| Pirates Past Noon Chapter 6 |
1. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "Hold 'er steady!"
a) Not to shake your hands.
b) To stand up straight.
c) Keep the boat from rocking.
2. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "We'll be meat for those
evil brutes!"
a) The men are mean.
b) The sharks will eat us.
c) We will eat steak for supper.
3. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "Hoist 'em aboard."
a) Get them on the ship.
b) Set sail.
c) Raise the flag.
4. What was riding of the rowboat like?
a) rough
b) easy
c) smooth sailing
5. What did Jack learn by reading his pirate book?
a) Ann Bonny was a girl pirate.
b) Black Beard was an evil pirate who took many captives.
c) Captain Kidd was a famous pirate who buried treasure on a deserted island.
6. What did Annie see outside the window of the captain's cabin?
a) Polly the parrot
b) another ship
c) the island
7. How did seeing the island help the children figure out what the treasure map meant?
a) She could see the treasure chest on the island.
b) The island was shaped like a whale like on the map.
c) The island was only one in a row of islands.
8. The main idea of the chapter is:
a) The pirates were dancing and fighting on the pirate ship.
b) The children were locked in the captain's cabin.
c) The rowboat ride make Jack feel seasick.
d) After seeing the island from the distance Jack and Annie figured out where the treasure
was buried.
----------Key----------
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (d)