The members of this board were very wise and philosophical men. As theyturned their attention tothe workhouse, they discovered that it was theregular place of public entertainment for the poorerclasses. It was the placewhere they had breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper all the year roundandfree; where it was all play and no work. This was really a shocking stateof affairs. They were ofthe opinion that the poor should be given only twoalternatives - either to starve quickly outsidethe workhouse, or graduallyinside the house. With this view, they decided that the inmates oftheworkhouse would be issued three meals of thin gruel a day, with anonion twice a week.1.The members of the board were described asERRONThe workhouse was a........ for the poor classes .3.The workhouse meant forNuwere served to those who were staying in the workhouse.The shocking state of affairs about the workhouse was that there5.​