the treasure Hunt

THE TREASURE HUNT

Word Meanings (From the book)

Make Sentences

1          fastened          -           tied

S          The Mountaineer fastened the rope around his waist.

2          pit                    -           hole, ditch

S          The deer fell into the pit.

3          scramble         -           come out unsteadily

S          The mouse scrambled out of its hole.

4          furious             -           angry

S          My mother was furious when she saw the broken vase.

5          cripple             -           a person who is disabled or physically challenged

S          The crippled beggar was asking for money.

6          deserted          -           left

S          The soldier deserted his army because he was afraid.

7          weary              -           tired

S          The weary traveller went to sleep.

8          pirate              -           robbers (at sea)

S          The pirates looted the ship of the king.

9          blaze                -           fire

S          The firemen tried to put off the blaze.

10        wander            -           move around without any aim

S          We wandered around the garden.

Reference to Context

“Double quick, my lads. We must stop them from getting back to their boat”

1                       Who said these words?

Ans                        Doctor Livesey said these words.

2                       Who is “the “them” in these lines?

Ans                           Three pirates who were trying to run away are “them” in these lines.

Think and Answer

Q1       What did the narrator mean by saying that all the pirates got out of the opposite side of the ditch from Silver?

Ans      The narrator means that the pirates did not want to be on Silver’s side and had lost trust in him.

Q2       In what way was Ben Gunn’s role important in the story?

Ans      Ben Gunn’s role was important because he was the one who had found the treasure and had taken it out before the pirates could find it.

Word Basket

Oaths               leap                 guinea             scramble                     furious             upright                      musket           Trouble            plateau            pirates             pickaxe        buccaneers      wanderings     weary           Journey            wretch             meekly                        heaps                           beheld             blaze