Starter quiz
- In 1964, Paul Stephenson walked into a ______ in Bristol.
- 'pub' ✓
- A pub is...
- a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law.
- the person in charge of a place.
- a place where people can buy drinks. ✓
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- Paul was arrested by eight...
- doctors
- divers
- police officers ✓
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- Arrested means...
- taken away by the police for breaking the law. ✓
- letting people buy drinks.
- making friends with police officers.
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- Paul Stephenson knew he wasn’t allowed in the pub.
- True ✓
- False
- The pub manager said Paul wasn’t allowed inside because he was…
- of African descent ✓
- white
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Exit quiz
- Paul Stephenson was born in Essex, near….
- London ✓
- Manchester
- Bristol
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- In 1939, the ______ World War began.
- First
- Second ✓
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- Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- Second World War⇔this involved lots of countries fighting between 1939 and 1945 ✓
- countryside⇔areas with lots of fields which are away from towns and cities ✓
- evacuated⇔when people are moved from a dangerous area to a safer one ✓
- Paul was evacuated to the countryside when he was ______ years old.
- ten
- five
- three ✓
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- Select the things that Paul did in the countryside.
- chased rabbits ✓
- played in streams ✓
- worked in a factory
- played with his friends ✓
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- Paul was always treated differently because of the colour of his skin.
- True ✓
- False
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Key learning points
- Paul Stephenson was born in 1937 and was evacuated when he was three years old because of the Second World War.
- He lived in the countryside for the next seven years and enjoyed paddling in streams and hunting rabbits.
- However, Paul was always treated differently because he was the only black child.
- When he returned to London his classmates made fun of the colour of his skin.
Common misconception
That evacuation was a negative experience for all children.
Lots of children had healthier diets, more freedom and enjoyed their lives in the countryside.
Keywords
Second world war - the Second World War involved lots of countries fighting between 1939 and 1945
Evacuated - when people are evacuated they are moved from a dangerous area to a safer one
Countryside - the countryside means areas with lots of fields which are away from towns and cities
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