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J. Jones/ T. Bassawan - April 13


     

COMPREHENSION

I dared not stir out of my castle for days, lest some savage should capture me. However, I gained a little courage and went with much dread to make sure that the footprint was not mine. I measured my foot against it. Mine was not nearly so large. A stranger, maybe a savage, must have been on shore, and fear again filled my heart.


I determined now to make my house more secure than ever. I built another wall around it, in which I fixed six guns, so that, if need be, I could fire six in two minutes. Then I planted young trees all around. I feared my goats might be hurt or stolen from me, so I fenced round several plots of ground, as much out of sight as possible, and put some goats in each plot. I did all this, while I lived with a terrible fear in my mind that I might one day meet an enemy. I had lived eighteen years  on this lonely island.

Once, when on the opposite side of the island, I was filled with horror, for on the ground I saw the remains of a fire, and also a number of human bones. This told me plainly that cannibals had been there.

                                              From Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Underline the correct answers.

  1. How did Robinson Crusoe know that the footprint was not his?

  1. It was smaller than his

  2. It was larger than his

  3. It had a strange shape

   2.How quickly could Robinson Crusoe fire his guns?

   (a) in thirty seconds

   (b) in one minute

   © in two minutes

3 .How long had Robinson Crusoe lived on the island?

  1. Eighteen months

  2. Eight years

  3. Eighteen years

4. What did Crusoe feel might be stolen from him?

(a)  his guns

(b) his freedom

(C) his goats

Answer the following questions in complete sentences

5 .What two things did Robinson Crusoe do to protect his house?

6.How did Robinson Crusoe ensure the safety of his goats?

 

7. What was Robinson Crusoe’s greatest fear?

                                                                                                 

8. Why did Robinson Crusoe think that cannibals were on the island?

 

 

9. Which word means the same as “if need be”.

(a) being     (b) necessary    (c) voluntary

 

10-13. Write a word from the passage which means the same as the word or phrases which means the same as: Catch:                            made up my mind: Go out :                          safe:                                  

14 Who is the author of this extract?

 

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