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Treasure Island
While reading Chapter 1, pages 1–6 1 What happens first? What happens next? Write the numbers, 1–10. a A man who can’t see comes to the inn. c b Pirates come to the inn and break down the door. c c Dr Livesey comes and looks at the old captain. c d An old man comes to stay at theinn. c e Jim’s father dies. c f Black Dog comes to the inn. c g The man who can’t see gives the old captain a black piece of paper. c h There is a fight and Black Dog runs out of the house. c i Jim finds an envelope in the old captain’s box. c j The old captain dies. c 2 Discuss these questions with another student. What do you think? Who is the old man who comesto the inn and dies? Do you think he is the famous pirate named Billy Bones? Why do you think this? 3 What do you know about Captain Flint? Write sentences to answer these questions. Who is Captain Flint? ………………………………………………… What do you know about him? ………………………………………………… Is he a good man or a bad man? ………………………………………………… Who has his map? ………………………………………………… 4 Discuss thisquestion with another student. What do you think? What are Mr Trelawney, Dr Livesey and Jim going to do? Chapter 1, pages 7–12 5 Match the letters with the numbers to complete the sentences. a The map is … b Mr Trelawney buys … c Long John Silver has … d The Spy Glass Inn is filled … e Black dog runs … f g h i jPhotocopiable
Captain Smollett doesn’t know … On the journey to the island, … The sailors like … Jim helps … Jim climbs inside the barrel … 1 to get some fruit. 2 in the envelope. 3 the cook. 4 an inn in Bristol. 5 out of the inn. 6 to eat fruit. 7 a ship in Bristol. 8 the weather is good. 9 with sailors. 10 where the ship is going.

Chapter 1, pages 13–17 6 Find these numbers in the story.What do they mean? a 13 …………………………………………… b 6 …………………………………………… c 3 …………………………………………… 7 Answer these questions. a What did Old Pew lose? ……………… b Why does Long John Silver not want to kill Captain Smollett at first? ……………… c What is the hill in the centre of the island called? ……………… d Where does Jim first meet Ben Gunn? ……………… e Who is Ben Gunn? ……………… f Is BenGunn rich or poor? ……………… 8 Underline the wrong word in each sentence and write the right word. a Long John Silver lost his leg in a small fight. ……………… b Israel Hands wants to help Captain Smollett. ……………… c Jim is very happy in the barrel of fruit. ……………… d Mr Trelawney gives his men some fruit. ……………… e Ben Gunn wants to hurt Mr Trelawney. ……………… f Ben Gunn has a littleship on the island. ………………

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Treasure Island - Activity worksheets

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Treasure Island
Chapter 2 9 Write a summary of this chapter. Pretend that you are Dr Livesey and write a paragraph to explain what happens in Chapter 2. 10 Match the questions with the answers. aWhy do Dr Livesey and Hunter go to the island? … b Why does the small boat move very slowly? … c Why does Dr Livesey think the house is a good place to stay in? … d Why does Dr Livesey believe Jim is dead? … e Why do the men in the small boat try to go faster? … 1 Because it is strong and in a good place. 2 Because they want to look at the house. 3 Because thepirates are going to shoot at them. 4 Because he hears the pirates fighting in the trees. 5 Because there are five men in it. 11 Discuss these sentences with another student. What do you think they can do? Captain Smollett says sadly, ‘Now there are only five of us and we have food for ten days. What are we going to do?’ Chapter 3, pages 22–27 12 Who are the people in italics?...