WorksheetsAntarctica Sentence Completion
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Antarctica, where the South Pole is ________, is the coldest place in the world
a)
residents
b)
located
c)
covered
d)
considered
2.
The _________ temperature in Antarctica is below zero
a)
average
b)
almost
c)
indicate
d)
driest
3.
About 98% of Antarctica is ________ by thick ice
a)
residents
b)
considered
c)
covered
d)
located
4.
Antarctica is also the _________ place on earth
a)
forests
b)
driest
c)
arrived
d)
almost
5.
In fact, it is _________ a desert because it only gets 200 millimeters of rainfall per year.
a)
indicate
b)
covered
c)
mainly
d)
considered
6.
Antarctica is very big: its ________ is 14 million square kilometers.
a)
area
b)
forests
c)
indicate
d)
almost
7.
It is bigger than Europe, and it is _______ twice the size of Australia!
a)
driest
b)
almost
c)
arrived
d)
driest
8.
However, there are no permanent human __________ in Antarctica.
a)
residents
b)
indicate
c)
mainly
d)
almost
9.
The first people ________ at Antarctica in the 19th century.
a)
driest
b)
considered
c)
arrived
d)
covered
10.
1000 to 5000 people spend time in Antarctica, living and working at _________ stations.
a)
indicate
b)
covered
c)
arrived
d)
research
11.
There are animals living there, including several ________ of penguins, seals and whales.
a)
species
b)
forests
c)
driest
d)
research
12.
There are also a few plants, _______ ice algae.
a)
indicate
b)
research
c)
driest
d)
mainly
13.
Geological studies _________ that millions of years ago, Antarctica's climate was a lot warmer.
a)
considered
b)
indicate
c)
almost
d)
research
14.
It was home to large _________ as well as many different animals, such as dinosaurs.
a)
mainly
b)
considered
c)
forests
d)
research
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