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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the story.

   1. The men bustled to their places in the ________________ of the ship's ________________.
   2. Soon the sails began to ________________ and the land began to ________________ on either side.
   3. Mr Arrow turned out to be ________________ than the captain had expected.
   4. Job Anderson was the ________________ on the ship.
   5. Jim was travelling on a ship called ________________ to go to ________________.
2. 2.

   'That was the ship's mystery'.

   1. Which ship is being spoken of?
   2. What is the mystery that the speaker is talking about?
   3. What was the final outcome of this mystery?
3. 3.

   '...come and have a chat with me, my son.'

   1. Who said this and to whom?
   2. What do you know about the speaker?
   3. How did the person being addressed feel about the speaker?
4. 4.

   Where was the crew of the ship going? Why?

5. 5.

   'But good did come of the apple barrel...' Why does the narrator say that 'good' came of the apple barrel?

6. 6.

   Write as many words as you can think of associated with these words.

   1. nature
   2. voyage

   Now, write a paragraph on any one of the words, using the words associated with it.