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WorksheetsShakleton Year 6
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 23mins
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treacherous
abandon
labor
dismantled
not lived in
uninhabited
dismantled
treacherous
frigid
a trip for a purpose
triumph
expedition
frigid
abandon
freezing
frigid
abandon
uninhabited
dismantled
take apart
abandon
frigid
uninhabited
dismantled
victorious or successful
triumph
dismantled
abandon
labor
full of danger
abandon
dismantled
treacherous
expedition
give it up or leave it forever
dismantled
frigid
uninhabited
abandon
Shackleton wanted to be the first explorer to-
explore the entire world
reach Elephant Island
travel all the way across Antarctica
Which problem did the men face once the Endurance reach Antarctica?
melting ice
bad weather
low amounts of food
What did the men on Elephant Island do while Shackleton and others left for South George Island?
got more equipment off the Endurance
tried to make a journey to a new ice floe to set up camp
built a structure to protect themselves from the weather
How did the crew of the Endurance feel about Shackleton?
They questioned everything he did.
They thought Shackleton was a great storyteller.
They trusted him and accepted his decisions.
How does the reader know that this article is nonfiction?
It tells an exciting adventure story.
It tells a made-up story about interesting characters.
It give facts and details about real people and events.
What if they were forced to abandon the ship? The word abandon means-
clean up
take apart
leave behind
Elephant Island was solid ground, but it was also uninhabited. The word uninhabited means that-
no one lived there
it was covered with ice
the weather was terrible
After two hours of backbreaking labor, they were only a mile from Endurance. Which word means the same as labor?
Decisions
Work
Weather
The men made the attempt to journey to Elephant Island in their lifeboats. What was the Outcome?
The men had to stop their journey and build a camp on an ice floe.
Shackleton hiked across the island to the whaling station.
The men reached the island, but there was no one there to help them.
