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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Ch.D-46:Sunken ships And Cannibals

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Nautilus found itself positioned near the Hawaiian Islands in the month of

a)

January

b)

October

c)

November

d)

December

2.

Who was the first person to sight the mast of a sunken ship?

a)

Ned Land

b)

Professor Aronnax

c)

Conseil

d)

One of the crewmen

3.

The sunken ship appeared to have been downed

a)

only a few hours before.

b)

for a few weeks.

c)

for several months.

d)

within the last half hour.

4.

The woman tied to the mast who held a baby in her arms was

a)

screaming for help.

b)

in pain.

c)

crying.

d)

dead.

5.

The Torres Strait is

a)

a cave in Australia.

b)

a place where all the sharks live.

c)

a narrow body of water that is a dangerous place to go sailing.

d)

a meat market in New Guinea.

6.

First, Captain Nemo steered the Nautilus through the Torres Strait. Then, the ship hit a reef and had gone aground. Next,

a)

the captain agreed to allow Ned and the professor to go ashore.

b)

Ned talked with the professor about a plan to escape.

c)

Ned and the professor set sail in a small boat.

d)

Ned and the professor went hunting for meat.

7.

On the island, Ned and the professor ate bananas, apples, pears, and

a)

coconuts.

b)

beans.

c)

fish.

d)

meat.

8.

How many cannibals chased and followed Ned and the professor back to the Nautilus?

a)

Twenty

b)

Sixty

c)

Hundreds

d)

Thousands

9.

Another name for this story could be

a)

"Ashore Once More ... And Almost Lunch!"

b)

"Alive And Well."

c)

"Arrows And Stones."

d)

"Making Tracks."

10.

This story is mainly about

a)

a trip through the rough channel called the Torres Strait.

b)

a terrible shipwreck that resulted in the deaths of many people.

c)

the strange way that Captain Nemo deals with cannibals.

d)

some frightening discoveries on land and at sea by the men on board the Nautilus.

11.

The bear ran to her cub to ________________ it from the nearby lion.

a)

level

b)

mast

c)

protect

d)

worst

12.

The sailor climbed to the top of the ________________ to repair it.

a)

level

b)

mast

c)

protect

d)

worst

13.

The car leaned to one side because it wasn't on ________________ ground.

a)

level

b)

mast

c)

shark

d)

worst

14.

Failing the math test gave me the _______________ grade I have ever had.

a)

level

b)

mast

c)

shark

d)

worst

15.

The diver swam behind a rock to hide from the ________________ nearby.

a)

level

b)

hunger

c)

shark

d)

worst

16.

When mother had a ______________ for a steak, dad took her out to eat.

a)

level

b)

hunger

c)

shark

d)

worst

17.

Synonym for want, need, desire, craving, longing, or yearning.

a)

level

b)

protect

c)

hunger

d)

mast

18.

Having a flat and even surface without slopes or bumps.

a)

level

b)

protect

c)

hunger

d)

mast

19.

Synonym for pole, post, rod; may hold a sail.

a)

level

b)

protect

c)

shark

d)

mast

20.

Synonym for safeguard, preserve, defend, shield, cushion, insulate, or shelter.

a)

level

b)

protect

c)

shark

d)

mast

21.

A long-bodied fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, dorsal fin, and toothlike scales.

a)

worst

b)

protect

c)

shark

d)

mast

22.

Synonym for defeated, trounced, overwhelmed, or overpowered.

a)

worst

b)

protect

c)

shark

d)

mast