Story

Treasure Island

1. Match the words and the definitions.

1. clue, g. an object or piece of information that helps to solve a crime
2. crew, d. the people who work together on a ship, plane etc.
3. escape, e. succeed in leaving a place when someone or something is trying to stop you
4. head, a. the most important person in an organisation
5. magistrate, f. someone who decides if a person is guilty of less serious crimes in a court
6. rob, c. steal something from a person, shop etc
7. servant, b. someone whose job is to live in another person’s house and do jobs for them, such as cleaning

2. Read the quotations and answer the questions.

1. “If you find it, you’ll all be rich!” said the blind man.
What was the man talking about?

The man was talking about the map to the treasure.

2. “We are not safe any more. We must not tell anyone else
what we know.”
Why does Dr Livesy say this?

Dr Livesy says this because the other men know that they have the map and they will be looking for Jim, Dr Trelawney and Dr Livesy.

3. "The crew included a man called Long John Silver, who had
lost a leg but was a good cook. Silver also knew other men
who would join us."
Do you think Long John Silver will be a good person to have on the ship? Why/Why not?

I think Long John Silver will be a good person to have on the ship because he is a good cook and he already knows most of the crew.

3. Match the people with what they did or what happened to them.

1. Bill, c. he died
2. the blind man, e. he wanted to find Jim and his mother
3. Dr Livesy, g. he said he would be the ship’s doctor
4. the eight men, b. they escaped on a boat
5. Long John Silver, f. he was asked to be the ship’s cook
6. Redruth, d. he travelled to Bristol with Jim
7. Mr Twelawney, a. he wanted to find treasure on the island