MODEL QUESTIONS

State whether they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

1 Axel is Professor Lidenbrock's uncle.

2 The secret behind decoding the 300-year old

message was to read it backwards.

3 To get to the centre of the earth, they had to travel

in early June.

4 The travellers travelled for ten days by ship to

reach Iceland.

5 Hans Bjelke, a Dutchman was the head of the

expedition.

6 The shadow of Mount Sneffels pointed to the

central pit.

7 When they reached the bottom of the pit, they

took the tunnel on the left.

8 The beams from their lights made the white mica

looked like a huge diamond.

9 They were so excited when Hans found water that

it was called Han's Stream.

10 When Axel lost consciousness a shot from his uncle's rifle woke him up.

11 The team found a forest of giant mushrooms near

the Lidenbrock Sea.

12 To cross the ocean, Hans made a raft from giant reeds.

13 Their raft was destroyed by two huge battling sea

monsters.

14 The name Port Gretchen was suggested by Axel..

15 The mastodons were smaller compared to the

elephants.
 16 The big boulder blocking the cave entrance had
the initials A.S.

17 When they were inside the boiling tunnel, they

were actually inside a volcano.

18 When they came out of the volcano, they landed

in Sicily.

19 The Professor and his team were successful in their

expedition.

20 Professor Lidenbrock was recognised for his efforts four days after the
journey

Questions 1 - 5 are based on page 9 in the textbook.

1 Who wrote the message?

A Hans Bjelke
B Axel Lidenbrock
C Arne Saknussemm
D Professor Lidenbrock

2 He most probably wrote this message

A after his journey to the centre of the earth
B during his journey to the centre of the earth
C prior to his journey to the centre of the earth
D 300 years after his journey to the centre of the earth

3 All the following people took up the challenge 300 years

later except
A Gretchen C Axel Lidenbrock
B Hans Bjelke D Professor Lidenbrock

4 The words "I know. I have done it." refers to the writer's
A success in painting the right spot
B successful journey to the centre of the earth
C unsuccessful journey to the centre of the earth
D unsuccessful attempt to get to the crater of Sneffels

5. A "bold" traveller most probably refers to a traveller who is

A brave and willing to face tough challenges
B not willing to listen to others but follows his own mind
C willing to ignore all responsibilities and move forward
D wise enough to take all responsibilities in heading an expedition
Questions 6-10 are based on pages 22 - 23 in the
extbook.
6. Who was unconscious?
A Hans Bjelke
B Axel Lidenbrock
C Professor Lidenbrock

7.He fell unconscious because he

A hit his head with a rock
B grew weak without water
C fell while descending from the first tunnel
D fell while descending from the second tunnel
8 The phrase "bowels of the earth" refers to the
A centre of the earth
B exterior of the earth C interior of the earth D
sides of the earth
9 They were without water for
A one day
B three days
C five days
D seven days
10 After this, they decided that if they did not find
a stream
they would
A go on a fast
B abandon the trip
C return to the surface
D explore the other tunnel

Questions 11 -- 15 are based on pages 32 - 39 in the

textbook.
11 Who was trapped and lost in the narrow
tunnels?
A Hans Bjelke
B Axel Lidenbrock
C Professor Lidenbrock

12 He found his way out of the trapped tunnel by

A digging through using a pickaxe

B dragging himself through the tunnel
C walking through the cavern with many tunnels
13 Coming out of the tunnels with wounds, Hans
treated them
with
A special abyss oil
B mica from the slopes
C special Icelandic ointment

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14 The phrase "This open space" refers to the
A abyss
B Lidenbrock Sea
C crater as a result of an earthquake
D dense forest of giant mushrooms
15 While walking in the open space, they saw all
the following
except
A seaweeds
B large ferns
C giant mushrooms
D skeletons of mastadons

Questions 16-20 are based on pages 43 - 52 in the

textbook.
16 The sail on the raft of the expedition team was
made from
A giant reeds C a sleeping bed
B climbing ropes D a sleeping rug
17 Before the storm, the huge rolling shapes over
the waves
turned out to be all the following except a —
A mastadon B sea lizard C sea turtle D colossal
porpoise

18 During the storm, the Professor advised the

team to
A raise the sails
B lower the sails
C allow the wind to carry them
D allow the waves to carry them
19 After the storm, they realised that they had lost
all their
A guns
B salted meat
C supply of biscuits
D navigational instruments
20 After the storm, the Professor realised that the
wind had
A whirled around and they had not moved
B reversed and taken them back to where they
started
C pushed them backwards and they were back
in
Iceland D pushed them forward and they
overshot their
destination