JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE EARTH

The narrator was aboard the ship named ______.

• Titanic

• Academic Discovery

• Akademik Shokalskiy

• The Explorer

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Antarctica is described as ___________.

• coldest, driest, windiest

• hottest and inhabitable

• thriving with all sorts of life

• All of the above

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The author's first emotion on facing Antarctica’s expansive white landscape was ____________.

• wonder

• relief

• shock

• disbelief

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Gondwana existed roughly around ___________.

• 350 million years ago

• 450 million years ago

• 550 million years ago

• 650 million years ago

Which one of these is a synonym of 'surreal'?

• unreal or dreamlike

• super real

• sensible

• perceptible

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What is the figure of speech used in the line, "It’s like walking into a giant ping-pong ball"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Pun

• Simile

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The synonym of 'ubiquitous' is __________.

• abstract

• complex

• omnipresent

• simple

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'And for humans, the prognosis isn’t good.' This line means__________.

• The future of mankind is not promising.

• The future of mankind is secure.

• The prognosis isn't good enough to be relied upon.

• The future of human kind is encouraging.

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What does the author mean by "In that short amount of time, we’ve managed to create quite a ruckus"?

• progress made by human race

• destruction and disturbance caused by human race

• stunning achievements of human race

• None of the above

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The reason behind Geoff Green's decision to take students to Antarctica rather than taking rich celebrities was__________.

• The celebrities didn't co-operate.

• The students are always docile.

• The students are always ready to absorb, learn and act.

• The students have more interest in adventures.

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