Chapter- 13                  The Adventures of Gulliver    


1. Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels?


Answer:

Gulliver’s Travels was written by the famous English writer Jonathan Swift.


2. What kind of book is Gulliver’s Travels?


Answer:

It is an imaginary adventure story that describes strange lands and people through exciting voyages.


3. Who is the main character of the story?


Answer:

Gulliver is the main character of the story.


4. What was Gulliver’s profession?


Answer:

Gulliver worked as a surgeon on ships.


5. Why did Gulliver travel to many lands?


Answer:

He travelled as part of his job and also to earn a living.


6. On which ship did Gulliver sail in May 1699?


Answer:

He sailed on a ship called The Antelope.


7. What happened to Gulliver’s ship on the return journey?


Answer:

A violent storm sank the ship.


8. How did Gulliver save his life?


Answer:

He swam in the sea to save himself.


9. Where did Gulliver finally reach?


Answer:

He reached a strange unknown land.


10. What was Gulliver’s condition when he reached the land?


Answer:

He was weak, tired, and completely exhausted.


11. How long did Gulliver sleep after reaching the land?


Answer:

He slept for about nine hours.


12. What time of the day was it when Gulliver woke up?


Answer:

It was daylight when he woke up.


13. What did Gulliver try to do after waking up?


Answer:

He tried to get up from the ground.


14. Why could Gulliver not move?


Answer:

His arms, legs, and hair were tied to the ground with strings.


15. How was Gulliver tied down?


Answer:

Thousands of tiny strings were passed across his body.


16. What did Gulliver feel moving on his foot?


Answer:

He felt something alive moving on his foot.


17. What did Gulliver see when he looked down?


Answer:

He saw a very tiny man standing on his body.


18. How tall was the little man?


Answer:

He was not even half a foot tall.


19. What did the little man look like?


Answer:

From his dress, he appeared to be a soldier.


20. What happened after the first tiny man appeared?


Answer:

Forty more tiny men followed him.


21. How did Gulliver react on seeing the tiny people?


Answer:

He was extremely surprised and shouted loudly.


22. What happened when Gulliver shouted?


Answer:

The tiny men ran away in great fear.


23. What happened to some of the tiny men?


Answer:

Some of them were hurt when they jumped down from Gulliver’s body.


24. What does the word “Lilliputians” refer to?


Answer:

It refers to the tiny people living in the land of Lilliput.


25. Why were the Lilliputians afraid of Gulliver?


Answer:

Because Gulliver was huge compared to them.


26. How does this scene show Gulliver’s helplessness?


Answer:

Although Gulliver was very big, he could not move at all due to the tiny strings.


27. What kind of land was Lilliput?


Answer:

Lilliput was a strange land where very small people lived.


28. What quality of Jonathan Swift is shown in this story?


Answer:

His great imagination and storytelling skill are clearly shown.


29. What makes Gulliver’s adventures seem real?


Answer:

The detailed description of events makes the imaginary story feel real.


30. What lesson does this part of the story teach us?


Answer:

The story teaches us that strength does not always mean power and that intelligence and unity can control even the strongest.     

Answer by Dimpee Bora