Form 9: Midnight at Smuggler's Cove

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'Freya doused her lantern as soon as she saw the dark silhouette of a ship entering the cove.' Why did Freya extinguish her light?

2. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'Because the tide was low, the smugglers had to drag their wooden rowboats across the muddy flats.' Why was moving boats difficult?

3. WordsBox

   Freya ____ behind the barrel when she ____ voices on the dock.

4. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'The signal light flashed three times from the cliff top, prompting the boat to approach the shore.' What caused the boat to move in?

5. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'Because wet seaweed covered the wooden stairs, Freya slipped and nearly dropped her telescope.' Why did Freya slip?

6. WordsBox

   The smuggler ____ the crate because the rope ____ unexpectedly.

7. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'Freya used the owl call signal to alert her brother without revealing her human voice.' Why did she make bird sounds?

8. MultiChoice

   Extract: 'The sound of crashing waves masked the noise of Freya prying open the wooden crate.' How did Freya stay unheard?

9. WordsBox

   Freya ____ the stolen silk after she ____ the wooden crate.

10. MultiChoice

    Extract: 'Because the coastguard cutter turned on its bright searchlight, the smugglers scattered into the sea caves.' Why did the smugglers run?

11. MultiChoice

    Extract: 'Freya dropped her handkerchief on the thorn bush so her brother could follow her path into the cave.' Why did she drop the cloth?

12. WordsBox

    The moon ____ when thick storm clouds ____ the sky.

13. MultiChoice

    Extract: 'Because the cave had two exits, Freya was able to slip out onto the cliff while smugglers guarded the main entrance.' How did she escape?

14. MultiChoice

    Extract: 'The damp air inside the cave kept the smuggled gunpowder from igniting when a spark flew.' What saved the cave from exploding?

15. WordsBox

    Freya ____ the village after she ____ the steep cliff path.