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• ☐ ☐ ☐ initially [adv] - at first
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gin [n] - a type of alcohol
• ☐ ☐ ☐ poke out [phv] - protrude
• ☐ ☐ ☐ damp [adj] - a little wet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a note [n] - a paper
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suspect [v] - guess
• ☐ ☐ ☐ elaborate [adj] - complex
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hoax [n] - lie or deception
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coordinates [n] - numbers indicating position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vessel [n] - a ship or boat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ corroborate [v] - confirm or prove
• ☐ ☐ ☐ authenticate [v] - confirm or prove
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the find [n] - the discovery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ throw overboard [v] - throw off a ship into the water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ocean currents [n] - the movements of the ocean

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. Where was the bottle found?
   Australia
   West Germany
   England
   
   
2. What type of bottle was it?
   A German beer bottle
   A glass gin bottle
   A clay water bottle
   
   
3. What was inside the bottle?
   A note
   Alcohol
   Sand
   
   
4. What did the woman initially plan to do with the bottle?
   Send it to a museum
   Put it on her bookcase
   Throw it into the garbage
   
   
5. How did the woman dry out the note?
   In the sun
   With a towel
   In her oven
   
   
6. What language was the note written in?
   English
   Hindi
   German
   
   
7. How old was the note?
   about 100 years old
   about 120 years old
   about 130 years old
   
   
8. What was the name of the ship that the bottle came from?
   Paula
   Cardiff
   Indonesia
   
   
9. Where was the boat sailing?
   In the Indian Ocean
   Near Perth
   Close to Germany
   
   
10. Why was the bottle thrown overboard?
    To ask for help
    To send a message to a nearby ship
    To track ocean currents
    
    
11. What did the note inside say?
    "Send this note back to Hamburg."
    "This note comes from Hamburg."
    "This ship will go to Hamburg."
    
    
12. Where will the bottle be kept?
    Perth
    Cardiff
    Hamburg