Question

Ann Davison, the first woman to sail single-handedly to the Atlantic Ocean, was all set to
begin her journey of hopes, aspirations and journey of troubles, when she received a gift
pack. It was a Christmas gift from her friends. It contained greeting cards and small gifts that,
instead of cheering her, made her feel more lonely.
Ann Davison had a passion for aviation and was among the few Americans to become a pilot.
Her marriage to Frank Davison had changed her life. They had bought a motorsailer named
Reliance. Ann lost her husband in a tragedy with ‘Reliance’. After that she got a job and a
boat ‘Felicity Ann’ which created in her the desire to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
That day, the boat was making only a half knot. So, she ran the engine for a while and this
improved her spirits. She decided to run it a little everyday, while the ocean was calm. It kept
the engine from corroding and the sound was good for her morale.
She was waiting for a little wind to blow. But, there was a squall and the boat, Felicity Ann
was heeled over, dangerously. She was discovering the learning of many other long-distance
sailors : the single hander’s main enemies were lack of confidence, discouragement and
loneliness. Ann tried hard to reef the mainsail but was unsuccessful. She groped her way on
deck and rested.
She gave up trying and instead of getting nervous, she consoled herself by reading poetry in
the cabin and discovering memory games. In the afternoon, a little desirable wind blew and
she could cover a short distance towards her goal. The lowering mark of fuel in her boat was
alarming her. She knew she would not be able to sail everyday. Squalls had actually filled in
her way more than calms. She kept her morale high, calculated miles and days. She knew she
was only about seven hundred miles from Barbados.
Now, she was experiencing fatigue though the twin staysails were working again and she was
slowly heading towards the goal. She suspected that it was due to the deficiency of vitamin,
though she had faithfully taken her vitamin tablets. As a consequence, she decided to head for
Barbados, the nearest West Indies island, though she had originally planned for Antigua.
This was also due to her mental depression which was another big concern. She struggled a
lot to sail to the North-West reefing and changing sails constanly, usually in the middle of the

night. Now, there was one more reason for Ann Davison to worry about. She had crossed the
estimated sixty-day mark for her voyage. And the store of both food and water was going to
be short. She tried heavy ropes astern to make Felicity Ann steer better.
But, the ropes got tangled up as the directions of squalls were changing constantly. She had to
pull the ropes into cockpit and untangle them. This exhausted her even more and her eyes
were getting so swollen that her eyesight was getting poorer. Finally, on 18th January, weak
and dispirited, she made out a faint shape on the horizon, the mountainous outline of
Barbados.



Answer the questions based on the reading of the passage in your answer sheets:
i. What did Ann Davison discover about the learning of other long distance sailors?
ii. What did Ann do when the squall stuck and she could not immediately sail ?
iii. Where had Ann decided to sail to and where did she eventually head to?
iv. Give your comments on the character of Ann Davison in short.
v. Pick out 3 reasons why she decided to change the course of the voyage towards the nearest shore.


Find words from the passage that mean the same as:
i. the level of a person’s self confidence and enthusiasm at a particular time:
ii. comfort someone who is unhappy or disappointed:
iii. lack of something:
iv. a journey by sea:
This question hass 50 points

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

The reading of the comprehension is required to be done along with answering the questions provided. The answering of the questions based on comprehension will be done as under:

• The answer to the first question will be that she discovered that the single handler's main enemies were discouragement, lack of confidence, and loneliness.
• The answer to the second question will be when squalls struck she kept her morale high and calculated the miles and days.
• The answer to the third question will be she had decided to sail to Antigua but she eventually headed to Barbados.
• The answer to the fourth question 'comments on the character of Ann Davison' will be :

            a. she was courageous and brave.

            b. She had the initiative to make the trip on her own.

            c. She had a backup plan when the original plan did not work out.

• The answer to the fifth question '3 reasons why she decided to change the course of the voyage' is:

            a. She was short of food.

            b. The availability of drinking water was less.

            c. She was exhausted.

• The answer to the sixth question 'Find words from the passage that mean the same' will be:

1. Morale
2. Consoled
3. Short
4. Voyage

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