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Flannan Isle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many men had originally stayed on Flannan Isle?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

2.

The word “lee” means...

a)

Sheltered side

b)

Exposed side

c)

Rock

3.

How did they find out the lighthouse was dark?

a)

They couldn’t see any light

b)

A passing ship brought the news

4.

Another word for “ail” is:

a)

calm

b)

trouble

5.

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

a)

A simile

b)

A metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

6.

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

a)

Ransacked

b)

Feeble

c)

Ajar

7.

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

a)

Forsaken

b)

Living room

c)

That

8.

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

a)

The rock

b)

Had been

c)

The death

9.

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

a)

Endless

b)

While

c)

To stand

10.

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

a)

True

b)

False