From Treasure Island

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Jim Hawkins believes that Ben Gunn might be crazy.

• Ben Gunn has been all alone on the island for a long time.

• Jim Hawkins unexpectedly discovers a possible source of help.

• Both Ben Gunn and Jim Hawkins have had trouble with pirates.

Which sentence would be best to include in a short summary of the passage?

• Ben is a very strange sight, with clothing made of old sail cloth and bits of hardware.

• Jim meets a mysterious man who was marooned on the island years earlier.

• Jim remembers that he has a weapon he can use to defend himself.

• Ben and Jim begin to plot together how they might overcome the pirates.

Choose a phrase for the blank to complete the sentence.

The italicized paragraph at the start of the passage is included to ____________________________________ .

• provide background information for the reader and to hint that Jim is in danger.

• explain the characters' motives and to describe Ben Gunn.

• summarize what has happened in the story so far and to tell where the exotic island is.

• describe the characters' personalities and to explain why Jim had to escape.

The author develops the narrator’s point of view mainly by

• using Ben’s questions to reveal Jim’s thinking.

• contrasting Jim’s reactions with those of Ben.

• stating Jim’s thoughts and feelings directly.

• having Jim explain his reasoning.

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran.

What does the phrase flitted like a deer mean?

• glided smoothly and gracefully

• moved in short, quick bounds

• blended into the background

• dashed away in alarm

To show how Jim’s feelings change as events develop, choose the adjective that best completes each sentence.

No adjective will be used more than once.

#1. At the start of the episode, when he hears the gravel falling, Jim is already feeling __________________.

• astonished

• panicky

• confident

• terrified

• uneasy

To show how Jim’s feelings change as events develop, choose the adjective that best completes each sentence.

No adjective will be used more than once.

# 2. When he sees the dark, shaggy figure nearby, Jim feels _____________________.

• astonished

• panicky

• confident

• terrified

• uneasy

To show how Jim’s feelings change as events develop, choose the adjective that best completes each sentence.

No adjective will be used more than once.

# 3. Recognizing that he cannot outrun the creature makes Jim feel _______________ at first.

• astonished

• panicky

• confident

• terrified

• uneasy

To show how Jim’s feelings change as events develop, choose the adjective that best completes each sentence.

No adjective will be used more than once.

# 4. Remembering that he has a weapon makes Jim feel more _________________.

• astonished

• panicky

• confident

• terrified

• uneasy

To show how Jim’s feelings change as events develop, choose the adjective that best completes each sentence.

No adjective will be used more than once.

# 5. When he finally sees Ben Gunn up close, Jim is ___________________.

• astonished

• panicky

• confident

• terrified

• uneasy