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WorksheetsWe are'nt Afraid to die
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. From where did the ship sail for the voyage?
A. America
B. Mexico
C. Germany
D. Plymouth, England
2. Why did the author decide to go for a round-the-world voyage?
A.to duplicate the voyage 200 years ago by Captain James Cook
B. to see the world
C. to settle down in different country
D. to show his children the world through ship
3. What was the occupation of the author?
A. Businessman
B. Sailor
C. Teacher
D. None of the above
4. What was the name of the ship of the author?
A. Amazon
B. Wavewalker
C. Waveship
D. Sailorship
5. What part of the journey was pleasant for them?
A. First leg - three years, from Africa to Cape town
B. Last part of the journey
C. First few months
D. Never
6. What were the names of two crewmen the author hired?
A. Shelly and Cabil
B. Larry Vigil and Herb Seigler
C. Herb Seigler and Shelly Cooper
D. Larry Vigil and Adam Moore
7. Why did the author hire the two crewmen?
A. to take rest from long the voyage
B. to help tackle one of the world’s roughest seas, the southern Indian Ocean
C. because he could no longer sail the ship
D. he wanted to spend some time with his family
8. When did the waves start getting gigantic?
A. December 25
B. January 2
C. November 30
D. December 31
9. What did they do to slow down the boat in the storm?
A. Stopped sailing it
B. dropped the storm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope
C. just dropped the storm jib
D. did nothing and waited for storm to calm down
10. What was the first indication of disaster?
A. around 6 pm when winds dropped and sky grew darker
B. next morning when the ship started creaking
C. when it started raining
D. when winds were strong
11. What happened after the first indication of the disaster?
A. a wave appeared vertical and almost twice the height of other waves that broke crest
B. it broke the ship from inside
C. the ship turned upside down
D. it didn't affected the ship
12. How did the explosion affect the ship?
A. A torrent of green and white water broke over the ship
B. the ship started sinking
C. the ship turned upside down
D. None of the above
13. Why did the author accept his approaching death?
A. his head smashed into the wheel, flew overboard and sank below the waves
B. because he was injured
C. he was thrown in the sea
D. he was stabbed
14. What did the author see when his head popped out of the water?
A. the ship was sinking
B. the ship was nowhere to be seen
C. the ship was near capsizing, her masts almost horizontal
D. it was still standing
15.What did the author see when his head popped out of the water?
A. the ship was sinking
B. the ship was nowhere to be seen
C. the ship was near capsizing, her masts almost horizontal
D. it was still standing
