WorksheetsJackie French, The Goat Who Sailed The World EAL Word Detective
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A 'quarterdeck' is?
a small skateboard
the front part of a ship
a chocolate bar
a simplified deck of playing cards
what is 'mist'?
When you don't catch the ball
A cloud of fine droplets of water
The past tense of 'miss'
A young lady
What is a 'galley'?
A ship's kitchen
A place you go to see artworks
A young lady
'Go away' in English slang
Who features in 'The Goat Who Sailed The World'?
James Cook
The Goat
Isaac
Thor
Who wrote 'The Goat Who Sailed The World'?
Jackie French
Some French lady
Nicholas Fury
Mary-Anne Waverley
What is a 'kid'?
A baby goat
A baby pig
A small suitcase
another word for a brown onion
How many kids does The Goat have?
2
3
1
0
Was Isaac used to having servants?
yes
no
I don't know
Isaac is too young to know
Scurvy is a deficiency of which vitamin?
A
B
C
D
What are 'trinkets'?
Tricky baby elves
Low value decorations
Water run-off
Delicious candies from Japan
What is the plural of 'pea'?
Pease
Peas
Peases
Pizze
What type of word is 'hawthorn'?
A noun
A verb
An adjective
An adverb
What type of word is 'barren'?
A noun
A verb
An adjective
An adverb
What is the name of the ship in 'The Goat Who Sailed The World'?
The Endeavour
The Intrepid
The Temeraire
The Jolly Roger
A 'prefix'...
comes before a word
comes after a word
separates two words
denotes possession
A 'suffix'...
means it cannot be fixed
comes before a word
comes after a word
separates two words
Which of the following is an example of a 'contraction'?
A heavily pregnant lady.
shipwreck
didn't
Knight
Which of the following is an example of a 'compound word'?
Knight
Shipwreck
Australia
didn't
Which of the following is a 'proper noun'?
Australia
Shipwreck
Didn't
James Cook
Which of the following is an 'adverb'?
happily
barren
mouse
Isaac
