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Reading Comprehension: Alone at Sea
Directions: Choose the appropriate answer for each question.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
a. Jesse Martin who built a sailing boat to Australian people in 1998
b. Jesse Martin who had a dream to sail alone around the world.
b. Jesse Martin who spent all his life alone in Melbourne, Australia.
d. Jesse Martin who liked to sail alone across the Pacific Ocean.

2. How long did he spend the time at sea?

a. One day. b. In 1998. c. Eleven months. d. Seventeen years.

3. According the passage, which is incorrect?
a. He fixed boat and read books while he was sailing.
b. He caught fish and cooked while he was sailing.
c. He met many people while he was sailing.
d. He played the guitar while he was sailing.

4. What happened with his boat?
a. There were many people stayed in the cabin.
b. The boat was thrown around the shark.

c. His boat attacked the rock to its side and some fish swam into the cabin.
d. Huge waves pushed the boat onto its side and water poured into the cabin.

5. How many days did Jesse’s journey last?

a. About 329 days. b. Around 17 weeks.

c. At least 1 day. d. For 11 days.