Starter quiz
- War memorials are important to help us ______ those who lost their lives in WWI.
- celebrate
- remember ✓
- forget
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- Which soldiers are remembered at the Cenotaph?
- everybody who fought and died for Britain in WWI ✓
- only soldiers from the Whitehall area of London who fought during WWI
- only soldiers who fought on the Western Front during WWI
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- Which of these statements is most accurate?
- In Britain there are only memorials to male soldiers who died during WWI.
- In Britain there are memorials for male soldiers, animals and women. ✓
- In Britain there are memorials for just male and female soldiers.
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- Match the words to their definition.
- National Memorial⇔dedicated to those who lost their lives across the country ✓
- Local Memorial⇔dedicated to those who lost their lives in a small area ✓
- Remembrance Day⇔a special day each year, dedicated to all those who lost their lives ✓
- Why is a red poppy a symbol of remembrance?
- they are easily available in November
- they grew on the battlefields ✓
- red is used in the Union Flag
- poppies are small flowers
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- On Remembrance Day, a two minute ______ is held.
- 'silence' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these medals were often awarded to soldiers during WWI?
- the British Service Medal
- the Victory Cross
- the 1914-1915 Star ✓
- the British War Medal ✓
- the Victory Medal ✓
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- One of the most prestigious medals that could be awarded was the ______ Cross.
- 'Victoria ' ✓
- Match the words to the correct definitions.
- prestigious⇔people and things which are very important and highly respected ✓
- courage⇔is shown when you choose to do something that frightens you ✓
- award⇔something you receive in recognition of an achievement ✓
- Medals could be awarded to soldiers for...
- extreme acts of courage and length of service ✓
- extreme acts of courage only
- length of service only
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- Starting with the earliest, order these events from Captain Noel Chavasse's life.
- 1⇔Born on 9 of November 1884
- 2⇔Moved to Liverpool with his family
- 3⇔Competed in the 400m race in the 1908 Olympics
- 4⇔Became a Captain for the Royal Army Medical Corps
- 5⇔Received two Victoria Cross medals
- 6⇔Died of his wounds
- How is Captain Noel Chavasse remembered?
- on many war memorials ✓
- a war medal is named after him
- on a special memorial coin ✓
- a local memorial in Liverpool ✓
- a special flag dedicated to him
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Key learning points
- Local communities often celebrate the bravery of certain individuals who fought in the Great War.
- Captain Noel Chavasse was a British doctor and Olympic athlete who fought during WWI.
- He fought at one of the most famous battles of WWI: the Battle of the Somme.
- He was awarded the Victoria Cross twice for saving the lives of other soldiers.
- Awards and medals are awarded to recognise soldiers who show extreme bravery, skill and service to their country.
Common misconception
Medals were only awarded to leaders who fought in WWI.
Medals were awarded for acts of bravery across all ranks of soldiers.
Keywords
Prestigious - prestigious refers to people and things which are very important and highly respected
Courage - courage is shown when you choose do something that frightens you
Award - an award is something that is given in recognition of an achievement
Victoria cross - the Victoria Cross was a prestigious award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery
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