Short Questions and MCQ s of A Shipwrecked Sailor

Short Questions and MCQ s of A  Shipwrecked Sailor 

By PKG SIR 

Short Questions (25)

1. When did Robinson Crusoe reach the island?

2. What condition was Crusoe in when he came ashore?

3. What happened to the rest of the ship’s company?

4. What essential things did Crusoe lack after the shipwreck?

5. What danger did Crusoe fear when he first reached the island?

6. Where did Crusoe sleep on the first night?

7. What was the weather like during the night?

8. What continued the next day after the shipwreck?

9. What could be seen at low water?

10. How did Crusoe manage to reach the wreck?

11. What was Crusoe’s purpose in swimming to the wreck?

12. Name two things Crusoe collected from the wreck for survival.

13. What did Crusoe make with the hammock and canvas?

14. Which items collected from the wreck were of no use to Crusoe?

15. Why were money and similar things useless to Crusoe?

16. How far was the island from the usual trade routes of mankind?

17. What did Crusoe believe about his future on the island?

18. What kind of place did Crusoe finally find for habitation?

19. Where was the hollow place Crusoe discovered?

20. Where did Crusoe decide to pitch his tent?

21. What did Crusoe make with the wood he had collected?

22. How did Crusoe arrange the stakes around his tent?

23. What did Crusoe use to form a fence around his tent?

24. How did Crusoe make sure he was safe inside the fence?

25. Where did Crusoe bring his stores and provisions?

 

Multiple Choice Questions (25)

26. Crusoe reached the island in which year?

a) 1649

b) 1659

c) 1669

d) 1679

27. How did Crusoe describe the island?

a) Island of Hope

b) Island of Fortune

c) Island of Despair

d) Island of Gold

28. What caused Crusoe’s shipwreck?

a) A violent storm

b) A fire

c) A fight among sailors

d) Pirates

29. What was Crusoe’s condition on reaching the island?

a) Happy

b) Almost dead

c) Unharmed

d) Excited

30. Where did Crusoe sleep on the first night?

a) In a cave

b) On the beach

c) In a tree

d) Inside a hut

31. What natural element troubled Crusoe during the night?

a) Sun

b) Wind

c) Rain

d) Snow

32. What did Crusoe see at low water?

a) An empty beach

b) The wreck of his ship

c) A boat

d) Another island

33. Why did Crusoe swim to the wreck?

a) To look for friends

b) To collect food and provisions

c) To repair it

d) To escape

34. Which of the following items did Crusoe NOT collect from the wreck?

a) Wood

b) Nails

c) Ink and paper

d) Jewelry

35. What did Crusoe make with canvas?

a) A tent

b) A rope

c) A sail

d) A bag

36. Which of the following was useless to Crusoe?

a) Gun

b) Knife

c) Money

d) Wood

37. How did Crusoe feel about living on the island?

a) He would be rescued soon

b) He must live there forever

c) He could return home

d) He could contact traders

38. Where did Crusoe finally choose to live?

a) On the beach

b) On a plain beside a hill

c) Inside a ship cabin

d) Near the forest

39. What special feature did the hill have?

a) A hollow place like a cave

b) A waterfall

c) A forest on top

d) A river at the bottom

40. What did Crusoe do with the stakes?

a) Built a raft

b) Made a fence

c) Cooked food

d) Lit a fire

41. How far apart were the stakes placed?

a) Six feet

b) Six inches

c) One foot

d) One metre

42. What did Crusoe use to tie around the stakes?

a) Ropes and chains

b) Cables from the ship

c) Cloth

d) Vines

43. How did Crusoe enter the fence?

a) Through a gate

b) By climbing a ladder

c) By digging a hole

d) Through the cave

44. What did Crusoe do after entering the fence?

a) Pulled up the ladder

b) Closed the gate

c) Covered it with canvas

d) Lit a fire

45. What was the purpose of Crusoe’s fence?

a) To protect against rain

b) To fortify against the world outside

c) To decorate the tent

d) To hang clothes

46. What did Crusoe bring into his tent?

a) Only food

b) Only weapons

c) All his stores and provisions

d) Nothing

47. Why did Crusoe fear losing the measure of time?

a) He had no watch or calendar

b) He forgot days quickly

c) He was sick

d) He was too busy

48. What did Crusoe cut on a post with his knife?

a) His name

b) The date of his landing

c) A message for sailors

d) A map

49. What did Crusoe mark with a notch for every day?

a) His age

b) The weather

c) Each passing day

d) His work

50. When did Crusoe finally see fair weather after long rain?

a) 7th October

b) 7th November

c) 17th November

d) 27th November