WorksheetsShackleton and Optimism
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Shackleton said...?
The only true failure would be not to explore at all.
The only failure would be to explore.
You cannot explore without failure.
Be true and fail often as this will give you strength.
At age 16, Shackleton joined what?
The Airforce
Merchant Marine Service
The Royal Navy
The Army
Where was Shackleton promoted to at the age of 24?
The Airforce
Merchant Marine Service
The Royal Navy
The Army
In what year did Shackleton’s expedition begin?
1918
1955
1915
1914
What positive thing did Shackleton say after failing in 2 expeditions?
"There are many difficulties in life that come our way"
"Difficulties need to be overcome"
"Difficulties are just things to overcome after all"
"There are always things to overcome"
How did Shackleton boost the spirits and optimism of his crew?
Strict daily routine
Singing and dancing
Organising football games
Snowball fights
Once the ship finally sank and morale was down, what did Shackleton decide to do?
Made all the crew sing
He organised a football game
He ordered the cook to make an extra portion of food for all the men that evening
He told the men to quickly gather supplies
Shackleton once said that the four great qualities needed to be an explorer were...?
optimism, sense of humour, courage and imagination
optimism, determination, imagination and courage
optimism, creativity, imagination and team work
optimism, patience, imagination and courage
About how many applications did Shackleton's 1914 expedition receive?
4000
5000
3000
2000
When Shackleton was sorting applications for his 1914 expedition, he sorted them into 3 different piles titled...?
mad, hopeless and possible
impossible, hopeless, possible
impossible, possible, improbable
mad, possible, probable
What do you think is the best definition of optimism?
never ever giving up
achieving lots of success by never being negative or thinking about failures
hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something
always thinking about others and believing in those people around you
"This assignment may be difficult, but I know I can do it."
Optimistic
Pessimistic
"Ugh! Not this person again. They are so annoying."
Optimism
Pessimism
