English Form 4 Unit 5 Reading Comprehension pg 68

English Form 4 Unit 5 Reading Comprehension pg 68

Exercise C page 69

Read the text and answer the questions. Choose a, b, c or d.

Multiple Select

No.1 When Stafford said that he was going to walk the Amazon, people thought that

• A he was strong enough to achieve it.

• B he would die if he tried to do it.

• C he was brave enough to try.

• D if he was determined, he would succeed.

Multiple Select

No. 2 What is NOT true about Stafford's journey?

• A It took him longer than he expected.

• B A Peruvian was with him for most of his journey.

• C The batteries he had to carry weighed 40 kg.

• D The person he started off with didn't complete the challenge.

Multiple Select

No. 3 What was the cause of Stafford's skin disease?

• A A scorpion

• B A fly

• C His diet

• D It is not clearly mentioned.

Multiple Select

No. 4 How did a community chief help Stafford and Cho?

• A He showed them where to go.

• B He agreed to stop the attacks if they left.

• C He explained to isolated communities that they weren't a threat.

• D He paid the native people so that they wouldn't harm them.

Multiple Select

No. 5 What was the main reason that made Stafford go on this expedition?

• A He wanted to be the first to walk the Amazon.

• B He wanted to save the rainforest from destruction.

• C People believed he couldn't do it..

• D He needed to prove something to himself.

Exercise D page 69

Find words in the text to complete the table below. Then try to add a few more words to each category.

Open Ended

Geographical features

e.g. river

Open Ended

Land animals

e.g. snake

Open Ended

Bugs

e.g. fly

Open Ended

Water creatures

e.g. crocodile