Suffragettes : 100 years - BBCOnline version Activity concerning the preterit by Cecile Bladier 1 Where was the movement born ? Select one or more answers a London b New York c San Francissco d Chicago e Manchester f Lancaster - Aberdeen 2 The leader of the movement was _ _ and they wanted _ _ Select one or more answers a Janet Hurst b Amy Hurt c Pauline Hammerst d Amy Pinterest e Emmeline Pankhurst f Amy Pentecost - the right to drive - the right to ride a horse - the right to vote 3 How did the world react to the movement ? a the world was encouraging b the world was enthusiastic c the world was shocked d the world was happy e the world was satisfied f the world was disapproving - the right to drive - the right to ride a horse - the right to vote 4 With the new law in 1918, the number of people who could vote Select one or more answers a was lower, it was divided by 2 b was lower, it was divided by 4 c was multiplied by 2 d was multiplied by 3 e and now all women could vote f and now all men could vote - and now some women could vote - and now some men could vote - the right to vote 5 "the suffragettes used extreme methods " because... Select one or more answers a they realised that speeches brought no results b They wanted peaceful actions c they embraced violence d they went on hunger strike e they used vandalism f and now all men could vote - and now some women could vote - and now some men could vote - the right to vote 6 A militant, Emily Davison, died in 1913 at the famous Epsom race because... a she commited suicide b she had a love affair with the King c she was protesting and ran in front of the horses d she wanted to kill the King e she fell from the horse she was racing on. f and now all men could vote - and now some women could vote - and now some men could vote - the right to vote 7 According to the commentator, what is the consequence today of the Suffragettes' fight ? Select one or more answers a They were on the right b The election of a woman as Great Britain's Prime Minister has been made possible c The Suffragettes went into politics d Women have been able to play a political role for years. e she fell from the horse she was racing on. f and now all men could vote - and now some women could vote - and now some men could vote - the right to vote 8 The Suffragettes were only fighting to get the right to vote Select one or more answers a yes, this is true b no, this is not true c they were fighting violence against women too d they were fighting with peaceful protests e Their fight is finished today f Their fight has been going on until today - They won all their fights - and now some men could vote - the right to vote 9 The narrator uses the term 'legacy'. She means... a Today's generations have rights thanks to the Suffragettes b Today's generations have nothing in common with the Suffragettes. c they were fighting violence against women too d they were fighting with peaceful protests e Their fight is finished today f Their fight has been going on until today - They won all their fights - and now some men could vote - the right to vote Explanation 3 Disapproving? More than that ! Yes, People were shocked ! 4 Tricky ! With the 3Representation of the People Act" of 1918, working-class women could NOT vote, but women over 30, with property, could. That was revolutionary! 5 Tricky ! With the 3Representation of the People Act" of 1918, working-class women could NOT vote, but women over 30, with property, could. That was revolutionary! 6 That was brave, but some people saw this as a stupid action. 7 That was brave, but some people saw this as a stupid action. 8 That was brave, but some people saw this as a stupid action. 9 That was brave, but some people saw this as a stupid action.
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