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WorksheetsSKYJACK! (Ch 11-15)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why did Helen Sandberg like Colonel Carter?
He was tall, dark, and handsome.
He spoke clearly and listened to her.
He was always smart and well-dressed.
He never lied to her.
What excuse did Inspector Holm give for being delayed bringing the two terrorists from the prison?
There was a lot of traffic on the road.
The two prisoners ran away.
One of the cars had an accident in the rain.
he got lost on the way back from the prison.
The hijackers threatened to kill Helen's (a) next.
How much time did Helen Sandberg need to bring the 'brothers' to the plane?
4 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
Helen Sandberg (a) the hijackers to give her extra time.
(past tense)
Which of the following is true?
The hijackers immediately agreed to Helen Sandberg's requests.
All the passengers will be allowed off the plane.
Helen agreed to give the hijackers one of their brothers if they set 100 of the passengers free.
Carl told his wife not to agree to the hijackers' demands.
When the hijacker hit Carl, he broke his _______________.
arm
leg
tooth
heart
Why did the hijackers turn off the lights in the plane, when the first brother was released?
So that the passengers could not see what was going on.
Because they didn't want the bright lights to shock the prisoner.
So that nobody could see inside the plane.
To save electricity.
The passengers on the plane waited quietly to be (a) .
Inspector Holm told the Prime Minister that she had made a (a) by releasing one of the prisoners.
How were Colonel Carter and Helen Sandberg able to hear the conversation in the plane?
They had put a radio transmitter in the prisoner's raincoat.
The pilot was secretly sending messages.
Harald had a radio device in his pocket.
The hijackers were talking very loudly.
(a) passengers were first released.
What did Colonel Carter hide under his white coat when he left the airport building?
a radio transmitter
something to eat
a picture from the newspaper
weapons
Apart from the hijackers. There were only (a) people left on the plane after the first passengers were set free.
The men in white coats approached the plane to _________.
clean it
refuel it
check the engines
load luggage
Colonel Carter and his men ..........
shot the hijackers and the prisoners.
blew up the plane with all on board.
shot the 3 hijackers and handcuffed the prisoners.
had a fight with the hijackers on board the plane.
How did Helen Sandberg disobey Inspector Holm?
She refused to wait in the airport building.
She ordered the army to attack the plane.
She refused to set the prisoners free.
She persuaded the hijackers to set her husband free.
Helen Sandberg walked through the (a) and onto the tarmac.
Who advised the Prime Minister not to approach the plane?
2 police officers
Colonel Carter
a group of journalists
her husband
Which of the following is not true?
Carl and Harald's picture was in all the newspapers the next day.
The 'brothers' were sent back to prisoner.
The hijackers were arrested and taken to prison.
The remaining passengers were set free, uninjured, from the plane.
