WorksheetsWreck of the Zanzibar
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where is the novel set?
The Isle of Wight
The Scilly Isles
Rottnest Island
Scotland
Who tells us most of the story?
Michael
Billy
Granny May
(Great Aunt) Laura
What happens because of the storm? (There are multiple answers here!)
a pine tree came down
Granny May's roof blew away
Granny May moved in with Laura's family
Billy had an accident
Who is described as a 'peacemaker'?
Billy
Laura
Mother
Granny May
What device is used to describe Father here : he 'buttoned his lip'?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Father is 'like a squall'. What does this mean?
Father is a calm, measured person.
Father is great fun.
Father is serious and focused on the farm.
Father is like a storm that builds suddenly.
Who visits with Billy from the General Lee?
Joseph Hannibal
Hannibal Cooper
Thomas Hannibal
Captain Black
What is not true about Joseph Hannibal?
He is a bear of a man.
He comes to dinner dressed in a sailor's uniform.
He's been all over the world.
He tells good stories.
P49 The great storm gathers, 'the sea is huge, the skies full of anger.' Which device is used to capture the power of the weather?
onomatopoeia
simile
rhyme
personification
What kind of turtle does Laura find?
diamond back terrapin
spotted turtle
leatherback
snapping turtle
