The Reader:
Answer the following questions:
1- Why did Axel want to burn the parchment?
To stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.
2- What did the Danish scientist give Professor Lidenbrock and Axel?
- He gave them letters of introduction to the most important men in Iceland.
3- Who did the Professor meet in Iceland?
- He met Dr. Fridrikson.
4- What did the Professor advise Axel to do when he felt pain in his ears?
- He advised him to breathe quickly to relieve the air pressure in his ears.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- The Professor promised to give up the journey if ……….
they didn't find water in the western path.
2- To descend the chimney, the three men tied ……………………….. .
a long rope to the edge of it.
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why did scientists from all over the world come to learn from the Professor?
- Because Lidenbrock Knew more about the earth than any other scientist.
2- What did Axel try to do with the parchment? Why?
- He tried to burn it to stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.
3- How many craters does Sneffels have?
- It has got several craters but only one leads to the center of the Earth.
4- How did Dr. Fridrikson help the Professor and Axel?
- He arranged them for a guide called Hans and told them to go to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Hans cried out in pain when …………………………… .
the strong and hot water hit him .
2- The crater of Sneffels was shaped like …………………………… .
an ice-cream cone.
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why couldn’t Professor Lidenbrock read the writing on the parchment?
- Because the letters were mixed up and it was written in a secret code.
2- What did Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew prepare for the journey?
– They prepared guns' tools and scientific instruments.
3- Who was Arne Saknussemm?
- He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century.
4- When did Hans hit the rock with his pickaxe?
- When he heard the loudest nose of the running water.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- They began their journey on the 28th of June when ………………………… .
the shadow of the Scartaris fell on the middle chimney.
2- Axel felt pain in his ears due to ………………………… .
the encrusted air pressure.
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Answer the following questions:
2- Where did Axel live? Why?
- Axel lived with his uncle because his parents were dead.
3- How did Professor Lidenbrock feel when he read the message?
- He gave a cry and jumped to his feet. Books flew everywhere.
4- Who could break the secret code?
- Axel could break the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel was about to burn the parchment ……………………………………………………………………
but his uncle entered at the same moment.
2- They went down the chimney by ……………………………..……………………………………………
ropes
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why was Axel proud to be his uncle’s assistant?
- Because his uncle was a famous scientist and geologist and other scientists came from all over the world to learn from him.
2- What was the secret message on the parchment?
- It was about how to go to the center of the Earth.
or It said " Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris touches before July. Then you will reach the center of the Earth . I have done this. Arne Saknussemm."
4- How were the Icelanders kind people?
They gave them the best food and drink refused their offer of money.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Although the Professor knew Runes and Latin ……………………………………………………………..
he couldn't read the parchment.
2- Axel wanted Hans to persuade the Professor to …………………………………………………………..
give up the journey and go back.
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why was it like walking through a box of jewels when Axel and his uncle walked through the passage?
- Because the red lava sparkled like jewels .
3- How many chimneys were there at the bottom of Sneffels’ crater?
- There were three chimneys.
4- When does the mountain Scartaris cast its shadow over Sneffels’ crater?
On 28th of July.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- It was Hans who ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
guided them to Sneffels.
2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to …………find out his discovery………… because it would be very dangerous.
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why did Hans cry out in pain when the water hit him?
- Because it was so strong and hot.
2- What was Professor Lidenbrock?
- He was a famous scientist and geologist.
3- Why didn’t the characters know which of the three passages to enter?
I – Because there was no sun . or The sky was cloudy.
4- What happened when Axel held the parchment up in front of the window?
- He could break and read the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- When Axel parents died, he ………………………………………………………………………………….
came to live with his uncle.
2- The Icelanders gave the travelers the best food but
they refused their offer of money.
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Answer the following questions:
3- What was the crater of Sneffels shaped like?
- It was shaped like an ice-ream cone.
4- Why did the Professor tell Axel to breathe quickly?
- Because he felt a pain in his ears.
- To relieve the air pressure.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- The Professor said that he would neither eat nor sleep until he
he had discovered the secret.
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Answer the following questions:
2- Who was Hans?
- He was a guide from Iceland .
3- How did Axel and the Professor travel to Iceland?
- By steamer.
4- Why was Axel afraid to go down into Sneffels?
- Because he thought that Sneffels wasn't extinct volcano.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel wanted to give up the journey because ……………………………………………………………….
they didn't find any springs as his uncle expected.
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Answer the following questions:
2- What do you know about Sneffels?
- It was a huge mountain. It was an extinct volcano which had several craters but only one led to the center of the Earth.
4- Why did they need Hans?
- They needed Hans to guide them to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Hans lowered the supplies and scientific tools by using …….
ropes
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Answer the following questions:
2- How did Axel break the secret code?
- By chance when he saw two words in Latin at the back of the parchment at the window.
4- Describe the crater of Sneffels?
- It was shaped like an ice-cream cine.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Lidenbrock and Fridrikson were both interested in
geology .
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why did the Professor use a magnifying glass?
He used it to make the letters bigger.
3- How did they descend the chimney?
- They descended the chimney by ropes.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Hans made a large hole in the wall by using ………………………………………………………………
his pickaxe.
2- Axel felt pain in his ears because of ………………………………………………………………………..
the increased air pressure.
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Answer the following questions:
1- What is Professor Lidenbrock’s job?
- He was a famous scientist and geologist
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Axel could relieve the pain in his ears by ……………………………………………………………………
breathing quickly.
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Answer the following questions:
3- How did the Professor prove that the other scientists were wrong?
- When he examined the rocks of the chimney they proved that the center of the Earth wasn't hot as other scientists think.
4- Why did Axel feel sorry for his uncle?
- Because his uncle was suffering and he found out the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Professor Lidenbrock used a magnifying glass to ………………………………………………………….
make the letters bigger.
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Answer the following questions:
3- Why was Sneffels an extinct volcano?
- Because it didn't erupt for 600 years. Since 1229.
4- What difficulties did the three men face during their journey to Sneffels?
- a – The countryside was bleak.
b- they had to wait until tide was out before they could cross.
c - The rocks were sharp and they hurt their feet.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- To get water, Hans …………………………………………………………………………………………….
hit the wall with his axe to make a hole .
2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to make the journey because
he thought that the volcano wasn't extinct. It was sleeping.
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Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Sneffels had a crater which led to …………………………………………………………………………..
the center of the Earth.
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Answer the following questions:
3- What was Martha?
- She was Lidenbrock's cook.
4- Was Hans a guide to the Professor and Axel? How?
- Yes, Hans was a guide because he could guide them to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel went to live with his uncle, after ……………………….……………………….………………………
the death of his parents . l his parents died.
2- The journey was delayed for …………three days……… because the clouds hid the sun.
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Answer the following questions:
4- What did Hans use to lower the bag of the supplies down the chimney?
- He used ropes. / He put them in a bag and lowered them with ropes.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Only one of the craters of Sneffels lead to ………………………………………………………………….
the center of the earth.
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Answer the following questions:
1- How did Axel and Lidenbrock feel about making the journey to the centre of the earth?
- Axel was worried but Lidenbrock was very excited.
2- Why did Axel believe that the journey would be impossible and dangerous?
- Because everyone knows that the center of the Earth is very hot.
3- What happened when Professor Lidenbrock was exploring the three chimneys?
He found a huge rock with marks which spelt the name of Arne Saknussemm..
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
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Answer the following questions:
1- Which was older, the parchment or the book?
- The book was older than the parchment because the handwritings weren’t the same.
4- What happened to Axel when he got lost?
- He broke the torch and hit a rock and fainted.
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Answer the following questions:
1- Why did Axel want to burn the parchment?
To stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.
2- What did the Danish scientist give Professor Lidenbrock and Axel?
- He gave them letters of introduction to the most important men in Iceland.
3- Who did the Professor meet in Iceland?
- He met Dr. Fridrikson.
4- What did the Professor advise Axel to do when he felt pain in his ears?
- He advised him to breathe quickly to relieve the air pressure in his ears.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- The Professor promised to give up the journey if ……….
they didn't find water in the western path.
2- To descend the chimney, the three men tied ……………………….. .
a long rope to the edge of it.
*********************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why did scientists from all over the world come to learn from the Professor?
- Because Lidenbrock Knew more about the earth than any other scientist.
2- What did Axel try to do with the parchment? Why?
- He tried to burn it to stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.
3- How many craters does Sneffels have?
- It has got several craters but only one leads to the center of the Earth.
4- How did Dr. Fridrikson help the Professor and Axel?
- He arranged them for a guide called Hans and told them to go to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Hans cried out in pain when …………………………… .
the strong and hot water hit him .
2- The crater of Sneffels was shaped like …………………………… .
an ice-cream cone.
***********************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why couldn’t Professor Lidenbrock read the writing on the parchment?
- Because the letters were mixed up and it was written in a secret code.
2- What did Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew prepare for the journey?
– They prepared guns' tools and scientific instruments.
3- Who was Arne Saknussemm?
- He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century.
4- When did Hans hit the rock with his pickaxe?
- When he heard the loudest nose of the running water.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- They began their journey on the 28th of June when ………………………… .
the shadow of the Scartaris fell on the middle chimney.
2- Axel felt pain in his ears due to ………………………… .
the encrusted air pressure.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
2- Where did Axel live? Why?
- Axel lived with his uncle because his parents were dead.
3- How did Professor Lidenbrock feel when he read the message?
- He gave a cry and jumped to his feet. Books flew everywhere.
4- Who could break the secret code?
- Axel could break the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel was about to burn the parchment ……………………………………………………………………
but his uncle entered at the same moment.
2- They went down the chimney by ……………………………..……………………………………………
ropes
***********************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why was Axel proud to be his uncle’s assistant?
- Because his uncle was a famous scientist and geologist and other scientists came from all over the world to learn from him.
2- What was the secret message on the parchment?
- It was about how to go to the center of the Earth.
or It said " Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris touches before July. Then you will reach the center of the Earth . I have done this. Arne Saknussemm."
4- How were the Icelanders kind people?
They gave them the best food and drink refused their offer of money.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Although the Professor knew Runes and Latin ……………………………………………………………..
he couldn't read the parchment.
2- Axel wanted Hans to persuade the Professor to …………………………………………………………..
give up the journey and go back.
******************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why was it like walking through a box of jewels when Axel and his uncle walked through the passage?
- Because the red lava sparkled like jewels .
3- How many chimneys were there at the bottom of Sneffels’ crater?
- There were three chimneys.
4- When does the mountain Scartaris cast its shadow over Sneffels’ crater?
On 28th of July.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- It was Hans who ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
guided them to Sneffels.
2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to …………find out his discovery………… because it would be very dangerous.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why did Hans cry out in pain when the water hit him?
- Because it was so strong and hot.
2- What was Professor Lidenbrock?
- He was a famous scientist and geologist.
3- Why didn’t the characters know which of the three passages to enter?
I – Because there was no sun . or The sky was cloudy.
4- What happened when Axel held the parchment up in front of the window?
- He could break and read the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- When Axel parents died, he ………………………………………………………………………………….
came to live with his uncle.
2- The Icelanders gave the travelers the best food but
they refused their offer of money.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
3- What was the crater of Sneffels shaped like?
- It was shaped like an ice-ream cone.
4- Why did the Professor tell Axel to breathe quickly?
- Because he felt a pain in his ears.
- To relieve the air pressure.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- The Professor said that he would neither eat nor sleep until he
he had discovered the secret.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
2- Who was Hans?
- He was a guide from Iceland .
3- How did Axel and the Professor travel to Iceland?
- By steamer.
4- Why was Axel afraid to go down into Sneffels?
- Because he thought that Sneffels wasn't extinct volcano.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel wanted to give up the journey because ……………………………………………………………….
they didn't find any springs as his uncle expected.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
2- What do you know about Sneffels?
- It was a huge mountain. It was an extinct volcano which had several craters but only one led to the center of the Earth.
4- Why did they need Hans?
- They needed Hans to guide them to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Hans lowered the supplies and scientific tools by using …….
ropes
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
2- How did Axel break the secret code?
- By chance when he saw two words in Latin at the back of the parchment at the window.
4- Describe the crater of Sneffels?
- It was shaped like an ice-cream cine.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Lidenbrock and Fridrikson were both interested in
geology .
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- Why did the Professor use a magnifying glass?
He used it to make the letters bigger.
3- How did they descend the chimney?
- They descended the chimney by ropes.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Hans made a large hole in the wall by using ………………………………………………………………
his pickaxe.
2- Axel felt pain in his ears because of ………………………………………………………………………..
the increased air pressure.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- What is Professor Lidenbrock’s job?
- He was a famous scientist and geologist
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Axel could relieve the pain in his ears by ……………………………………………………………………
breathing quickly.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
3- How did the Professor prove that the other scientists were wrong?
- When he examined the rocks of the chimney they proved that the center of the Earth wasn't hot as other scientists think.
4- Why did Axel feel sorry for his uncle?
- Because his uncle was suffering and he found out the secret code.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Professor Lidenbrock used a magnifying glass to ………………………………………………………….
make the letters bigger.
******************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
3- Why was Sneffels an extinct volcano?
- Because it didn't erupt for 600 years. Since 1229.
4- What difficulties did the three men face during their journey to Sneffels?
- a – The countryside was bleak.
b- they had to wait until tide was out before they could cross.
c - The rocks were sharp and they hurt their feet.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- To get water, Hans …………………………………………………………………………………………….
hit the wall with his axe to make a hole .
2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to make the journey because
he thought that the volcano wasn't extinct. It was sleeping.
************************************************************
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Sneffels had a crater which led to …………………………………………………………………………..
the center of the Earth.
******************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
3- What was Martha?
- She was Lidenbrock's cook.
4- Was Hans a guide to the Professor and Axel? How?
- Yes, Hans was a guide because he could guide them to Sneffels.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- Axel went to live with his uncle, after ……………………….……………………….………………………
the death of his parents . l his parents died.
2- The journey was delayed for …………three days……… because the clouds hid the sun.
************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
4- What did Hans use to lower the bag of the supplies down the chimney?
- He used ropes. / He put them in a bag and lowered them with ropes.
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
2- Only one of the craters of Sneffels lead to ………………………………………………………………….
the center of the earth.
*******************************************************************
Answer the following questions:
1- How did Axel and Lidenbrock feel about making the journey to the centre of the earth?
- Axel was worried but Lidenbrock was very excited.
2- Why did Axel believe that the journey would be impossible and dangerous?
- Because everyone knows that the center of the Earth is very hot.
3- What happened when Professor Lidenbrock was exploring the three chimneys?
He found a huge rock with marks which spelt the name of Arne Saknussemm..
Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
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Answer the following questions:
1- Which was older, the parchment or the book?
- The book was older than the parchment because the handwritings weren’t the same.
4- What happened to Axel when he got lost?
- He broke the torch and hit a rock and fainted.
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