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WILD WATER
by Sue Murray
Assignments
Before Reading
1
Look at the picture on the front cover.
A
What are the people in the boat
doing?
B
What are they wearing?
C
What seems to be happening to
the man in the foreground?
A
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B
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C
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While Reading
Chapter
1 Scott’s good idea
1
Why had the boys decided to do something together?
2
Why did Mouse (Malcolm) say the idea of going whitewater
rafting sounded expensive?
Give two reasons.
A
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B
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3
Read the brochure of the Black and White Outdoor Adventure
Company.
A
Explain in English: what are
rapids? Use a dictionary, if you need
one.
B
How are these rapids divided
into classes?
C
Will the B and WOAC pay for
damages if something goes wrong?
Explain your answer.
A
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B
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C
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4
Why, at the end of Chapter 1, did Mouse wonder if the
trip was such a good idea?
5
Why was Malcolm nicknamed Mouse?
Chapter
2 Meeting the guides
1
Look at the list of the things the boys had to bring.
A What
item do you think would be very silly to forget? Explain your answer.
B What
would be an item that you would try
to fit in extra into your backpack?
Explain
your answer.
A
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B
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2
Look at the list of things NOT TO BRING.
A
Why would mobile phones be on
this list?
B And
why cameras?
C
What item on this list would you miss most? Explain your answer.
A
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B
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C
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3
A What is the difference between Ryan’s gear
and Malcolm’s?
B
What does this tell you about
their families?
A
|
B
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4 A What
can be said about the guides?
B What
did Rick say was the reason for this?
A
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B
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5 Why
was Bruce still angry with Scott’s father and Rick?
6
What was the roar that Malcolm heard when he got out
of the bus?
7
A How do you think Malcolm felt when he looked
down at the white water for the
first time?
B
How would you feel at the start of such an adventurous trip?
A
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B
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8
Write down the names of all the people that go rafting
in the grid below.
the
four friends
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guides
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others
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Chapter
3 Is it too dangerous?
1
Why were Malcolm and Petra nodding at what Rick said?
2
A What looks like a washing machine?
B Why
do you think it is called that?
A
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B
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3
What is ‘portaging’?
4
Why did Rick do the throw bag drill? Give two reasons.
5
Which member(s) of the group is/are the most
A
impatient
B
cheerful
C
careful
A
|
B
|
C
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6
Look at the picture on page 22.
A
What piece of equipment is Rick
showing?
B
What have you come to know
about this piece of equipment? Fill in the gaps.
A
|
B
They
are very light so that they _________________ (I).
You
must always _______________ (II) of
it.
When
using it, you must always use ________________________________ (III).
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Chapter 4 Clear
water
1
How was the group divided over the two rafts? Write
down where is everyone sitting
as
precisely as you can.
Raft 2
Raft 1
2 What did the group do first after they
had climbed into their rafts?
3 How did Petra feel about her mother’s singing? Circle
A, B, C, or D.
A proud
|
B embarrassed
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C angry
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D enthusiastic
|
4 A What
was the painful result of the argument between Scott and Ryan?
B Who
had been the subject of the argument?
A
|
B
|
5 What
did Rick mean by ‘reading the river’?
6 What
is meant by these commands?
A “Dig!”
B “Get down!”
A
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B
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Chapter
5 A missing person
1
What had been the reason for Rick to say ‘Scott, if you do that one more time, you
can
swim the
rest of the way’?
2
A Look at your answer to Question 2A of
Chapter 2. Were you right?
B
What means of communication had
Rick brought instead?
A
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B
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3
What did Rick think was Scott’s biggest problem?
4
The next morning Rick said, ‘It’s stopped now – don’t worry.’
What had stopped?
5
Who is the missing person from the title of this
chapter?
6
Do you think Rick has been a good leader so far?
Explain your answer.
Chapter
6 Who’s the leader?
1
A Where had the missing person from Chapter 5
been?
B What seems to be bothering him?
A
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B
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2 The
two guides thought differently about the journey ahead. Finish the two
sentences
below.
Hal
did not want to continue that day because
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Rick
wanted to go on because
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3 What could be a possible danger to Linda?
4 A
What did Rick want Hal and his
crew to do just before they reached the
Straight Shooter?
B
Did Hal succeed in doing so?
A
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B
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Chapter
7 The Straight Shooter
1
A What was in the river that made the Straight
Shooter even more difficult to cross?
B
What was the result?
A
|
B
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2
What must be done if a rafter falls into the river? Circle
A, B, or C.
A
Swim to the river’s edge
B
Wait for the raft to come to
you
C
Go down river, head first
A
|
B
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C
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3 A Once
Mouse had got to the river bank, he felt useless. Why was that?
B How
did he make himself useful in the end?
A
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B
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4 Add
the correct names to the gaps below to show how the rafters were saved.
______
( A) let the rope go through his hands to get ____________ , ___________ ,
__________
and ___________ (B) across the river. Together with _________ (C)
he
then pulled it back. Then ____________ , __________ and
__________ (D)
paddled
across.
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5 From what Linda was saying, what sort of
medical condition do you think she might suffer from?
Chapter
8 In the cave
1
Why had Linda not worn her helmet properly?
2
Why had Linda wanted to come on this trip?
3 Of the three barrels that had gone
missing, which one do you think was the most
important?
Explain your answer.
4 Why can’t Linda be moved?
5 Why was it not a good idea to wait for
other rafters?
6 A Who are continuing their trip?
B Who
are staying behind?
A
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B
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Chapter
9 Devil’s Elbow
1
Circle True or False.
The
rain that had fallen made the Bear Trap easier to cross.
True
|
False
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2
Copy two of Scott’s quotations from pages 48 and 49 to
show his stubbornness.
3
What were the two reasons for Hal and his group to
climb up the rocks?
4
Give two reasons why the next rapid was called Devil’s
Elbow.
5 Circle
True or False.
The
rain that had fallen made Devil’s Elbow easier to cross.
True
|
False
|
6 A What
did Hal suggest was the best way to get past Devil’s Elbow?
B Who
agreed with him?
C Who
disagreed with him?
A
|
B
|
C
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7 How did Malcolm get injured?
Chapter
10 A race against time
1
Why do you think Malcolm agreed to have Scott take
over as raft captain?
2 Circle True or False.
Scott managed to pass the first rapid
well.
True
|
False
|
3
A What did Malcolm first think was the reason
for the Washing Machine to make
so much noise?
B
What turned out to be the real
reason?
A
|
B
|
4
Why would it be hard to portage around the washing
Machine?
5
What did Hal and Malcolm suggest to do next?
6
Why did Scott disagree with this?
7
Who won the argument?
8
What trouble did Malcolm land in when he tried to
cross the Washing Machine?
Chapter
11 One more night
1
When Mouse closed his eyes, Hal called out his name.
Why do you think he did that?
2
Who had taken over as raft captain?
3
Why did the boys not want a helicopter to come and
pick them up?
4
Why was dinner not a very good one?
5 On page 32 Rick told Hal, ‘…… . Besides, we have to go on. There’s nowhere
to take the rafts off the river before the bridge. So don’t say anything …… ‘.
What was Hal not supposed to say?
6 Why had Hal agreed to become a guide on
this trip after all?
7 What had been the reason for Scott’s bad
temper on this trip?
8 A
Who was on the phone?
B
What was the message?
A
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B
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9 Plop,
plop, plop, clunk. What happened next?
10 Ring,
ring, plop. What happened next?
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