Swiss Family Robinson Q/A Chap 2,3
Shipwreck
Q/A
a) How many days was the storm raging before the ship was wrecked?
A. The storm was raging for six days before the ship was wrecked.
b) How did the crew desert the family?
A.The crew got in the boats and lowered them; they took the last lifeboat and deserted the
family.
c) What supplies did each family member find?
A.Fritz found powder and small-shot which was contained in horn flasks and small bullets in
bags. Ernest found nails, a hammer and a hatchet, a pair of pincers, chisels, and a pair of
large scissors. Jack drew attention to the large tubs.
d) Describe the narrow boat they built to get ashore?
A.The narrow boat was built using eight tubs placed on a long thin plank. The ends were
bent upward like the keel of a vessel. The tubs were nailed to the plank and to each other.
This boat would be able to perform a short course in calm water.
e) Each family member takes a few supplies that they think will be important. What would you take? What do you think is the most important item to have on a deserted island?
A. Personal response
Landing on a Deserted Island
Q/A
a) What did the first cargo consist of?
A.The first cargo consisted of a barrel of gunpowder, a chest of carpenter’s tools, guns,
bullets, fishing-rods and sail cloth to make a tent.
b) Why did the dogs swim toward the boat?
A.The Robinson family had left the two dogs on the wreck. Perceiving that they had
abandoned them, the dogs plunged into the sea and swam to the boat.
c) How did the telescope help the narrator?
A.With the help of this telescope, the narrator was able to make the necessary observations.
They noticed a little opening between the rocks, near the mouth of a creek, towards which
all the geese and ducks swam.
d) What advice does the narrator give his son, Jack? Why?
A.Jack received a blow on the face from the lobster’s tail. In his rage Jack took up a stone,
and killed the lobster with a single blow. Due to this behaviour, the narrator advised his
son that it is wrong to revenge an injury while you are in a state of anger.
e) Give a brief description of the island where the family landed?
A.As the family was approaching the island they found that the island appeared to be
gloomy and unpromising. They noticed casks, bales, chests and other material from the
shipwreck floating around them. The narrator and his son managed to haul them
alongside the boat. As they neared the land, Fritz with his hawk’s eye saw some trees and
exclaimed that they were palm-trees. Ernest wished that he would now be able to enjoy
larger and better coconuts.
Q/A
a) How many days was the storm raging before the ship was wrecked?
A. The storm was raging for six days before the ship was wrecked.
b) How did the crew desert the family?
A.The crew got in the boats and lowered them; they took the last lifeboat and deserted the
family.
c) What supplies did each family member find?
A.Fritz found powder and small-shot which was contained in horn flasks and small bullets in
bags. Ernest found nails, a hammer and a hatchet, a pair of pincers, chisels, and a pair of
large scissors. Jack drew attention to the large tubs.
d) Describe the narrow boat they built to get ashore?
A.The narrow boat was built using eight tubs placed on a long thin plank. The ends were
bent upward like the keel of a vessel. The tubs were nailed to the plank and to each other.
This boat would be able to perform a short course in calm water.
e) Each family member takes a few supplies that they think will be important. What would you take? What do you think is the most important item to have on a deserted island?
A. Personal response
Landing on a Deserted Island
Q/A
a) What did the first cargo consist of?
A.The first cargo consisted of a barrel of gunpowder, a chest of carpenter’s tools, guns,
bullets, fishing-rods and sail cloth to make a tent.
b) Why did the dogs swim toward the boat?
A.The Robinson family had left the two dogs on the wreck. Perceiving that they had
abandoned them, the dogs plunged into the sea and swam to the boat.
c) How did the telescope help the narrator?
A.With the help of this telescope, the narrator was able to make the necessary observations.
They noticed a little opening between the rocks, near the mouth of a creek, towards which
all the geese and ducks swam.
d) What advice does the narrator give his son, Jack? Why?
A.Jack received a blow on the face from the lobster’s tail. In his rage Jack took up a stone,
and killed the lobster with a single blow. Due to this behaviour, the narrator advised his
son that it is wrong to revenge an injury while you are in a state of anger.
e) Give a brief description of the island where the family landed?
A.As the family was approaching the island they found that the island appeared to be
gloomy and unpromising. They noticed casks, bales, chests and other material from the
shipwreck floating around them. The narrator and his son managed to haul them
alongside the boat. As they neared the land, Fritz with his hawk’s eye saw some trees and
exclaimed that they were palm-trees. Ernest wished that he would now be able to enjoy
larger and better coconuts.
