Read comprehension-Shackleton sets sail
Shackleton this crew have finally launched The Endurance on route to Antarctica. They are planning to cross Antarctica via the South Pole.
The Wooden ship is loaded with warm clothes, plenty of food with a long shelf life, and even a huge team of strong dogs to pull the sleds.
Before leaving, Shackleton said,”I have wanted to be an explorer since I was a boy and this is my dream come true.”
Having moved from Ireland to London to be educated, Shackleton rejected his father’s wishes to become a doctor. Instead, he joined the merchant navy when he was 16 and qualified as a master mariner in 1898. He travelled widely but was keen to explore the poles.
“I know it’s going to be hard,”said a crew member,”but I’m so excited to be part of this adventure.”
Shackleton will have to navigate his ship through a thick ice pack before he is able to leave the ship and begin his exploration on foot.
It is dangerous journey, but if Shackleton achieves his goal, he will go down in history.
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1.Shackleton and his crew were on their way to :
i) Atlantica via south pole
ii) Antarctica via south pole
iii) America
iv) Antarctica via North pole
2. The dogs were with them to:
i) Protect their team
ii) To have entertainment
iii) To pull the sleds
iv) All of the above
3. When does Shackleton dreamt of becoming a sailor.
i) Since his childhood.
ii) When he became an adult
iii) When he saw a dream in his childhood.
iv) When he experienced something .
4. When did he joined merchant navy:
i) at the age of 16,1989
ii) at the age of 18,1898
iii) at the age of 16,1899
iv) at the age of 16,1898
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- Narration Change -Exercise on Direct to Indirect speech of Simple Past Tense
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5. What was his main attraction :
i) he was keen to explore the poles.
ii) he was keen to explore the whole world
iii) he was keen to travel to Antarctica.
iv) all of the above
6. Why this journey would be dangerous?
i) because of the ice pack the ship has to go through.
ii) because of the jungle around the sea.
iii) because it is very cold.
iv) because they were stuck in an ice berg.
7. Shackleton’s father wanted his son to become:
i) a doctor
ii) an engineer
iii) a navy officer
iv) a traveller
8. What does keen mean here:
i) eager
ii) passionate
iii) excited
iv) very interesting.
9. What would make Shackleton create history?
i) if he crosses this dangerous journey
ii) if he retires from his post
iii) if he would overcome this ice pack
iv) all of the above.
10. Shackleton was:
i) captain of the endurance
ii) caption of the ship
iii) both i and ii
iv) none of the above.
- NARRATION CHANGE-DIRECT TO INDIRECT OF PAST PERFECT TENSE
- NARRATION CHANGE-DIRECT TO INDIRECT OF PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
- Narration Change -Exercise on Direct to Indirect speech of Simple Past Tense
- Narration Change -Direct to Indirect speech of Simple Present Tense
- Noun Clause-Definition, Examples, types, uses, exercise