d Why don’t they find it?
6 Answer these questions.
a When Jim is inside the barrel, he learns something very important
about Silver and some other sailors. What is it?
b What happens when Silver wants to have some fruit from the barrel?
Chapter 2
Before you read
7 Put the best word in these sentences.
a hit kick shoot
He has a gun and he can .................. well.
b fell dropped threw
Is this your handkerchief? I think you ................. it.
8 Look at the picture on page 20.
Are these men pirates or friends of the captain?
What do you think happened to the man on the ground?
After you read
9 The five men leave the ship and go to the island.
a Then where do they go?
b Why do they move very quickly?
Chapter 3
Before you read
10 Which picture shows Jim cutting a rope?
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Finish the sentence with the best word:
pushed hurt ill
In the fight three people died and two were……
12 Do you think that Jim and his friends will live or die?
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Do you think that they will find the treasure?
Talk about these things with another student.
After you read
13 Answer these questions.
a Who kills one of the pirates in the night?
b Where does Israel Hands help Jim to sail the ship to?
c What is wrong with Jim’s gun when he tries to use it?
14 How many pirates are still living at the end of the story? What
happens to them?
Writing
15 Who do you like best in the story? Write three
or four sentences about
him.
16 The police are looking for Long John Silver. How will they know
him? Write some things about him to help the police.
17 Look at the picture on page 17. Ben Gunn looks different from the
other people in the story. How is he different?
18 Something dangerous happens to most of the people in this book. Did
anything dangerous happen to you in your life? Write about it.
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