1- When did Gulliver leave England
On 20 June, 1702.
2-What was the ship called? Who was the ship’s captain?
The Adventure. Captain John Nicholas.
3- What were the captain and the sailors planning to?
To go to India and at first.
4- Why did the voyage go as planned at first?
They reached the South of Africa.
5- Why did they stop at South Africa? For fresh water. They discovered that the ship
had a hole in its side which had to be repaired.
6- Why did they have to stay in south of Africa for most
of the winter?
The captain had
recovered and the ship was ready for the seas once more.
7- In which direction did they go? Which island did they
pass?
They headed
east, passing the island of Madagascar.
8- What was the first sign that the journey was
difficult?
The wind began to
get stronger, so it was a difficult journey.
9- For how long did they sail against the wind?
For twenty days.
1o- Why was the Adventure moving slowly for forty days?
Because they were sailing against the wind.
11- When was Gulliver glad?
When the winds had stopped.
12- What did the
captain John expect to happen after the wind have stopped?
When the winds had stopped, he predicted that a great
storm was coming.
13--When did the storm the captain warned of hit the
ship?
Two days later.
14-How did they try to control the ship in the high
winds?
They took down some
of the sails.
15- How did the Adventure get lost in the sea\ got out of
the planned course.?
They were hit by
a great wind from the south and couldn’t control the ship so the storm drove the
ship east.
16-Why were they lucky during this storm?
Their ship was
strong after its repairs and they had good supplies of food.
17-What was their
main problem after the storm?
They did not have
much fresh water
18- What did the
captain of the ship Adventure decide after the storm?
They decided to
continue in the direction the wind.
19-When did they see land ?
On 16 June 1703, the
sailor saw land.
20- Why did the sailor call out to other sailors?
A sailor called
out to say that he could see land some distance away.
21- Why didn’t the
captain anchor at the bay?
Because the captain did not think it was deep enough
to take their ship.
22- How many people went ashore in a small
boat ? What for?
Twelve men as
well as Gulliver to get some fresh water.
23-What did Gulliver ask the king permission for? Why?
Gulliver asked for
permission to go with the men because he liked to visit different countries.
24-What was strange about the beach the sailors landed/
arrived on?
There were
neither people nor fresh water.
25-What did the sailors decide to
do when they didn’t find fresh water ? Why?
The sailors decided to walk along the beach to
look for a stream or a spring.
26-What did Gulliver decide to do while the sailors were
looking for water?
Gulliver walked
alone for about a kilometre away from the beach.
27-What was this side of the land like?
This side of the
land did not look very interesting. It had no trees, was dry and full of rocks.
28-Why was it too late for Gulliver to return to the
beach?
Because the
sailors were already in the small boat, rowing back towards the ship.
29-What prevented Gulliver from calling to the sailors to
take him back?
He saw a huge
giant walking in the water towards the small boat as fast as he could.
30-What did Gulliver do when he saw the giant attacking
the small boat?
He did not wait
to see what happened to them, but turned around and ran away from the beach.
31-Gulliver was surprised when he climbed the hill. Give
reasons
He was surprised
to see many fields, but the grass in the fields was perhaps six metres high.
32-How was the field of wheat Gulliver found different?
The field of wheat
which was about twelve metres high.
33-What was there at the end of the enormous field? How
high was it?
It ended with a
wall that was at least forty metres tall, with trees behind it that were even
taller.
34-Why was it impossible for Gulliver to climb the steps
of the wall?
Because every step
was two metres high.
35-What did Gulliver see while he was looking for a way
through the wall?
He saw another giant walking up the road towards the
place where Gulliver stood.
36-How did Gulliver feel when he saw the second Giant?
What did Gulliver do then?
He was terrified so Gulliver ran into a field of corn to
hide.
37-What happened after the giant had said something in a
loud voice?
Seven more giants appeared each carrying scythes.
38-How did Gulliver know that the other giants were
workers?
Their clothes were less well made than the first giant's.
39-What order did the first giant give to the other seven
giants?
To cut the wheat in the field where Gulliver was hiding.
40-What did Gulliver try to do when they began to cut the
wheat?
Gulliver tried to
get away from them through the field but it was difficult.
41-Why was it difficult for Gulliver to walk quickly or
far?
As the plants were very close together.
42-Where did Gulliver eventually find himself?
Gulliver found himself in a part of the field
where the wind or rain had pushed the plants flat.
43-Why was Gulliver afraid when he was in the field of
wheat?
Because he could
hear the giants with their scythes moving closer and closer.
44-Why wasn’t Gulliver able to move in the field of
wheat?
Because Gulliver was extremely exhausted so he was sure
to die .
45-What did Gulliver think of when he was about to die\
lose his life?
He thought of his poor family who would be without a
father or a husband.
46-Why did Gulliver blame himself for?
He blamed himself for going on this journey and not
listening to his friends’ advice.
47-What did Gulliver remember when he was in a close call
in the field of corn?
He remembered Lilliput, a place where he thought he was
so strong and important.
48- What did Gulliver realise when he saw the giants?
He realised that nothing is big or small unless you
compare it with something else. 49-What did Gulliver think there was\ must
exist?
Perhaps there is another land where even these giants may
feel small and unimportant.
50-Why was Gulliver worried when one of the giants walked
towards him?
He would surely
stand on Gulliver at any moment.
51-What did Gulliver do to attract the giant attention?
Gulliver
called out as loud as he could.
52-Did Gulliver manage in attracting the giant’s
attention? How do you know?
Yes he did.
Because the giant stopped and looked around in surprise.
53-What did the
Giant think of Gulliver at first?
He thought that
Gulliver was a small dangerous animal.
54-How did the
giant worker behave when he saw Gulliver?
He was amazed so
he decided to carefully pick him up with his fingers to look at him closely.
55-How did Gulliver
behave when he was caught by the giant worker?
Gulliver decided not
move, although his fingers hurt his back.
56-Why was it
intelligent / clever of Gulliver not to move?
The giant worker
didn’t think Gulliver was dangerous and kill him.
57-What would
happen to Gulliver if the giant worker dropped him?
He would die or
at least he would be injured.
58-How big was
the giant ?
He was twenty
metres tall.
59-Why did
Gulliver begin to pray?
So that the giant
would drop him \ throw him onto the ground.
60-When was
Gulliver sure that the giant worker wouldn’t throw him onto the ground?
When he saw that
the giant worker was pleased with Gulliver.
61-Why was the
giant worker pleased when he found Gulliver?
Because Gulliver
was talking.
62-Why was the
giant worker hurting Gulliver’s back?
Because he was
holding him between his giant fingers.
63-How could
Gulliver make the giant understand he was hurting him?
He pointed to his
back to show that he was hurting him.
64-Where did
the giant worker keep Gulliver?
He carefully kept
him in his pocket.
65-Who did the
giant worker show Gulliver to?
He showed
Gulliver to his master.
66-What did he
think Gulliver was when he first saw him?
He thought he was
an animal.
67-What did
the master giant ask the other giants about?
He asked them if
they had seen any animal like Gulliver before.
68-How did
Gulliver show them that he wasn’t going to run away?
Gulliver walked
up and down to show that he was not going to run away.
69-How did
Gulliver show respect to the giant master?
He took off his
hat and bowed to the farmer as a sign of respect.
70-What did
Gulliver offer the giant?
He offered him a
bag of gold coins.
71-Where did
the farmer keep Gulliver ?
He put Gulliver
in his enormous handkerchief.
72-How did the
farmer take Gulliver home?
He used the soft handkerchief to carry him home to show
his wife.
73-How did the farmer’s wife behave on seeing
Gulliver?
She
screamed like a child who has seen a big spider.
74-How
did the farmer comfort his wife when she saw Gulliver?
He
told her Gulliver could stand up and
talk and was nothing to be frightened of.
75-How
many persons are there in the giants’ family?
There
were six. His wife, his three children and their grandmother.
76-Where
did the giant Keep Gulliver while having food?
The farmer put Gulliver next to him on the
table.
77-Why
was Gulliver worried when he was on the table?
He was worried he would fall because the table
was ten metres high.
78-What
did they feed Gulliver?
The
wife put some bread and meat on a plate for him.
79-How could Gulliver eat when he was in the giant
farmer’s house?
He had his own knife and fork in his pocket.
80-What sight pleased the children ?
Gulliver having food with a knife and a fork.
81-Why did Gulliver find it difficult to carry the cup of
water to drink?
The cup was so big
that he found it difficult to lift it.
82-How did the farmer’s son try to play with Gulliver\
show his interest with Gulliver?
He picked Gulliver
up and held him by my legs so high in the air.
83-How did the father\ farmer save Gulliver from his son?
His father
quickly took Gulliver from his son and put him back on the table.
84-Why did Gulliver ask the farmer not to punish his son
for bothering Gulliver?
So that he would
love Gulliver.
85-What did Gulliver do to get along with the farmer’s
son?
He asked his
father not to punish him.
86-What did Gulliver do when he saw the large cat?
He didn’t show he
was afraid of it so that it wouldn’t attack him.
87-How big was the cat?
It was three time
the size of a cow.
88-What did the baby want to do when she saw Gulliver?
She pointed at
him and wanted to play with him.
89-Why did the baby girl want to play with Gulliver?
Because it
thought he was a toy.
90-Why was Gulliver right to worry\ be filled with fear
of the baby girl?
Because she was
about to put Gulliver in her mouth.
91-How did Gulliver behave when he was about to be
swallowed by the baby girl?
He cried out loudly,
but this was not a very good idea.
92-What did the baby girl do when Gulliver shouted
loudly?
She dropped
Gulliver as if he was a rock to the ground.
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79-How long did Gulliver sail before he was found?
He sailed for
three days before a big boat saw him and rescue him.
80- How was the first night Gulliver spent on the sea?
The first night
was clear and he slept well.
81-
What did Gulliver see on the third day?
He saw another
boat not far from him.
82-What did Gulliver try to do when he saw the boat?
He tried for some
time to catch up with the boat and after many hours, he saw his sails.
83- Why was Gulliver happy when he got closer to the
boat?
As Gulliver got
closer he was happy to see the boat had an English flag.
84-Who did the boat belong to ? Where
was the boat travelling back from?
To a trader
called John Biddel, who was travelling back to London from Japan.
85-How many sailors were there on the boat? Fifty sailors and they
were very kind.
86- What did John
think of Gulliver when he told him about his adventure?
He thought he was
completely mad.
87-When did John believe Gulliver ‘s adventures in
Lilliput?
When he showed him
the tiny cows and sheep and the painting inside his glove.
88-How did Gulliver reward the captain for rescuing him\
saving his life?
He could keep the
sheep to give to his children when he got home.
89- How did the ship owner feel when Gulliver offered him
the small sheep?
He was very pleased and he fed the sheep on
his best sea biscuits.
90- When did Gulliver arrive in England? On April 1702.
91- How did Gulliver feel when he arrived in England?
He was very happy
to see his wife and family again. 92- How was Gulliver able to get
a lot of money for a larger house?
Gulliver sold his
small animals for a lot of money.
93- How did Gulliver find life in the town?
He found life in
the city difficult and work was hard to find.
94- Why was Gulliver optimistic about the Ship Adventure?
Because he was
about to have an even bigger adventure on the seas.
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