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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

DOMINOES Starter

Setting 20 When they arrive back at the professor’s house in Germany,


is waiting for them.

Test
Choose the best answer.
a Arne Saknussemm  b Gräuben 
1 The story begins in . c Mrs Lidenbrock  d Mr Fridrikssen
a England  b Germany  c Denmark  d Iceland
2 Lidenbrock and Axel take a train from Hamburg to . 20 marks
a England  b Germany  c Denmark  d Iceland
3 They go by from Copenhagen to Iceland. Dialogue
a train  b horse  c ship  d car Who says this?
4 When they arrive in Reykjavik, they go to . 21 ‘This wonderful book comes from the old shop near here.’
a a friend’s house   b an old shop  a Axel  b Professor Lidenbrock 
c find a guide  d a mountain c Arne Saknussemm  d Mr Fridrikssen
5 Hans Bjelke takes Lidenbrock and Axel to . 22 ‘It is a secret message from Arne Saknussemm, but it’s
a his house  b a volcano  c Reykjavik  d a train backwards.’
a Axel  b Professor Lidenbrock 
6 The three men at the bottom of the Snæfells crater. c Hans Bjelke  d Mr Fridrikssen
a climb up a wall  b go into a tunnel 
c climb down a hole  d see a stream 23 ‘Go down into the crater of Snæfells before the last day of June.’
a Hans Bjelke  b Professor Lidenbrock 
7 The men see two monsters in . c Arne Saknussemm  d Mr Fridrikssen
a a dark tunnel  b an underground sea 
c the crater  d a big cave 24 ‘We want to be the first scientists of our time to go to the centre
of the Earth.’
8 The men are sailing across the underground sea when their raft a Axel  b Professor Lidenbrock 
hits . c Arne Saknussemm  d Mr Fridrikssen
a some rocks  b a sea monster 
c some mastodons  d some crystals 25 ‘What a wonderful journey! And when you come back, you can
marry me.’
9 The raft goes and comes out from under the Earth. a Axel  b Professor Lidenbrock 
a over a waterfall  b through a tunnel  c Gräuben  d Mrs Fridrikssen
c down a stream  d out of a volcano
26 ‘There are lots of interesting things for a scientist to see in
10 Their journey to the centre of the Earth finishes . Iceland.’
a in the north of Italy   b under a tree  a Hans Bjelke  b Professor Lidenbrock 
c in Sicily  d in Iceland c Arne Saknussemm  d Mr Fridrikssen

20 marks 27 ‘Axel and I are looking for the centre of the Earth. Do you want to
come with us?’
a Hans Bjelke  b Professor Lidenbrock 
Characters c Arne Saknussemm  d Mr Fridrikssen
Choose the best answer.
28 ‘How many days is it before we go back? We’ve got water now, but
11 Axel is Professor Lidenbrock’s . not much food!’
a son  b friend  c nephew  d uncle a Hans Bjelke  b Professor Lidenbrock 
12 Arne Saknussemm is an old . c Axel  d Mr Fridrikssen
a Icelandic teacher  b German scientist  29 ‘What’s the name of this volcano?’
c science teacher  d Icelandic scientist a Hans Bjelke  b Professor Lidenbrock 
13 Before they leave for Iceland, Axel says goodbye to . c Axel  d Mr Fridrikssen
a his mother  b Professor Lidenbrock  30 ‘Now you’re a hero, please don’t leave me again.’
c his sister  d his fiancée a Axel  b Professor Lidenbrock 
14 When their boat arrives in Reykjavik, the professor and Axel meet c Gräuben  d Hans Bjelke
. 20 marks
a a science teacher  b a German scientist 
c Mr Snæfells  d a guide
15 Professor Lidenbrock and Mr Fridrikssen talk about
Vocabulary
.
a the professor’s plan  b Arne Saknussemm  Choose the best answer.
c Iceland  d Axel’s fiancée 31 your sister’s or brother’s son is your
16 Hans Bjelke is a . a uncle  b fiancé  c nephew  d guide
a teacher  b scientist  c professor  d guide 32 a studies the natural world
17 When the men climb up the volcano, the professor is . a professor  b scientist  c guide  d science
a tired  b excited  c slow  d dirty 33 your is your bags and other things when you are on a
18 After five days in the tunnel under the Earth, Axel is . journey
a worried  b excited  c happy  d dead a luggage  b compass  c lamp  d raft

19 When they arrive in Sicily, Hans for the first time on the 34 there is a at the top of a volcano
journey. a wall  b hole  c crater  d cave
a speaks  b sings  c smiles  d cries 35 when you someone, you go after them
a climb  b break  c fight  d follow

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36 the is the part of the Earth that isn’t the sea 44 They leave Reykjavik and arrive one week later.
a land  b world  c rock  d underground a at the centre of the Earth  b in Italy 

Test
c at an underground sea  d at Snæfells volcano
37 a does something very important or good
a fiancée  b stream  c hero  d waterfall 45 At the bottom of the crater, the shadow of Scartaris falls on .
a a mountain   b a hole 
38 you can see in the sky when there is a storm c Axel  d Lidenbrock’s compass
a light  b lightning  c fire  d lamps
46 The three men walk into a big, dark tunnel and see there.
39 is hot and comes out of a volcano a crystals  b monsters  c mastodons  d a stream
a fire  b gunpowder  c lightning  d lava
47 They sail across an underground sea and find a sign on the rocks
40 when you , you go down quickly from .
a erupt  b fall  c climb  d break a a tall man  b Arne Saknussemm 
20 marks
c the professor  d Gräuben

48 Their raft goes over a waterfall into a small tunnel and they .
a see a sea monster  b fall down the mountain 
Plot c get hotter and hotter  d get colder and colder
Choose the best answer.
49 After some time the raft isn’t on water, it’s on .
41 Lidenbrock and Axel find a secret message in . a a stream of lava  b some rocks 
a a fire  b a train  c an old book  d a volcano c the back of a sea monster  d land
42 The message is about going . 50 Back in Germany, Axel marries Gräuben and the professor .
a on a ship  b to the centre of the Earth  a writes a secret message  b reads a book 
c to Denmark  d to see Arne Saknussemm c goes on a different journey  d writes a book
43 Lidenbrock and Axel sail to Iceland and find there.
a a guide  b an old friend  20 marks
c their luggage  d a new ship
Total marks

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Test Key
  1  b    2  c    3  c    4  a    5  b    6  c    7  b    8  a    9  d
10  c  11  c  12  d  13  d  14  a  15  c  16  d  17  b  18  a
19  c  20  b  21  b  22  a  23  c  24  b  25  c  26  d  27  b
28  c  29  b  30  c  31  c  32  b  33  a  34  c  35  d  36  a
37  c  38  b  39  d  40  b  41  c  42  b  43  a  44  d  45  b
46  a  47  b  48  c  49  a  50  d

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