Starter quiz
- Which of these times are in the past?
- next year
- this year
- last year ✓
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- What does the past mean?
- something that is about to happen
- something that is happening now
- something that has already happened ✓
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- Which 3 of these countries are part of Britain?
- England ✓
- France
- Scotland ✓
- Spain
- Wales ✓
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- Which of the statements below about Ireland are correct?
- Ireland is very far away from Britain.
- Ireland is very close to Britain. ✓
- There is a sea between Britain and Ireland. ✓
- Ireland shares a border with England and Scotland.
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- Put the dates in the order that they happened.
- 1⇔last year
- 2⇔last week
- 3⇔yesterday
- Which of the following statements about stories is correct?
- A story is always true.
- A story is always made up.
- A story can be made up or true. ✓
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Exit quiz
- What animals does a shepherd look after?
- cows
- horses
- sheep ✓
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- Which country is St. Patrick the patron saint of?
- England
- Ireland ✓
- Scotland
- Wales
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- Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
- St. Andrew
- St. David
- St. George
- St. Patrick ✓
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- Put the events in order to retell the story of St. Patrick's early life.
- 1⇔St. Patrick was born in Britain.
- 2⇔St Patrick was taken to Ireland when he was 16 years old.
- 3⇔St. Patrick became a shepherd.
- 4⇔St. Patrick escaped and travelled home by boat.
- What job did St. Patrick do in Ireland?
- He was a shepherd. ✓
- He was a cook.
- He was a policeman.
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- Match the keyword to the correct meaning
- Romans⇔a group people from Italy that took over lots of land ✓
- Christians⇔people who follow the Christian religion and beleive in God and Jesus ✓
- raiders⇔people who attack places and people by surprise to steal from them ✓
- shepherds⇔people who look after sheep ✓
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Key learning points
- St. Patrick was born in Britain when it was controlled by a group of people called the Romans.
- He grew up in a Christian family but did not believe in God as a child.
- Aged 16, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as an enslaved person to Ireland for 6 years.
- During his captivity, he worked as a shepherd and during this time his belief in God got stronger.
- One day, he had a dream telling him that he would soon go home, so he fled to the coast and sailed back to Britain.
Common misconception
That St. Patrick was Irish.
Explain to children that St. Patrick was born in Britain. As a teenager, he was captured by raiders and taken to Ireland.
Keywords
Christian - someone who follows the Christian religion, believing in God and Jesus, is described as a Christian
Romans - the Romans were a group of people from Italy that took over lots of land across Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Raider - a raider is someone who attacks people or places by surprise, often to steal from them
Shepherd - someone who herds and looks after sheep is called a shepherd
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