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WorksheetsReading Comp: The Twenty-one Balloons
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which choice best describes this story?
a story made up by the author using his imagination and creativity
a story of a real person's life written by that person
a story of a real person's life written by someone else
The people of Krakatoa are very concerned about their
wildlife
diet
appearance
Which word best describes the narrator's condition when he wakes up?
sick
confused
excited
Based on what you've read, you can predict that the narrator will probably
choose to stay on the island
be prevented from leaving the island
leave the island on the next ship
The rest of the world is convinced that Krakatoa is uninhabited because
that part of the ocean is too hot
there is no food and little water there
there is a volcanic mountain on the island
Which of the following is a statement of opinion rather than fact?
This man wasn't a native, and didn't suggest an explorer or traveler.
"This isn't Heaven. This is the Pacific Island of Krakatoa."
"I am quite certain you will be rather impressed with the way we live and the various aspects of our Island."
Choose the sentence that correctly restates the following sentence from the selection: "And we who live here are most pleased that the rest of the world is still convinced that Krakatoa is uninhabited."
We are happy that everyone believes no one lives on Krakatoa.
Those who live on Krakatoa like to pretend they live alone.
We like Krakatoa because it is different from other places.
The man wants to be sure that the information that there are people on the island is
reported in a new's story.
known only by the narrator's friends.
kept a secret.
The man who wakes the narrator speaks
Krakatoan
English
Pacific Islandian
The man was concerned about he narrator's
rudeness.
clothes.
appetite.
