1. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TEXT
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Gunpowder Plot warning light tortured bonfire
passed Bonfire Night Penny remind cellar let off
displays King James I
________________was the King of England in__________, about 400 years
ago. Every autumn, there was a special ceremony, when he would be at the
Houses of Parliament in London.
A man called Guy Fawkes joined a group of ______________who did not like the King,
who was a Protestant and _______________laws against the Catholics. They
______________to blow up the Houses of Parliament on the 5th November, when the
King was there. That was called the ____________________
The _______________got 36 barrels of gunpowder and hid them in the
______________under the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes was put in charge of
guarding the gunpowder.
A letter was sent to the King, however, ______________him of the planned attack
and on the morning of the 5th November, soldiers found Guy Fawkes in the
cellars waiting to ________________the gunpowder.
The soldiers arrested Guy, and took him to the Tower of London, where they kept
him prisoner. They also arrested the other plotters and took them to the Tower too.
They were _________________and finally executed.
To celebrate that he had survived, King James said that people should have a big
______________every year on 5th November. Ever since then, the day has been
known as__________________.
Today, children make _________________of Guy Fawkes and go to the street asking
for money. They say “_______________for the Guy”. People also burn straw effigies
of Guy Fawkes – known as ‘guys’on their bonfires and say a poem to
_______________them about the Gunpowder Plot.
People __________________fireworks on 5th November to remind them of the
gunpowder Guy Fawkes hid in the cellars of Parliament.
Many people like to watch organised firework _______________ where many
different types of fireworks are let off in a show.