Flannan Isle

How many men had originally stayed on Flannan Isle?

• One

• Two

• Three

The word “lee” means...

• Sheltered side

• Exposed side

• Rock

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How did they find out the lighthouse was dark?

• They couldn’t see any light

• A passing ship brought the news

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Another word for “ail” is:

• calm

• trouble

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

”As gallant as a gull in flight” is an example of:

• A simile

• A metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the stanza beginning “We listened, but only heard...” find a word which means pathetic or weak.

• Ransacked

• Feeble

• Ajar

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Find the adjective in the phrase “of that forsaken living room”

• Forsaken

• Living room

• That

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the verb in “And how the rock had been the death of many a likely lad”

• The rock

• Had been

• The death

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Identify the infinitive form of the verb in “We seemed to stand for an endless while”.

• Endless

• While

• To stand

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

No-one really knows what happened to the three men on Flannan Isle. True or False?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4