Available Answers

1. 1.

   Choose the right answer.

   1. The sailors are desperate because they are
      1. afraid of losing their ship and lives in the storm
      2. hungry and sad
      3. frightened of the Robinson family
   2. The ship's deck starts to slant because
      1. the waves are high
      2. a is blowing
      3. the ship has run aground on some rocks
   3. The narrator does not tell his children that the captain and crew had left because
      1. he does not want to scare them and cause for deserting them
      2. he is angry with the captain and crew for deserting them
      3. he is secretive
   4. The ducks and geese help the family
      1. get off the boat safely
      2. swim to shore
      3. find a way to steer the boat to shore
   5. The Robinson family has the ability to
      1. laugh at their own foolishness
      2. make the best of a bad situation
      3. both of the above
2. 2.

   Why is the crew exhausted at the beginning of the story?

3. 3.

   How would the matches, knives, and rope help the family to survive?

4. 4.

   What would help the family to defend themselves against attacks? Why are building tools needed? How would a box of fish hooks be of use?

5. 5.

   Why does the family choose to build a makeshift boat instead of making a raft or swimming to shore?

6. 6.

   Why do the stars over the island look completely different to the narrator?