WorksheetsWe're Not Afraid to Die
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Wavewalker was
20.3 METRE 30 TON Wooden hulled boat
20 METRE , 30 TON Wooden hulled boat
23, METRE 30 TON Wooden hulled boat
a wooden hulled boat
What are 'Mayday Calls'?
International Radio Distress calls
Calling the captain for help
Morse Code for help
an emergency call
What is Ominous Silence?
Complete Silence
Silence every where
Silence before a disaster
silence just before a heavy shower
Rudder, Mast, Bow, Stern are part of ......
A Catamaran
A Plane
A Boat
A submarine
IDENTIFY which is not a water sport.
snorkelling
kayaking
wind surfing
paragliding
How is distance travelled in water measued?
MILES
Fathom
Knots
navy miles
Identify the odd one.
Catamaran
FERRY
SHIP
Boat
The narrator wanted to duplicate this kind of voyage undertaken by James Cook
adventurous
round - the- world
halfway across the world
year long
Honing our seafaring skills means
swimming in the ocean water
playing a water sport
sharpening one's navigation skills
sea surfing
Why did the narrator hire two crewmen?
to help in the voyage
to take care of his family
to tackle rough seas of the Southern Indian Ocean
to have extra hands on the deck
What was the first step taken by the narrator to face strong waves?
increased the speed of the boat
turned the direction of the boat
dropped the storm jib to slow down the boat
started pumping out water
What did the narrator do to check the flooding of water in the ship?
stretched canvas on star board side
secured the broken side with waterproof covers
pumped water out of the boat
all the above
The narrator told Larry to turn the boat to a course of .....degrees to reach Ile Amsterdam
175
150
190
185
Ile Amsterdam is described by the narrator as the most beautiful island because
It was a beautiful sight in the morning
It was a scientific research base
It had a lot of vegetation
It provided shelter to the narrator's family
Ile Amsterdam, where the narrator landed his boat , had ___ inhabitants
30
25
28
32
The Voyage faced the tempest around which place?
Cape Town
Plymouth
Australia
Ile Amsterdam
Which of the following genre is your story?
BIOGRAPHICAL
DIARY
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
POETRY
Why was the Sailor getting Hugs from his children Su & Jon
Because he is the best Daddy in the world
Because the children love him very much
Because he Fought with the goons last night
Because he found the island with his sheer determination
Our only hope was to reach these pinpricks in the vast ocean - what does it mean
To find a needle in a haystack
To be hopeful in the distress
To find a tiny Island in the vast Ocean
To search for a pin in dark room
1. The narrator’s journey began from
Cape Town
Plymouth
Ile Amsterdam
Australia
