Tuesday, May 5, 2015

The man of the island--Question answers


The man of the island

Vocabulary words:

steep: rising or falling sharply
 gravel: a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones dislodged: knock or force out of position
 instinctively: arising from impulse or natural inclination
 leap: long jump
 retrace: go back
 flitting: moving swiftly and lightly
 brisk: quick and active
 clasped: grasp (something) tightly with one's hand
 hoarse: sounding rough and harsh
 awkward: diffucult to understand
 startling: very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
 marooned: trapped and alone in an inaccessible place
aboard: on or into a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
mate:partner, friend
 whisper: speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat solitude: the state or situation of being alone
 grasp: seize and hold firmly
 ain’t: is not.
 ally: friend, partner, mate
 voyage: a long journey involving travel by sea or in space

Comprehension Questions from book:

a) Jim saw the creature flitting/running like a man on his two legs, this convinced him that the creature was a man.

b) Ben Gunn wanted Jim to help him find a treasure that was lost on the island.

c) Ben Gunn was clothed in tatters of an old ship’s canvas and some patchwork was all held together with fastenings, brass buttons, bits of stick, and loops of tarry gaskin. On his waist he wore an old brass-buckled leather belt, which was the only solid thing in his whole attire.

d) Ben Gunn was marooned on the island by the other members of the ship he was travelling on.

Extra Questions:-

1What was a horrible punishment among the buccaneers?
A horrible punishment among the buccaneers to be marooned on an island.

2 What did the man live on, while being marooned?
The man lived on goats, berries and oysters.

 3 Why did Jim think that the man on the island was mad?
Jim thought that the man on the island was mad because he said that he was rich.

 4 Who was Silver?
Silver was the cook and the ringleader on the ship.

5 Why do you think Jim is caught between going towards the frightening island man and going back to the boat?
Long Jhon Silver, the pirate was waiting to kill him. The man on the island was wild and unreliable.

6 What propels him forward?
The fact that the frightening thing on the land was human.

 7 What is the difference between being shipwrecked and being marooned?
When a person travelling by ship meets with an accident, is known as
Shipwrecked. A person, when left behind by his crew, is known as marooned.

8  Name some characters from literature, movies, TV, etc. were marooned?
Robinson Crusoe, Cast away, lord of the flies, Six Days Seven Nights, The Beach Island of the Blue Dolphins, Life of Pi.


Describe the characters of the story:-

Ben Gunn- A reformed pirate. Stranded on the Island for three years.
Captain Flint- The most bloodthirsty pirate that ever was.
Jim Hawkins -A boy.
Long John Silver- A pirate with one wooden leg and a crutch. Hired as a cook.
Squire Trelawney- The gentleman who founds the treasure hunt.
Billy Bones- A scarred, drunken man.
Doctor Livesey- A very bright and decent man.


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