children aged 11 were given a homework sheet on terrorism which asked them to describe 'palestinian terrorist activities' and posed questions about al qaeda and hamas the document was given to pupils at new stevenston primary, motherwell, north lanarkshire and also included a cartoon image of an explosion parents spoke of their shock after images of the question sheet were circulated online after it was discovered pupils in larnarkshire, aged seven, were given this homework sheet which asks them about terrorism, poses questions about the ira and hamas and included a cartoon bomb the council said it is obsolete  the council claimed the homework sheet is obsolete and was given to pupils by accident it is understood the authority realised it had been distributed in error before children completed any answers on the form youngsters who received the homework sheet were asked: 'palestinians feel that they have the right to use terrorism against the israelis 'give two reasons why they feel this use the information to help you 'describe two examples of palestinian terrorist activities' beneath the text was a cartoon like drawing of an explosion it asks: 'which of the following are two of the main terrorist groups in northern ireland? al qaeda, ira, hamas, uda' it then asks pupils: 'match the name of loyalist or republican to the correct description of the group's aim 'this group want nireland to remain a part of the uk children receiving the homework sheet were asked to talk about terrorist groups in northern ireland  'this group wants n ireland to be united with the rest of ireland' the uda entered a ceasefire   officially ending its armed campaign in northern ireland   in november 2007 the ira   a name given to numerous separate republican groups   similarly has been on ceasefire since 1997 the council insisted the sheet was 'obsolete' and said it was making sure all copies were withdrawn from circulation images of the homework   titled 'terrorism and terror   case study: separatists' have appeared online new stevenston primary school in motherwell gave out the homework sheet to its young pupils at the school  the person who posted the image on social media   known as sher locked3   wrote: 'these are actual homework questions given to children in new stevenston primary school as part of their curriculum 'it's definitely not good, it's factually incorrect and divisive anyone with an ounce of intellect knows that' sher locked3 added: 'i did not take the picture nor do i have a child at the school which of the following are two of the main terrorist groups in northern ireland? al qaeda, ira, hamas, uda  match the name of loyalist or republican to the correct description of the group's aim 'this group want nireland to remain a part of the uk 'this group wants n ireland to be united with the rest of ireland' 'palestinians feel that they have the right to use terrorism against the israelis give two reasons why they feel this use the information to help you describe two examples of palestinian terrorist activities 'this was taken by a person who had a seven year old sibling to whom these questions were given i verified the picture before posting' ahmed kadry said it was a 'shocking homework question' and north west friends of peace also branded the sheet and nature of the questions 'shocking' a spokesman for north lanarkshire council's learning and leisure services said: 'the homework material used was taken from a teaching pack which is now obsolete we are contacting all schools to ensure this particular material is no longer used 'the topic is explored by pupils as part of the social studies programme 'people, past events and societies' and this includes conflict situations around the world 'this topic aims to gives pupils a greater understanding of the nature of different conflicts and their regional, global and historical significance and does not pass any judgement on the subject'
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children, 11, given a homework sheet asking about palestinian terrorism  sheet included bomb cartoon and questions about hamas and al qaeda  it asks which are two main terrorist groups operating in northern ireland? sheet given to pupils at primary school in motherwell, north lankarshire  it was posted on the internet and branded 'shocking' by campaigners  north lanarkshire council said it was a mistake and sheet is now obsolete  council is contacting all local schools to request they do not use it  it is believed homework sheet was given out to pupils by accident 