Available Answers

1. 1.

   What did Jeannie's grandfather get from the wreck of the Goshawk?

2. 2.

   How do we know that Jeannie's grandmother loved the gift?

3. 3.

   Pick any two expressions used in the paragraph to describe the colour of amber. Write them in your notebook.

4. 4.

   What are the things that puzzled Jeannie about the amber?

5. 5.

   What brought the lump of amber close to the shore?

6. 6.

   Choose the correct answers to complete these sentences. Copy the sentences in your notebook.

   1. The main idea of the text is 
      1. the life of Jeannie's grandfather.
      2. the wreck of the Goshawk.
      3. the way amber is formed.
   2. When grandfather gave the necklace to his wife,she was
      1. like Jeannie.
      2. a bride.
      3. an old woman.
   3. The tiny insects were trapped in the beads when
      1. grandfather put them into the beads carefully.
      2. the lump of amber lay on the ocean bed.
      3. pine gum covered them.
   4. When compared to human beings, the amber is
      1. much older.
      2. somewhat old.
      3. younger.
   5. Amber comes from
      1. pines 
      2. poplars
      3. oaks
   6. Pine gum hardens into amber
      1. in the forests
      2. on the ocean bed.
      3. on the mountain-tops.