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Short type questions & answer

1.What was the name of the ship of the author?

Ans.Wavewalker

2.From where did the ship sail for the voyage?

Ans.Plymouth,England

3.Why did the author decide to go for a round the world voyage?

Ans.To duplicate the voyage made 200 years ago by captain James cook

4.What was the name of author's wife?

Ans.Mary

5.What were the names of author's children?

Ans.Jonathan & Suzanne

6.What was the age of Jonathan & Suzanne?

Ans.Jonatham was 6 years old & Suzanne was 7 years old.

7.What were the names of two crewmen whom the author hired?

Ans.Larry Vigil & Herb Driver

8.Why did the author hire the two crewmen?

Ans.To help tackle one of the roughest sea,the Southern Indian Ocean.

9.What part of the journey was pleasant for them?

Ans.First leg-from England to Cape town

10.When did the wave started getting gigantic?

Ans.On January 2

11.What did they do to slow down the boat in the storm?

Ans.They dropped the storm jib and lashed a heavy mooring rope.

12.What was the first indication of disaster?

Ans.around 6 pm when winds dropped and sky grew darker

13.What happened after the first indication of the disaster?

Ans.A wave appeared vertical and almost twice the height of other waves
14.How did the explosion affect the ship?

Ans.A torrent of green and white water broke over the ship.

15.Why did author accept his approaching death?

Ans. Because he was injured by the explosion.

16.What did the author see when his head popped out of the water?

Ans.The ship was near capsizing,her masts almost horizontal.

17.Who said,"we are sinking"?

Ans.Mary

18.What happened to the author's body when he managed to reach the deck?

Ans. his left rib cracked,mouth filled with blood and broken teeth.

19.What was the condition of the ship?

Ans.Broken timbers,starboard side bulged inwards,clothes,charts,crockery,tins and toys sloshed

20.What had happened to sue when the author entered their room to check them?

Ans.Her head pained as there was bump

21.Where did they decide to reach to save themselves and the ship?

Ans.Ile Amsterdam

22.Who said,"We are not afraid of dying if we can all be together"?

Ans.Jonathan

23.What was their first meal in two daya?

Ans.Corned beef and cracker biscuits

24.When did they reach Ile Amsterdam?

Ans.Around 6 pm in the evening.

25.Where they had reached on the 25th December?

Ans.3500 kilometers east of Cape town

26.What does "Mayday call" means?Ans.Distress call for help

Synonyms

1.a sea journey : voyage


2.improving/sharpening:honing

3.travelling by sea: seafaring

4.lower part of the ship:hull

5.helpers/seamen:crewmen

6.most stormy:roughest

7.violent wind:gale

8.come across/face:encounter

9.dangerous/terrifying:alarming

10.central long pole:main mast

11.rough/violent:atrocious

12.huge:gigantic

13.a triangular staysil:jib

14.a nautical mile:knots

15.huge:enormous

16.making sharp noise:screaming

17.fastened together:lashed

18.a rope used for securing a boat on the coast:mooring rope

19.noose:loop

20.back part of the ship:stern

21.a fleet made of logs:life raft

22.exercise:drill

23.put on:donned

24.drawing near:impending

25.ruin/mishap:disaster

26.stopped blowing:dropped

27.mounted:towered

28.back:aft
29.standing upright:vertical

30.dreadful:frightful

31.top:crest

32.loud roar:thunder

33.fearful:tremendous

34.burst:explosion

35.the platform of a ship:deck

36.a strong fast stream:torrent

37.hit/struck:smashed

38.rose:popped

39.overturning:capsizing

40.level:horizontal

41.threw with force:hurled

42.moved:jerked

43.caught firmly:grabbed

44.turned to another direction-deflected

45.scattered broken things-debris

46.in an alarming manner-threatingly

47.pulled off/twisted-wrenched

48.small boats on ship-dingies

49.piece of heavy metal-anchor

50.radio signals used by ships in distress calling for help-Mayday call

51.far off/distant-Remote

52.very big-tremendous

53.relief/interval of rest-respite

54.grow worse-deteriorate

55.day break-dawn
56.an instrument for measuring-A sextant

57.funny representation of a person-carricature

58.instrument with magnetised needle-compass

59.firm belief-conviction

60.slept-dozed off

61.cheerless-bleak

62.hopeful-optimistic

63.critical-crucial

64.coming after-subsequently

65.half solid lump-clot

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