Question 1 of 10
Which word could best replace broiled in 'three hundred trippers who broiled under the Bristol Channel sun'?
A) Shivered
B) Roasted
C) Wandered
D) Dozed
Question 2 of 10
Which word could best replace maritime in 'the ship's loudspeaker was playing maritime music'?
A) Classical
B) Foreign
C) Nautical
D) Military
Question 3 of 10
Which word could best replace royally in 'placed royally on a sea of August blue'?
A) Majestically
B) Clumsily
C) Temporarily
D) Carelessly
Question 4 of 10
Which word could best replace terminus in 'pirates and smugglers who used this as a terminus in the far days'?
A) Fortress
B) Treasure
C) Prison
D) Base
Question 5 of 10
Which word could best replace giddy in 'sitting on a giddy cliff top'?
A) Grassy
B) Dizzying
C) Gentle
D) Crumbling
Question 6 of 10
Which word could best replace grandly in 'we sailed grandly for Ilfracombe again'?
A) Reluctantly
B) Nervously
C) Magnificently
D) Silently
Question 7 of 10
The author describes Lundy as 'the tubby island, the blue whale of the Bristol Channel'. What two techniques is the author using here?
A) Simile and alliteration — comparing the island to a whale using 'like' and repeating the 'b' sound
B) Personification and metaphor — 'tubby' gives the island a human quality, and calling it a 'blue whale' is a direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'
C) Onomatopoeia and hyperbole — 'tubby' sounds like a tub and 'blue whale' is an exaggeration
D) Rhyme and repetition — 'tubby' and 'Lundy' rhyme, and 'blue' is repeated
Question 8 of 10
The passage says the author had 'the screams of the seabirds in my ears for a long time; in fact they are still there now'. What does this tell us about his experience on Lundy?
A) The experience made such a deep impression that the memory is still vivid years later, as though he can still hear the birds.
B) The seabirds damaged his hearing and he now has a medical condition.
C) He recorded the seabirds on a tape recorder and plays it back at home.
D) He is being literal — seabirds followed him home from the island.
Question 9 of 10
The author uses humour throughout the passage. Which of the following is the best example of his dry, witty style?
A) 'It was a marvelous day, hot all the time, with birds flying about.'
B) 'I saw seals for the first time in my life, far below on the sea-washed rocks.'
C) 'I had the whole place to myself.'
D) 'If you could see Lundy it was going to rain, and if you couldn't see it then it was already raining.'
Question 10 of 10
The passage uses contrast to show the difference between the author and the other trippers. Which pair of details best illustrates this contrast?
A) The island looked blue from far away but was grey up close.
B) The children were crying while the lighthouse men were waving.
C) The other trippers stayed on the beach or near the village, while the author explored alone to the far end of the island.
D) The boat played maritime music while the author preferred silence.