Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12th May, 1820. She was named after the city of Florence. Florence's father William Nightingale was a rich banker. By the time she was 12, she was determined to "do something worthwhile". She liked books. She enjoyed caring for sick farmers on her father's estate. She used every spare minute to learn from nursing books. She visited hospitals in London and the surrounding area. Her parents didn't want her working in those “dirty" hospitals, but she was determined. In1851, Florence went to Germany, to a Christian nursing school for women. She learned nursing for three months. It was hard work, but she loved it. She was an excellent student, and after her graduation, she returned to London and got a job running a hospital. During the Crimean War, she was put in charge of nursing. She went to the battlefield with 38 nurses. The hospital was a huge, dirty barracks building. She got men to clean it up and managed to get the supplies they needed. At night Florence walked around the wards, she sat with dying soldiers. She wrote letters home for men who could not write. She carried a lantern, so the soldiers called her 'The Lady with the Lamp’. She saved thousands of lives. Florence worked so hard she became ill. But she went on writing letters, collecting facts and figures. In 1907 she was awarded the Order of Merit. She was the first woman to receive this honour. Florence Nightingale died on 13th August 1910. She showed that trained nurses and clean hospitals helped sick people get better. She was the founder of modern nursing. Answer each question: 1. What do you know about the early life of Florence Nightingale? 2. When did she go to Germany and what did she do there? 3. What did Florence do in the Crimean War? 4. How did she look after the soldiers? 5. When did she get the award? 6. Which word from the passage is antonym of ‘untrained’?
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(A)Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12th May,1820.She was named after the city of Florence.Florence's father William Nightangle was a rich banker.By the time she was 12,she was determined to "do something worthwile".She liked books.She enjoyed caring for sick farmers on her's father estate.She used every spare minute to learn from nursing books.She visited hospitals in London and the surrounding area.
(B)In 1851,Florence went to Germany,to a Christian nursing school for three months. It was work hard,but she loved it.She was an excellent student, and after her graduation,she returned to London and got a job running a hospital.
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Answer:
1. Florence Nightingale was a nurse born into an affluent Italian family on May 12, 1820. She was an avid reader who was passionate about serving the sick and would visit hospitals despite her parents' disapproval.
2.Florence Nightingale went to Germany in 1851.
She studied at a Christian nursing school for women where she excelled in her work and studies.
3. Florence Nightingale accompanied 38 nurses to the Crimean warzone where she nursed the wounded soldiers.
4. Florence Nightingale would sit with the dying soldiers at night. Moreover, she would help the soldiers write letters to their families besides nursing them and getting them essential supplies.
5. In 1907, Florence Nightingale became the first woman to receive the Order of Merit.
6. The antonym of the word 'untrained' is trained.
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