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WorksheetsShipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the excerpt from Shipwreck, what caused the men to become trapped?
Their ship was stolen after getting off course.
Icebergs cracked their boats into pieces.
A large iceberg plowed through their camp.
Their ship got stuck in a large piece of ice.
How does Shackleton try to encourage his tired and frustrated men? Choose two.
He asks them how they are doing.
He distracts them with other topics.
He gives them each a diary to write in.
He teaches them how to track their location.
Why is it important that the crew land on the islands northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula?
The islands were the ship's original destination.
The closer islands are surrounded by rocks.
There are no other islands around for many miles in any other direction.
The crew does not have food supplies to be at sea for much longer.
Why does Macklin kill the dogs? (Originally - the first reason)
There is no room in the boats for the dogs/there's too much weight
The crew needs to eat the dogs to survive.
The dogs are no longer needed for navigation.
The dogs taste better than anything else they have to eat.
What is the likeliest meaning of predictable as it is used in this sentence from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Choose the meaning based on context clues in the excerpt. Astronomers have long known that the celestial bodies—the sun, the moon, the plants, and the stars—follow regular and predictable paths through the heavens, and centuries of patient nighttime observation have produced detailed almanacs listing the daily positions of these bodies.
hidden
unusual
expected
uncertain
What is the likeliest meaning of turbulent as it is used in this sentence from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Choose the meaning based on context clues in the sentence. The mechanism of Harrison’s chronometer could withstand the TURBULENT motion of a ship at sea, defy changes of temperature, and resist the corrosion of salt water and air.
slow
unmoving
rough
gradual
What is the likeliest meaning of spared as it is used in this excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Base your answer on context. The men watched [the iceberg] come closer and closer, breathing a sigh of relief when it veered away and passed them to the east. They were SPARED—for now.
at risk
worn out
fearful
out of danger
Which phrase from the excerpt is the context clue that most clearly supports the answer to the previous question?
men watched
closer and closer
sigh of relief
to the east
In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, which best explains why the crew on the ice can do little to control their fate?
The are unable to repair the damage to their boats.
They have lost their equipment to track their location.
They are stuck without the ability to travel anywhere.
They are too cold to prepare for the rest of the journey.
Which sentence or sentences from the excerpt most clearly support the answer to the previous question?
A. For several days the pack closed in tight again, and they could no longer detect the movement of the ocean.
D. Then, during the early morning hours of March 28, their floe split in half. “Crack!” came a yell from Cheetham, on watch. “Lash up and stow!”
B. "If the ice opens we could land in a day," Hurley lamented in his diary. Yet the ice pack, with Patience Camp and its twenty-eight frustrated and helpless men, drifted past.
C. As March continued, the weather turned to rain and then to snow, and the men crawled into their damp sleeping bags in complete, wretched misery.
In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, the reader can infer that great danger lies ahead for the men once they launch their boats. Which detail from the selection best supports this understanding?
A. The men no longer have the sledge dogs to help them.
B. The men feel seasick after being on the ice for so long.
C. It is bitter cold and the ocean's swell is three feet high.
D. Birds overhead indicate that the open ocean is nearby.
