Chapter 1
Questions
1- What did
Lemuel Gulliver study ? why?
He studied
medicine to be a surgeon.
2- Who was Mr. Bates?
He was the surgeon Lemuel Gulliver worked for
as an apprentice.
3-
Why did he have to take another job?
- Because there
was little work for a surgeon in London
4- What did Lemuel Gulliver do in his free time? Why?
He learned how to sail so that one day he could
leave England and explore the world.
5- What favour
did Mr. Bates do to Lemuel Gulliver?
- Mr.
Bates helped him to get work as a surgeon on a ship .
6
-What prevented Lemuel Gulliver from settling down in London?
- Work was not
easy to find in London
7-What did he do
in his free time on the ship?
- He read books
and taught himself to speak several languages.
8-What did Lemuel Gulliver do before the ship sank?
He climbed into a lifeboat with five other sailors and
they were able to escape.
9-How did the other sailors meet their end?
They rowed for
some distance, but the sea did not become calmer. A huge wave hit them and they
were all thrown into the sea.
10-Why was it impossible for Gulliver to stand up in
the morning?
Because his arms, his legs and even his hair were all
somehow fastened to the ground.
11-How was Gulliver tied to the ground?
Thin ropes were tied around his body and neck.
12-What was moving up Gulliver’s body? What was it
like?
It was a human, but this human was only about fifteen
centimetres tall.
13-What was the small man carrying?
He was carrying a bow and arrow
14-How was the people on that island different from
other people ?
They were very small (tiny ). They were only about
fifteen centimetres tall.
15-What did the little people do when Gulliver set
free his arm?
They shouted something in a strange language. They
began shooting their arrows at Gulliver. He felt hundreds of arrows hit my left
hand.
16-When did the little men become quiet and stop
shooting their arrows?
Because they could see that Gulliver was not trying to
escape
17-What did Gulliver think they were doing on hearing
wood being cut?
He guessed they were building something. It was a
wooden platform.
18-How did Gulliver know that the man was an
important?
The man was wearing important–looking clothes. There
was a servant on each side of his.
19-How could Gulliver communicate with the people of the island although he didn’t speak their
language?
He used sign language. He pointed to his mouth to show
them that he was hungry and thirsty.
20-How did the guards try to protect Gulliver?
The guards stopped them from climbing on Gulliver’s
body. They arrested the six people who shot him.
21-How did the guards try to punish people who
hurt Gulliver?
They tied their hands together and pushed them towards
him.
22-What did
Gulliver do to punish people who hurt him?
He picked them up , put five of them in his pocket and
held the other one in his hand and picked up a knife. He laughed and moved the
knife towards the little man's hands. They all looked horrified.
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