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We're Not Afraid to Die

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Wavewalker was

a)

20.3 METRE 30 TON Wooden hulled boat

b)

20 METRE , 30 TON Wooden hulled boat

c)

23, METRE 30 TON Wooden hulled boat

d)

a wooden hulled boat

2.

What are 'Mayday Calls'?

a)

International Radio Distress calls

b)

Calling the captain for help

c)

Morse Code for help

d)

an emergency call

3.

What is Ominous Silence?

a)

Complete Silence

b)

Silence every where

c)

Silence before a disaster

d)

silence just before a heavy shower

4.

Rudder, Mast, Bow, Stern are part of ......

a)

A Catamaran

b)

A Plane

c)

A Boat

d)

A submarine

5.

IDENTIFY which is not a water sport.

a)

snorkelling

b)

kayaking

c)

wind surfing

d)

paragliding

6.

How is distance travelled in water measued?

a)

MILES

b)

Fathom

c)

Knots

d)

navy miles

7.

Identify the odd one.

a)

Catamaran

b)

FERRY

c)

SHIP

d)

Boat

8.

The narrator wanted to duplicate this kind of voyage undertaken by James Cook

a)

adventurous

b)

round - the- world

c)

halfway across the world

d)

year long

9.

Honing our seafaring skills means

a)

swimming in the ocean water

b)

playing a water sport

c)

sharpening one's navigation skills

d)

sea surfing

10.

Why did the narrator hire two crewmen?

a)

to help in the voyage

b)

to take care of his family

c)

to tackle rough seas of the Southern Indian Ocean

d)

to have extra hands on the deck

11.

What was the first step taken by the narrator to face strong waves?

a)

increased the speed of the boat

b)

turned the direction of the boat

c)

dropped the storm jib to slow down the boat

d)

started pumping out water

12.

What did the narrator do to check the flooding of water in the ship?

a)

stretched canvas on star board side

b)

secured the broken side with waterproof covers

c)

pumped water out of the boat

d)

all the above

13.

The narrator told Larry to turn the boat to a course of .....degrees to reach Ile Amsterdam

a)

175

b)

150

c)

190

d)

185

14.

Ile Amsterdam is described by the narrator as the most beautiful island because

a)

It was a beautiful sight in the morning

b)

It was a scientific research base

c)

It had a lot of vegetation

d)

It provided shelter to the narrator's family

15.

Ile Amsterdam, where the narrator landed his boat , had ___ inhabitants

a)

30

b)

25

c)

28

d)

32

16.

The Voyage faced the tempest around which place?

a)

Cape Town

b)

Plymouth

c)

Australia

d)

Ile Amsterdam

17.

Which of the following genre is your story?

a)

BIOGRAPHICAL

b)

DIARY

c)

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

d)

POETRY

18.

Why was the Sailor getting Hugs from his children Su & Jon

a)

Because he is the best Daddy in the world

b)

Because the children love him very much

c)

Because he Fought with the goons last night

d)

Because he found the island with his sheer determination

19.

Our only hope was to reach these pinpricks in the vast ocean - what does it mean

a)

To find a needle in a haystack

b)

To be hopeful in the distress

c)

To find a tiny Island in the vast Ocean

d)

To search for a pin in dark room

20.

1. The narrator’s journey began from

a)

Cape Town

b)

Plymouth

c)

Ile Amsterdam

d)

Australia