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Bedford in Wartime

 
Bedford in Wartime: Lesson 2  
 
Children's Activities
Lesson 2: Preparation for War
 
   
Gas precautions: Gas masks  

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1. How were gas masks supposed to be carried?

in paper bags
in boxes
in rucksacks
on the head
2. How did people try to make their gas masks look more fashionable?
painted them
made new cases for them
stuck things on the boxes
turned them into hats
3. What was used to help people detect poison gas?
tin trays with chemicals
budgerigars
coloured lamps
sniffer dogs
4. What might happen to people if they forgot to carry their gas masks with them?
they were sent to prison
they were fined
they were squirted with hot water
they were squirted with tear gas
Gas masks
Baby’s gas mask
 
   
   
audio | Mrs Barbara Lynn 1 | Mrs Barbara Lynn 2 | Mr Gerald How |
| Mrs Myra Webb | Mr Peter Cook | Mrs Rebecca Cook |
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