Treasure Island: Chapters 4-6

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d.

1. People who suffer from starvation usually need food .......

a. supplies

b. surveys

c. reviews

d. analysis

2. Our brave army soldiers ........ our country against enemies.

a. offend

b. defend

c. attack

d. fight

3. When did you ......... to your office?

a. stay

b. reach

c. arrive

d. get

4. I usually ......... my friends by using my mobile phone.

a. communicate

b. connect

c. contact

d. control

5. A ........ is a heavy metal weapon.

a. knife

b. cannon

c. pistol

d. gun

6. What are the ......... and disadvantages of the internet?

a. advantages

b. points

c. sides

d. demerits

7. My mother ........ down to take the little girl into her arms.

a. broke

b. fell

c. knelt

d. raised

8. I used to depend on myself and do the homework ........ my own.

a. on

b. of

c. from

d. with

9. The young man behaved foolishly, so people believed he was ........

a. wise

b. polite

c. active

d. crazy

10. Captain Smollett had a ........ to save the ship from Silver and his men.

a. plane

b. plan

c. plain

d. pain

11. Archaeologists try to look for the ...... of the pharaohs.

a. pleasures

b. pressures

c. treasures

d. sessions

12. The referee blew his ....... to end the match.

a. whistle

b. fire

c. gun

d. voice

13. If you have a ........, you should see your doctor.

a. habit

b. disease

c. review

d. custom

14. I saw a lot of boats near the sea .........

a. shore

b. bank

c. valley

d. canal

15. We ....... our friend Ali because he never tells lies.

a. disagree

b. agree

c. trust

d. distrust

16. In the morning, I usually see a lot of birds on the ....... of trees.

a. roots

b. branches

c. seeds

d. trunks

17. Children played on the ....... and made sandcastles.

a. beach

b. bank

c. shore

d. mud

18. Can I ....... the poetry competition, please?

a. Take place

b. take part

c. go

d. join

19. At work, the team has a great ......... who tells each one what to do.

a. fool

b. captain

c. leader

d. fellow

20. The worker used a ........ to make a hole on the ground.

a. saw

b. spade

c. knife

d. hammer

2. Read and fill in the missing word, using the words in the box.

The ancient Egyptian civilization is well-known all over the world. Even today, Egyptian archaeologists are trying to find the (1) treasures of the Pharaohs.

Such important things need to be well (2) guarded to stop people from taking them.

We must (3) prevent anyone from trying to damage or steal anything related to our great civilization.

It is the (4) role of all of us to protect our wonderful monuments.

3. Answer these questions.

1. Do you agree that Flint was an evil man?
Why?/ Why not ?

Yes, I think that Flint was evil because he killed the other sailors.

2. Describe the Treasure Island. What does it look like? What is on the island?

I think there is a beach, and trees and fresh water. I think it’s hot and there is a lot of greenery. There is a fort on the island.

3. Was Jim mistaken when he decided to go to the island? Why do you think so?

Yes, I think that Jim made a mistake because he should have stayed on the ship to watch the other sailors.

4. Do you think that Jim is right to trust Ben Gun? Why?/Why not?

Yes, I think he was right. Ben Gun has been honest with Jim, so he should trust him.

5. What do we find out about the character of Silver when he goes onto the island?

We realize that he is greedy and cruel.

4. Choose the correct answer.

1 ........ jumped behind a tree. So, Jim decided to walk back towards the beach.

a. A huge animal
b. Ben Gun
c. Flint
d. John Silver

2. Jim thought that Ben Gun was crazy because. ........

a. he wanted to kill him.
b. he said he had found the treasure.
c. he said he was rich.
d. he asked Jim to lend him money.

3 What happened when Trelawney stood up with a gun and fired at the pirates?

a. No one was killed.
b. They fired at him and he was injured.
c. They cried and ran away.
d. One of them fell.

4. When Dr Livesy and Hunter reached the island, they walked a little way and then they found a fort which .......

a. had been destroyed before.
b. was big enough for about twenty-five people and was very well defended.
c. was not big enough and was very badly defended.
d. was small and not defended well.

5. Match characters with events.

1. Jim, c. couldn’t trust anything Silver said.

2. Silver, d. helped Captain Smollett to sail the boat closer to the shore.

3. Ben Gun, a. was left on the island by a ship and lived on fish and fruit there.

4. Captain Smollett, b. said, “We keep the flag! It will show the pirates that we are not frightened of them!”

5. Dr Livesy, e. is the narrator of Chapter 6.