bad living
conditions. There were too many people and not
enough houses.

Answer 1

1. governess who taught them at home.
2. consequences for children who behaved badly.
3. population growth is that it grew from 20 million to 41 million.
4. Homeless children had not enough to eat or drink.
5. avoided areas where poor and homeless people lived.
6. explanation for the bad living conditions. There were too many people and not enough houses.