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Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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P E N G U I N R E A D E R S

T E S T

1

Who or what ... (20 marks)
(a) does Jim take from the old captain’s box?

(b) was the richest pirate in the West Indies?

(c) works as the ship’s cook?
(d) says sorry to Captain Smollett?

(e) are Hunter, Joyce and Redruth?

(f) do Dr Livesey and Mr Trelawny lose from

their small boat?

(g) does Israel Hands try to do to Jim?

(h) does Dr Livesey give the pirates?

(i) shows the pirates the way to the treasure?

(j) do the pirates find in the box under the trees?

2

True (T) or False (F)? (20 marks)
(a) Black Dog kills the old captain.
(b) The pirates are interested in the old captain’s

money.

(c) Long John Silver has an inn in Bristol.
(d) Captain Smollett does not like his sailors.

(e) Nobody likes Long John Silver.
(f) Ben Gunn is Long John Silver’s friend.

(g) Jim swims from the island to the Hispaniola.

(h) The pirates are afraid when they hear

singing.

(i) All the pirates die.
(j) At the end of the story, Long John Silver is

happy.

3

When do these things happen? Put these
sentences (a–j) in the correct order (1–10). (20
marks)
(a) … Jim meets Ben Gunn.
(b) … A strong man visits Billy Bones.
(c) … An old captain comes to stay with Jim’s

family.

(d) … Jim’s father dies.
(e) … Jim runs away from the pirates.
(f) … Jim meets Long John Silver.
(g) … The Hispaniola sails from Bristol.
(h) … He moves the Hispaniola to the north

of the island.

(i) … Jim and his friends carry the treasure to

the ship.

(j) … Jim hears Long John Silver’s real plans.

4

Who says these sentences? Who are they
talking to? (20 marks)
(a) ‘You and Dr Livesey are going to come with

me to look for the treasure!’

talking to

(b) ‘I don’t like our captain. Let’s kill Smollett and

the others.’

talking to

(c) ‘The pirates left me on this island three years

ago.’

talking to

(d) ‘Give us the map. Then you can leave the

island.’

talking to

(e) ‘Why are you with the pirates?’

talking to

5

Complete this part of Dr Livesey’s Story with
past tense verbs. (20 marks)
Joyce and I carried the food from the beach to
the house. Joyce

(a)

(stay)

in the house

and I

(b)

(go)

back to the ship. Later Mr

Trelawney, the captain and I

(c)

(leave)

the ship in a small boat. Then we

(d)

(see)

the pirates on the Hispaniola. They

(e)

(have)

the big gun on the ship.

‘They’re going to shoot at us,’ somebody

(f)

(say)

. We

(g)

(t ry)

to go

faster. Mr Trelawney

(h)

(shoot)

at the

men on the ship. He

(i)

(hit)

one of

them. Then the pirates on the island

(j)

(ru n) out

of the trees.

Total

100

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