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Sailing Home Sheet Updated

The document is a reading comprehension worksheet about a story of a family that lives on a ship. It contains multiple questions about characters, plot points, themes and lessons from the story. The worksheet examines both the advantages and disadvantages of living at sea as well as comparing school on a ship versus land.

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Rosina Robert
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Modern Education Schools Date: ______________

English Department Name: _____________

4th Primary

Sailing Home
1. Why do you think Gloria Rand writes this story of living on the sea?

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2. Who is the narrator of the story?


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3. Living at sea is quite challenging. What are some of the advantages and
disadvantages of living at sea?

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4. Matilda, her brother, and sister found many ways of having

fun aboard the ship. Write the

➢ similar activities with those children who live on land

➢ different types of activities

Similar Activities Different Activities

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5. Compare and contrast going to school on a ship and going to school on land.

school on a ship school on land


both
6. What subjects are the children extremely good at? Why?

The Children
are
good at

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7. Why wasn’t the family going to celebrate Christmas? Explain what happened
in details. Use the following words.

brewed – bolts of lightning – thunder roared – broached – quivered –


rough waves – winds – torn – smashed – ripped - shreds

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8. What was the main reason Miss Shipman made the children go to school
during the bad storm?

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9. Why does the author write the following simile “it was like riding a roller
coaster”?

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10. How did the mother and father act while the ship was about to sink?
Explain.

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11. Explain why the Christmas celebration described in the story was so

special?

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12. Mention some of the lessons learned from the story.

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13. Describe the following characters? Don’t forget to provide suitable
evidence.

Father and Mother

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