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Robinson Crusoe
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Prose: Robinson Crusoe Discovers a Footprint — adventure, survival and comprehension
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1
Fill in the correct word from 'Robinson Crusoe Discovers a Footprint'!
He by using his skills and the resources on the island.
He had been living a life with no human company.
solitary
deserted
mysterious
The footprint was . Whose could it be?
mysterious
footprint
survived
He found himself alone on a island.
footprint
survived
deserted
One day he saw a in the sand that shocked him.
shipwrecked
shelter
footprint
2
Sort these events from 'Robinson Crusoe Discovers a Footprint' into the correct order!
1Crusoe is shipwrecked on a deserted island.
2Crusoe wonders who else could be on the island.
3Crusoe becomes terrified by the footprint.
4Crusoe had believed he was completely alone.
5Crusoe discovers a single footprint on the beach.
6Crusoe builds a shelter and learns to survive alone.
Happens first
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Happens later
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3
Think carefully about why Crusoe reacts the way he does — choose the best word to complete each inference!
The footprint changes everything: Crusoe can no longer take in his isolation — he must now wonder if he is being watched.
The footprint matters so much to Crusoe because he had believed he was completely — the print shatters that certainty.
To a man who has survived alone for years, an unknown footprint is more frightening than comforting — it signals a possible , not a friend.
Crusoe's on the island shows through his shelter, food-gathering, and tools — he does not give up even when things are hard.
Crusoe feels rather than curious when he sees the footprint, because after years alone he knows the island holds unknown dangers.
alone
resourceful
terrified
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