Stay, ship from Thames, with fettered sails in Sydney Cove this ebb of tide; your gear untangled from the gales, imprisoned at your anchor ride. The portly gentlemen ,who are the pillars of the land, come down and greet the Newcomes voyaged far to make a name in Sydney Town. The redcoats, too, with shouldered arms, marshal pale wretches from the hold, who, cramped in tempests and in calms. have learned to do as they are told. Rex Ingamells 8 Another word for 'fettered' could be A loose. B untied. C furled. D tattered.
9 The gentlemen who met the ship were A newcomers. B energetic. C stout. D lazy.
10 The redcoats also A had come a long way. B left their arms on board. C were pale and ill. D were suffering from seasickness.
11 The 'wretches' A were hard to manage B had learnt to be obedient. C were loud and boisterous at reaching shore. D spent most of their time on deck.​