NEW SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
CHAPTER QUESTIONS 2025
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1.1 For how many days was the storm goin on before the ship wrecked? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>6 days
1.2 What false promise did the seeamen make out of fear? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>vows to
god, dedicate sould
1.3 How did the father/narrator try to calm his sons during the storm - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>god will handle it, pray, in gods hands
1.4 How did the crew abandon the family? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>got in the boats and
lowered them, took the last lifeboat
1.5 Why did the ship not completely sink? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>jammed between two
rocks
1.6 What is Providence? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>fortune, luck
1.7 What is the name of the eldest son? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Fritz
1.8 What does the father say about his eldest son's treatment of his brothers? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>speaks too harshly even if he doesnt mean to
1.9 What is the name of the youngest son? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz
1.10 What supplies did each of the boys find? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz-fishhook, Jack-
dogs, Fritz-guns(supplies), Ernest-nails, ax, hammer, pincers, chisels
1.11 What animals did they discover were still alive on the ship? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>cow, donkey, two goats, six sheep, ram, sow, two dogs
1.12 What suggestion does Jack give for saving the two dogs? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>They
can help hunt
1.13 Describe the raft which they built to get ashore. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>8 tubs on a
long thin plack, ends bent upward, planks on side brought to a point.
1.14 Explain the use of the lever. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to move the raft into the water
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,2.1 What did they decide to do about the animals on board? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>leave
them on the ship with food, maybe come back to get them
2.2 What items did they decide to take ashore with them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>canvas,
tools, gun (supplies), rods, pot, soup, biscuits, chickens
2.3 What are the names of each of the 4 boys and how does the narrator describe them? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz-pretty, 8
Fritz-handsome, spirited, 15
Jack-bold, thoughtless
Ernest-intelligent, wellformed, indolent
2.4 What are the two dogs' names? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Turk and Juno
2.5 What useful tool did Jack remember to bring? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a spyglass
2.6 Besides the two dogs, what other animals made their way to the island? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>geese and ducks
2.7 What were the two types of creatures that they first encountered? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>flamingos and penguins
2.8 What was the first task they decided to undertake once ashore? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>unloading, set up tent
2.9 What were the cakes made of that they boiled? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>juice of good
meat, fat to make soup
2.10 What attacked Jack? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a huge lobster
2.11 What does father scold Jack for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>striking an enemy in a
revengful spirit, acting childish
2.12 Ernest corrects Jack about what type of shellfish? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>mussles
2.13 What useful substance does Ernest discover? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>salt
2.14 Of what use are the oyster shells to them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to make
spoons/bowls
2.15 What does Fritz want to do? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>go collect things washed on shore
from the wreck back to the ship
2.16 What odd animal has Fritz discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>agouti
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, 2.17 For what action does Fritz get scolded by his father? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>beating the
dog, brothers, acting childish
2.18 What has the wife brought from the ship that will be very useful? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>grains, vegetable seeds
3.1 What did they eat for breakfast? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>lobster and biscuits
3.2 What do father and Fritz decide to do? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>go on an excursion
3.3 What do Fritz and father disagree about? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to shoot or stay quiet,
to see if other men from ship are there
3.4 What do the two men find to nourish themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>coconuts
3.5 Of what use is the calabash tree to them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>have fruit that can
make spoons, bowls.
3.6 What did they make from the gourds? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>spoons, bowls
3.7 What long stemmed item do they find? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>sugar cane
3.8 How do they fool the monkeys into helping them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>they throw
stones, monkeys follow by throqing coconuts, they collect them.
4.1 What story does father remind Fritz of to teach him patience? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>Aesop and his breadbasket
4.2 Why was Fritz unable to extract juice from the sugarcane? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>he
made a vacuum with his mouth like a straw
4.3 What happens to the coconut milk in the heat of the sun? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>ferments to vinigar
4.4 What does turk kill while on their journey back to the beack? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a
monkey
4.5 what does fritz get as a result of turk's kill? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a baby monkey
4.6 What responsibilty does father tell Fritz comes with this new creature? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>to train it well
4.7 When they return to the beach, what is for dinner and how did they get? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>penguin, ernest killed wild bird with a stick
4.8 What attacked the dogs during the night? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>jackals
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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 2025
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1.1 For how many days was the storm goin on before the ship wrecked? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>6 days
1.2 What false promise did the seeamen make out of fear? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>vows to
god, dedicate sould
1.3 How did the father/narrator try to calm his sons during the storm - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>god will handle it, pray, in gods hands
1.4 How did the crew abandon the family? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>got in the boats and
lowered them, took the last lifeboat
1.5 Why did the ship not completely sink? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>jammed between two
rocks
1.6 What is Providence? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>fortune, luck
1.7 What is the name of the eldest son? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Fritz
1.8 What does the father say about his eldest son's treatment of his brothers? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>speaks too harshly even if he doesnt mean to
1.9 What is the name of the youngest son? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz
1.10 What supplies did each of the boys find? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz-fishhook, Jack-
dogs, Fritz-guns(supplies), Ernest-nails, ax, hammer, pincers, chisels
1.11 What animals did they discover were still alive on the ship? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>cow, donkey, two goats, six sheep, ram, sow, two dogs
1.12 What suggestion does Jack give for saving the two dogs? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>They
can help hunt
1.13 Describe the raft which they built to get ashore. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>8 tubs on a
long thin plack, ends bent upward, planks on side brought to a point.
1.14 Explain the use of the lever. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to move the raft into the water
1
,2.1 What did they decide to do about the animals on board? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>leave
them on the ship with food, maybe come back to get them
2.2 What items did they decide to take ashore with them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>canvas,
tools, gun (supplies), rods, pot, soup, biscuits, chickens
2.3 What are the names of each of the 4 boys and how does the narrator describe them? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>Franz-pretty, 8
Fritz-handsome, spirited, 15
Jack-bold, thoughtless
Ernest-intelligent, wellformed, indolent
2.4 What are the two dogs' names? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Turk and Juno
2.5 What useful tool did Jack remember to bring? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a spyglass
2.6 Besides the two dogs, what other animals made their way to the island? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>geese and ducks
2.7 What were the two types of creatures that they first encountered? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>flamingos and penguins
2.8 What was the first task they decided to undertake once ashore? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>unloading, set up tent
2.9 What were the cakes made of that they boiled? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>juice of good
meat, fat to make soup
2.10 What attacked Jack? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a huge lobster
2.11 What does father scold Jack for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>striking an enemy in a
revengful spirit, acting childish
2.12 Ernest corrects Jack about what type of shellfish? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>mussles
2.13 What useful substance does Ernest discover? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>salt
2.14 Of what use are the oyster shells to them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to make
spoons/bowls
2.15 What does Fritz want to do? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>go collect things washed on shore
from the wreck back to the ship
2.16 What odd animal has Fritz discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>agouti
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, 2.17 For what action does Fritz get scolded by his father? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>beating the
dog, brothers, acting childish
2.18 What has the wife brought from the ship that will be very useful? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>grains, vegetable seeds
3.1 What did they eat for breakfast? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>lobster and biscuits
3.2 What do father and Fritz decide to do? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>go on an excursion
3.3 What do Fritz and father disagree about? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>to shoot or stay quiet,
to see if other men from ship are there
3.4 What do the two men find to nourish themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>coconuts
3.5 Of what use is the calabash tree to them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>have fruit that can
make spoons, bowls.
3.6 What did they make from the gourds? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>spoons, bowls
3.7 What long stemmed item do they find? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>sugar cane
3.8 How do they fool the monkeys into helping them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>they throw
stones, monkeys follow by throqing coconuts, they collect them.
4.1 What story does father remind Fritz of to teach him patience? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>Aesop and his breadbasket
4.2 Why was Fritz unable to extract juice from the sugarcane? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>he
made a vacuum with his mouth like a straw
4.3 What happens to the coconut milk in the heat of the sun? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>ferments to vinigar
4.4 What does turk kill while on their journey back to the beack? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a
monkey
4.5 what does fritz get as a result of turk's kill? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>a baby monkey
4.6 What responsibilty does father tell Fritz comes with this new creature? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>to train it well
4.7 When they return to the beach, what is for dinner and how did they get? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>penguin, ernest killed wild bird with a stick
4.8 What attacked the dogs during the night? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>jackals
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