Starter quiz
- Who designed the SS Great Britain?
- Zheng He
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel ✓
- John Cabot
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- At the time of Brunel, which ocean were seafarers racing to cross?
- Pacific Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean ✓
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- Which two of these were features of the SS Great Western?
- paddle wheel ✓
- oars
- sails ✓
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- Which ship won the 'race across the Atlantic'?
- SS Great Western
- SS Sirius ✓
- SS Great Britain
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- Which of these materials is a type of metal used for ship building?
- oak
- stone
- iron ✓
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- Complete the sentence. The SS Great Britain was the first steamship to have an iron...
- 'hull' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the words to the definitions.
- cabin⇔a private room on a ship ✓
- steerage⇔the cheapest tickets on the ship ✓
- Which of these countries did the SS Great Britain take passengers to?
- Australia ✓
- Japan
- China
- America ✓
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- Put the types of ticket in order from most expensive to least expensive.
- 1⇔first-class
- 2⇔steerage
- Why were so many people impressed when they saw the SS Great Britain?
- It was iron-hulled. ✓
- Prince Albert was on board.
- It had lots of colourful flags.
- It was the world's largest ship. ✓
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- Which sentence is correct?
- Steerage passengers ate in the banqueting room.
- First-class passengers ate in the banqueting room. ✓
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- What problem often happened on long ocean voyages?
- The crew became very tired.
- Passengers would get bored.
- Fresh food ran out as the journey went on. ✓
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Key learning points
- The SS Great Britain was an iron-hulled steamship and was the world's largest ship at the time.
- Her role was to carry passengers across the Atlantic, and then to carry passengers to Australia.
- The passengers were divided into first-class and steerage; first-class paid more and had more luxurious cabins.
- Fresh food was taken but would be eaten at the start of the journey.
- First-class passengers had four meals with a huge choice; steerage passengers had to make do with simpler food.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that in the past ships only carried sailors, captains or other people working on the ship.
About 200 years ago, people began to travel through choice. People that travel on ships but do not work on them are called passengers.
Keywords
Iron-hulled - an iron-hulled boat has its hull made of iron, rather than wood or some other material
Cabin - a cabin is a room in a ship
Steerage - steerage tickets were the cheapest tickets on the ship and did not include a cabin to sleep in
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