Starter quiz
- Queen Victoria ruled in Britain for ______ than anyone had before.
- less time
- more time ✓
- the same amount of time
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- As a child, Queen Victoria was...
- excited
- happy
- melancholy ✓
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- What does the word ‘monarch’ mean?
- a feeling of sadness
- the king or queen of a country ✓
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- What was the name of Victoria’s dog?
- Mash
- Smash
- Dash ✓
- Bash
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- As a child, Victoria’s ______ was very protective of her.
- 'mother' ✓
- Choose the statements about Victoria’s childhood that are true.
- Queen Victoria played with lots of other children.
- Queen Victoria had a spaniel called Dash for company. ✓
- Queen Victoria wrote diaries and sent letters to people. ✓
- Queen Victoria was always happy.
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Exit quiz
- In which year did Princess Victoria become the queen of the United Kingdom?
- 1537
- 1637
- 1737
- 1837 ✓
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- At a coronation, a king or a queen receives their....
- 'crown' ✓
- How old was Victoria when she became queen?
- 5
- 18 ✓
- 40
- 65
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- What is a prime minister?
- an official ceremony where a king or a queen receives their crown
- the leader of the government in the United Kingdom ✓
- a rule that must be followed by everyone in the country
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- The Prime Minster that gave Victoria lots of advice was called…
- Lord Melbourne ✓
- Lord Paris
- Lord London
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- Select all the statements that are true.
- Victoria was very young when she became queen. ✓
- Lord Melbourne did not give Queen Victoria advice.
- Lord Melbourne was the king when Victoria was the queen.
- The prime minister and the government decide the new laws of the country. ✓
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Key learning points
- In 1837, Victoria became queen when she was 18 years old.
- Victoria was very popular when she became queen; 400,000 people visited London for her coronation in 1838.
- She had little experience of how to rule the country and relied on her prime minister, who led the government, for help.
Common misconception
That a coronation ceremony is when a person becomes a monarch.
The person who is first in line to the throne becomes monarch the minute that the previous monarch passes away. It happens in an instant. The coronation is an official ceremony, held later where the monarch receives their crown in front of people.
Keywords
Coronation - a coronation is an official ceremony where a king or a queen receives their crown
Prime minister - the prime minister is the leader of the government in the United Kingdom
Government - the group of people who pass laws and run the country are called the government
Law - a law is a rule that must be followed by everyone in the country
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