NATIONAL HEROES OF BARBADOS ACTIVITY BOOKLET
First published 2011
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©Media Resource Department 2011
Project researched and coordinated by Gale Gooding
Activities: Sandra Boyce
Editors: Gale Gooding
Margaretta Sealy
Graphic Art: Robert Deane
Layout and Design: Sandra Boyce
MEDIA RESOURCE DEPARTMENT CONTENTS
Activity 1 Fallen Phrase Puzzle ………………………………………….1
Activity 2 Time Chart…………………………………………………………2
Activity 3 Cryptogram……………………………………………………….3
Activity 4 Word Scramble………………………………………………….4
Activity 5 Word Clue…………………………………………………………5
Activity 6 Brain Teaser………………………………………………………6
Activity 7 Criss Cross Puzzle……………………………………………… 7
Activity 8 Maze…………………………………………………………………8
Activity 9 Word Search with Clues…………………………………….9
Activity 10 Double Puzzle…………………………………………………..10
Activity 11 Word Search…………………………………………………….11
Activity 12 Hidden Message Puzzle…………………………………….12
Activity 13 Score Board………………………………………………………13
BE SURE TO WATCH THE DVD NATIONAL HEROES OF BARBADOS TO FIND THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1 BUSSA
FALLEN PHRASES
Each letter below appears in the same column under which it is placed but not in the same order. Put the letters back in the grid and rebuild the phrase which tells us who Bussa was.
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ACTIVITY 2
BUSSA
Can you fill in the blanks? How much time did the slaves who were on the plantation with Bussa have for each break?
START STOP BREAK 6 AM 9AM (Breakfast) ______
9:30 AM 1PM (Lunch) ______
3PM 6PM End of day
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ACTIVITY 3 SARAH ANN GILL
CRYPTOGRAM
Use the table below to help you to solve the cryptogram. The answer is a phrase used to describe Sarah Ann Gill.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
2 4 6 8 10 1 3 5 7 9 12 14 16 18 20 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 30 31
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8 10 1 10 18 8 10 15 20 1 19 5 10 1 2 7 19 5
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ACTIVITY 4
CLEMENT OSBOURNE PAYNE
WORD SCRAMBLE
Each word has been scrambled. See if you can unscramble the words to find out the original message. Once you have decoded the words write them in their correct order in the box below.
r n o b ______t e p r s a n ______n t c l m e e ______f o ______a a r a b d b I n ______a w s ______e a n y p ______
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ACTIVITY 5 SIR HUGH SPRINGER WORD CLUE
______This is where I received my Primary education.
______I was born in this month.
______In what area did I receive my Barbados scholarship.
______One of the ministries for which I had responsibility.
______My Father taught at this school.
______This honour was conferred on me in 1971 by the people and
Government of Barbados.
______I died at this age.
______I received a scholarship to this college in Oxford.
______This was my chosen career.
______My area of giftedness as a member of the Union.
______The name of the constituency which I represented in
Parliament in 1940.
______Another area of ministry for which I had responsibility.
______I took up this position in Jamaica in 1947.
______I held this position at the Commonwealth Liaison Unit.
______My mother and aunt were both called by this name.
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ACTIVITY 6 SIR HUGH SPRINGER
BRAIN TEASER
How many two, three and four letter words can you find in the name below? GOVERNOR GENERAL
Two Letters Three Letters Four letters
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ACTIVITY 7 Samuel Jackman Prescod
CRISS CROSS PUZZLE
Across 1. A person who makes doors, windows or other furniture out of wood 2. Something that makes a person or thing imperfect 4. Born of a white and black parent I am called a ______6. The opposite of legitimate 8. To join together 9. The person in charge of a newspaper
Down 1. A person who writes for a newspaper or magazine 3. A district represented by a member of parliament 5. To speak strongly against something 7. Able to read and write
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ACTIVITY 8 ERROL WALTON BARROW
MAZE
Can you help the pilot follow the maze to reach the safety of the hanger?
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ACTIVITY 9
ERROL WALTON BARROW
WORD SEARCH WITH CLUES Fill in the spaces below with the correct names. Find the names in the puzzle below.
E S W S C D N F R M L N K I W M Z R W S F C E L M I O Y W N G C A K R R G W W Y L R V I P N J S A D I B T M G U E N O D B Y N E N N W D E W U M T T L E K L A D I P P E R B A H E T Q G L O X B F Y T A A C A T U Q D H C R S J V M T C H R H D W L J Y L A X Q J W C X O G W S H T U R P C N H I J M L U Y H H G C I L G Z M G K N D Y J E Y O U S W Y Y D X Z J J I Y F Y H L A H X Z N K D R K C M B M L S T T Q O Z G F T P X Z L S H A A O Y E L T N A R G M
The second name of Mr. Tudor ______My wife’s name ______One of my nicknames ______Another hero who also had a disagreement with Mr. Adams ______The first name of the leader of the BLP when I joined the party ______My Professor’s first name ______The name of the hospital which was opened while I was Prime Minister ______The name of both my father and my brother ______The name of my mother ______The name of the Air Chief Marshall when I was in the Air Force ______
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ACTIVITY 10 SIR FRANK WALCOTT
DOUBLE PUZZLE Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to find the hidden phrase. All of the clues are the names of places which played an important part in my life.
WEYSEL HLLA
NAWS RETTES
BDNIWTORGE
WYTUMOEH TEDIANBG CULB
TS TERPE
SABDORBA WERORSK OUNIN
VAANAH
DILYISOTAR EUSOH
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ACTIVITY 11 GRANTLEY HERBERT ADAMS WORD SEARCH Find the words in the puzzle below.
D E M O C R A C Y C A T S F P L E Q G G O P Y M K S Q B L P I C L N P R I J S A X F A A X B E U I E I E O I K F N R T J E N A M T F H P L H T T B E N L T I F Y E M S A E Y C A G R D E G E L I V I R P R E D N U R N X T I U S M E A S K O U O B N H S S E E Z B P L W S Z B P I T K S R K P I A W O E F A X A I O C O L K L P O B H N L Y L M H C A S T E L I K E C Y B N A I D A B R A B M F R D S M N D I M A R Y P T Y R O L Q T I Q S E M G B T W X T T Z O
BARBADIAN MOSES BARBADOS NEWSPAPER CASTE-LIKE PARTY CENTENNIAL PLANTER-MERCHANT COT PREMIER DEMOCRACY PYRAMID ELITE SCHOLARSHIP LABOUR SUIT LIBEL TYROL LIBERALISM UNDERPRIVILEGED
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ACTIVITY 12
CHARLES DUNCAN O’NEALE
HIDDEN MESSAGE PUZZLE
Find the words in the puzzle below. The first 26 letters remaining spell the hidden message.
I F N O R S C O T L A N D S Y M E W S C H O O L D T T A O R H E O D E M O C R R A C T D A I C T L E A G U I S I E D A M E G E L L O C N T N M N N B I R P G H Y C I N I F I Z A R R S H D K G D E M D K H R L A P R R I T A R O O I F B C R B E S L R D T D U F F S O B E O N K P B Q Z X B B V X U M D H G M I C H A E L M N L N N N Y L G C Y H Y L I H M I H Q U C A B L T D A Q L R X T D X S U N C N Q M Z K N G O G Q E K L D P A R R Y X H A R R I S O N Z
BARBADOS MICHAEL BRIDGETOWN PARRY COLLEGE PRIMARY DOMINICA SCHOOL EDINBURGH SCOTLAND ENGLAND SUNDERLAND HARRISON TRENTS LUCY TRINIDAD
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ACTIVITY 13
SIR GARFIELD SOBERS
SCORE BOARD
The following questions below are based on the statistics from the score board. See how many you can answer correctly.
W. I. SCOREBOARD
NAME WICKET RUNS BALLS 4’S 6’S R BRANKER c 99 102 6 0
E WEEKES lbw 89 30 2 2 C GRIFFITH run out 120 73 2 1 G SOBERS not out 213 66 4 3 L ROWE c 98 7 2 1 W HALL c 65 67 5 2 G HEADLEY lbw 76 93 4 1
1. Which batsman scored the most runs? ______2. Which batsman scored the least amount of runs? ______3. Who scored the most sixes? ______4. Who scored the most fours? ______5. What does ‘c’ mean? ______6. What does ‘lbw’ mean? ______7. What is the total number of runs scored in all by the team? ______8. What do the letters W.I. on the scoreboard mean? ______
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ANSWERS
ACTIVITY 1 BUSSA WAS A SLAVE IN BARBADOS WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM
ACTIVITY 2 BREAKFAST-30 MINS LUNCH- 2 HOURS
ACTIVITY 3 DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
ACTIVITY 4 CLEMENT PAYNE WAS BORN OF BARBADIAN PARENTS
ACTIVITY 5 WESLEY HALL, JUNE, CLASSICS, AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION/FISHERIES/LEGAL DEPRTMENT, COMBERMERE, KNIGHTHOOD, EIGHTY-ONE, HERTFORD COLLEGE, LAWYER ,ADMINISTRATION, ST GEORGE, AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION/FISHERIES/LEGAL DEPRTMENT,REGISTRAR, DIRECTOR, FLORENCE
ACTIVITY 7 (ACROSS) JOINER, FLAW, MULATTO, ILLEGITIMATE, UNITE, EDITOR (DOWN) JOURNALIST, CONSTITUENCY, DENOUNCE, LITERATE ACTIVITY 9 CAMERON, CAROLYN, DIPPER, FRANK WALCOTT, GRANTLEY ADAMS, HAROLD, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, REGINALD, RUTH, SHOLTO
ACTIVITY 10 WESLEY HALL, SWAN STREET, BRIDGETOWN, WEYMOUTH DEBATING CLUB, ST PETER, BARBADOS WORKERS’ UNION, HAVANA, SOLIDARITY HOUSE. HIDDEN PHRASE: HE FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS ACTIVITY 12 I FORMED THE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
ACTIVITY 13 G SOBERS, W HALL, G SOBERS, R BRANKER, CAUGHT, LEG BEFORE WICKET, 760 RUNS