WorksheetsUnit 24: Journey to the Center of The Earth (Reading Street)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Dinosaurs are sadly extinct.
no longer exist
really cool
not longer examined
covered in thick skin
The dinosaur has a thick skin which encases its body.
encloses
keeps warm
damages
affects
Do you think spiders are hideous?
ugly
remarkable
friendly
necessary
A serpent is like a...
snake
spider
turtle
whale
Did you see the cool armor at the museum?
protective coverings
serpents
cannons
journals
He plunged into the deep end of the swimming pool.
moved downward
to hold your breath
adjusted sideways
swam
Which part is underlined in the following sentence, the cause or the effect?
“The raft is lifted out of the water. A sea creature strikes the raft.”
cause
effect
Why does Harry think that there are six or more creatures in the sea battle?
The creatures have body parts that look like those of many other animals.
The creatures can split into two or more creatures when they fight one another.
Each creature is as large as three other creatures put together.
Each creature is very loud and can make the noises of three other creatures.
Which supports the idea that Harry thinks at first that there are six or more creatures in the sea battle?
"One... has the snout of a porpoise, the head of a lizard, the teeth of a crocodile."
"There seem to be half a dozen monsters, or more."
"Two? Why does he say two?"
"He is right!"
Why does Professor von Hardwigg know what the creatures are?
Naturalists learned about them from fossilized bones.
He has seen them before on the Earth's surface.
What is the main idea of the story?
The explorers discovered a strange, unknown land.
Enormous monsters are often very violent.
Sea creatures have a strange body makeup.
It is dangerous to be in the middle of a sea battle.
Which detail from the passage best supports the main idea?
"first human eyes ever to look at these great primitive reptiles!"
They were making their calculations, of course, from the fossilized bones.
What can you infer about the explorers' feelings during the sea creatures' battle?
They are afraid that they are going to die.
They are excited to witness such a thing!
Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that they are afraid that they might die?
"expecting that any moment [the raft] will be overturned."
"hundreds of miles below the surface of the Earth."
Which of the animals below does the plesiosaurus NOT resemble?
serpent
elephant
whale
swan
turtle
Dinosaurs were primitive creatures.
long ago, the first
gigantic
beautiful
hideous
There were two cats in my garden that were fighting. They would attack, break away, then attack again!
pull away from
fall over
scream
biting
Time and time again, I asked my parents for a puppy.
many times
with an angry voice
for a birthday
once
