Three Men in a Boat

The three men decided to go on holiday because ...

• they all had liver problems.

• it was summer.

• they needed a rest.

• they wanted to visit their friends.

When they were ready to leave, they took ...

• the 11:05 train at Kingston.

• the 11:05 train at Waterloo Station.

• the 11:50 train at Waterloo Station.

• the 11:00 train at Paddington Station.

What happened when Harris tried to cook scrambled eggs?

• Montmorency ate them.

• Harris didn't have the ingredients.

• Harris forgot the cooking method.

• Harris burnt them.

What happened at Runnymede?

• King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn.

• Queen Elizabeth met her cousin.

• King John signed the Magna Carta.

• King John fought an important battle.

The three old fishermen were furious because ...

• the three men sailed straight into their boat.

• it was too windy.

• they didn't catch any fish.

• the three men cursed them.

What did George ask the lock-keeper at Hambledon Lock for?

• some water

• some mustard

• some food

• a tin-opener

What happened when the three men were getting ready for lunch?

• Harris fell into the river.

• Harris disappered.

• Harris ran away with the meat pie.

• Harris ate the meat pie.

What did Harris and J have difficulty doing?

• finding peas for the stew

• peeling potatoes for the stew

• finding old food in the hampers

• cooking the stew

What did the swans want to do?

• live in the boat

• swim down the river

• return to their nest

• attack Harris and Montmorency

Montmorency had fun in Oxford because ...

• he had a fight with a black cat.

• he met a friendly dog.

• he had twenty-five dog fights.

• he killed eleven chickens.