WorksheetsGrade 9 Final Term Exam in Anthology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
The Explorer's Daughter is about
A girl who used to live in Greenland with the Inughuit (Eskimos)
A girl who climbed a mountain
A girl who travelled around the world
The Explorer's Daughter could be described as...
Narrative
Travel Writing
How-to guide
What animals are hunted in the text The Explorer's Daughter?
Seals
Polar bears
Narwals
"Within an hour, even those of us on shore could with the naked eye see the plumes of spray from the narwhal catching the light in a spectral play of colour. Two large pods of narwhal circled in the fjord, often looking as if going to merge but always slowly methodically passing each other by."
The writer’s descriptions of the narwal in paragraph 1 of The Explorer's Daughter make them seem...
Violent
Menacing
Beautiful
Which word is the most appropriate for describing the writer's feelings towards the narwals?
Disgust
Fear
Awe
Describe the tone of the paragraph below.
The narwhal rarely stray from High Arctic waters, escaping only to the slightly more temperate waters towards the Arctic Circle in the dead of winter, but never entering the warmer southern seas. In summer, the hunters of Thule are fortunate to witness the annual return of the narwhal to the Inglefield Fjord, on the side of which we now stand.
Factual and detached
Emotive
What does the word "essential" suggest about Herbert's attitude to hunting?
That it is unfair as the narwhals are such beautiful creatures
That hunting narwhals is essential for the survival of the Inughuit
Narwal tusks are more useful to humans than the narwhals themselves.
True
False
What does Herbert imply about hunters?
That they are vulnerable
That they are cowardly
Why does Herbert consider narwhal hunting a dilemma?
Because she thinks it shouldn't happen
Because she understands why people must hunt but she also wants the narwhal to survive
The last expedition of the two ‘explorers’ ended in __________.
a disaster
triumph
a farce
The main point of the text Explorers or boys messing about? is to portray the two men as __________.
heroes that a country should be proud of
explorers who find new frontiers
irresponsible men who waste taxpayers’ money
In the text Explorers or boys messing about?, a spokesman for the pair said it was not known what had gone wrong. The flying conditions had been ‘excellent’.
This tells us that the incident is likely caused by a __________.
harsh weather condition
pilot error
What can be said about the relationship between Adeline and her father?
The father is caring and supportive of Adeline.
Adeline is scared of her father and doubts his intentions.
Adeline respects her father and follows his advice.
The choice of the explorers to use a “trusty helicopter” is widely supported by experts.
True
False
Overall, the purpose of the news article ‘Explorers or boys messing about?’ is to __________.
A. Make the taxpayers angry
B. Show that the men are immature 'boys'
C. Both A and B
Why is Adeline considered bad luck by her family?
Because she was born with a mark on her back
Because she is a girl
Because her mother died giving birth to her and would still be alive otherwise
Due to Adeline's family condition, her (...) in Hong Kong had become her only safe haven to be in.
family’s house
boarding school
We learn that Adeline’s worried about her future when she compared her worries to __________.
a persistent toothache
giving face to her father
going to heaven
What have you learned from Adeline's story?
Not to allow any person, thing, or situation to stop you from achieving your dreams.
a) You are what other people say you are.
