1. Mark the sentences T (True), F (False), NS (Not Stated).
1. Some British banknotes have a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on them.
F
2. Elizabeth Fry tried to improve living conditions in prisons.
T
3. Various birds can often be seen on the English banknotes.
NS
4. The ten-pound note is red in colour.
F
5. Houblon’s house is the site of the Bank of England.
T
6. The twenty-pound note is pink in colour.
F
7. Houblon’s house is in the most popular street in England.
NS
8. The ten-pound note was first issued in 1759.
T
9. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I is on the front of all the banknotes in the UK.
F
10. Charles Darwin came across the humming bird.
F
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Elizabeth Fry lived in:
b) the UK
2. Elizabeth Fry was:
a) a scientist
3. Elizabeth Fry improved:
b) living conditions in female prisons
4. You can see Elizabeth Fry’s portrait on the:
a) five-pound note
5. Charles Darwin developed the theory of:
a) evolution
6. Charles Darwin’s portrait is on the:
a) tenner
7. Sir Edward Elgar was:
a) a composer
8. The first governor of the Bank of England was:
a) Adam Smith
9. You can see various flowers and animals on the:
a) ten-pound note
10. Adam Smith was a:
a) a governor of the Bank of England