An unexplained mystery

Read the following text carefully and then do the activities below.

This is the incredible but true - story of one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries ever. What
happened to the Mary Celeste ship and its crew?

The Mary Celeste left New York on (1)... Captain Briggs and his (2). were on the ship,
and (3). other men.

On December 4th, another ship called the (4).., was in (5). Its captain
saw the Mary Celeste. The captain and some men went on the Mary Celeste. There werent any people on
the ship!

There was a lot of (6).. on the ship. In the kitchen, there were (7). Everything
was in its place. The people werent there, but all of their clothes and things were! The captain looked at
the (8).. on the table. The last date in it was (9)... Did the people leave the
ship after that day?

Why did they leave? Did they jump off the ship? What happened to the people after they left the Mary
Celeste?

People have tried to answer those questions for (10) !

Write indirect questions about the missing information on the text.

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________________________________

The missing information is in the box below. Put the pieces of information in the right places.

25th November - family - food - plates and saucepans - November 5th, 1872 -

years - Dei Gratia logbook the middle of the Atlantic - six

 ANSWER KEY
Write indirect questions about the missing information on the text.

1. when the Mary Celeste left New York.

2. who Captain Briggs was on the ship with.

3. how many other men were on the ship?

4. what the other ship was called?

5. where the other ship was.

6. what there was on the ship?

7. what there were in the kitchen?

8. what the captain looked at.

9. what the last date in it was?

10. how long people have tried to answer those questions.

The missing information is in the box below. Put the pieces of information in the right places.

1. November 5th, 1872.

2. family

3. six

4. Dei Gratia

5. the middle of the Atlantic

6. food

7. plates and saucepans

8. logbook

9. 25th November

10. years