Chapter (1)

“I go to sea”

1. When did Robinson Crusoe begin his journey? Where was he

heading?
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2. What was Robinson’s dream?

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3. How helped Robinson Crusoe fulfill his dream?

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4. What happened at Yarmouth? How did Crusoe feel?

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5. “Of course…… I didn’t listen to his advice…… I was too stubborn
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Chapter (2)
“I go to Africa”

1. What did an old sailor tell Robinson?

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2. What did Crusoe sell on the coast of Africa?

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3. What happened on his next voyage to Africa?

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4. “We need to go deeper…… there is no fish here.” Comment

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 Chapters (2&3)
“I go to Brazil”

1. Where did Robinson Crusoe sail after reaching London? What

did he do there? How did he describe his voyage?
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2. “We need to go deeper…… there is no fish here.” Comment

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3. What are the materials, objects, food, items and animals that
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 Chapter (4)
“I am on an Island”

1. What are the materials, objects, food, items and animals that
Robinson took from the ship?
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2. How did Robinson Crusoe manage to take all the goods back to
the island?
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3. What did he do to explore the island?

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4. How did he make a calendar? Why?

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5. How did he make a home?
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6. How long did it take him to finish the house?
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7. How was he able to eat meat?

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8. What particularly worried Robinson about the lightening? What

did he do?
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 Chapter 5
“The Journal”

1. What good could he find in a negative situation?

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2. What shocked him very much? Why?

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3. What nightmare did he have?

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4. Where did he decide to build himself another house? Why?

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5. “I am a selfish man…… If I had listened to my father……”

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6. What terrible noise did they hear? What did they do?
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7. What did they do in Brazil?

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 Chapters (6&7)
“I plant crops”, “I improve my life”

1. Which seasons are the rainy seasons on the island? What did
he plant?
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2. Why did he fail in planting seeds? What did he notice?

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3. How many times a year did he plant? How was the effect of
planting on him?
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4. Why did he build a barn?

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5. How did he make baskets? What did he use them for?

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6. How was the other side different from Crusoe’s side?

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7. How many months did it take him to make a clay pots? What is
the first thing he did in the bowls?
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8. How did he build a canoe? What mistake did he make?
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 Chapter (8)
“I try and leave the Island”

1. How long has Crusoe been on the island? What did he do this
time?
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2. What happened to his clothes? What did he wear and why?

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3. What did he do to leave the island? Where did he sail? What

happened to him at the sea this time?
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4. Robinson concentrated on improving his skills. Discuss

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5. What voice did he hear? How do you think he learnt this?

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6. Robinson experienced many emotions? What are the different

feelings he experienced?
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 Chapter (9)
“I see a Footprint”
1. How did Robinson Crusoe protect himself from outsiders?
Mention two things?
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2. How did Robinson Crusoe find that there were Cannibals on the
other side of the island?
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3. Where did Crusoe hide his things?

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4. Where do you think the ship was coming from? Justify your
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5. What does Robinson hope to find on the ship? Why?

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6. Why did the cannibals eat the men living on the other side of
the island?
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7. Why did Robinson and Friday want to build a canoe? How long
did it take them to build a canoe?
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8. “If I ever see you eating another human I will kill you”
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9. Why did they have to wait three months before they could
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11. “You can teach my people to eat another meat and to make all
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 Chapters (10&11)
“Friday comes to my Island”, “I have a Friend”

1. How did Friday reach the island?

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2. What happened to the savages who were chasing Friday?

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3. Why did Robinson want to save Friday?

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4. How did Robinson and Friday communicate before Friday learnt
English?
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5. What did Friday want to do when they passed the place where
the men were buried?
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6. “Do you want to eat them with me?” Comment

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 Chapters (12, 13&14)
“We Attack the Cannibals”, “We plan to Leave the Island”,
“I make New Friends”

1. Why did Friday cry “They are back”? Who are they?
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2. Why the cannibals couldn’t understand what was happening

when Robinson and Friday started shooting, although they were
cannibals and were used to kill?
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3. Why, according to Friday’s father, will the savages never
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Chapters (15,16 & 17)

“We Take the Ship”, “I Leave the Island”,
“My Life after the Island”

1. Why didn’t the captain of the British ship want to shoot any of
the crew members who landed on the island?
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2. Explain briefly how the British Captain took control of the ship
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3. What choice did Robinson give the prisoners they caught?
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4. How did Robinson Crusoe ensure the survival of the prisoners

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5. What did the Spanish captain tell Robinson Crusoe about his
crew’s situation with Friday’s people?
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6. Why did the Spanish Captain and Friday’s father sail to the
next island?
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7. When Robinson Crusoe looked out at the sea he saw a British

ship. How did he know it was a British ship?

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8. What did the captain promised to do if Robinson saved him?

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9. What did Robinson Crusoe find about his family when he

returned to England?
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10. Why do you think Robinson Crusoe never went back to Brazil,
although he had a plantation there?
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11. What happened at the end of the story?

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