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WorksheetsNational Hero
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the main idea of the text?
Explorations during the 1900’s.
Scott and Amundsen’s friendship.
Scott and Amundsen’s rivalry.
The sinking of the Titanic.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE about paragraph 2?
Amundsen didn’t know about Scott’s expedition.
Scott planned a scientific trip.
There were many maps of the polar regions.
Scott and his team never came back.
According to the passage, why did Scott’s image as a national hero change?
Because Amundsen said he was a bad explorer.
Because he died.
Because the empire declined.
Because an account of his life damaged the idea people had of him.
According to the passage, the book about Scott’s expedition did NOT mention that
Scott’s men didn’t know how to move in snowy places.
Scott was indecisive.
Scott was not a good leader.
They didn’t have enough dogs to pull the sleds.
The word “explorers” in paragraph 4, line 16 refers to…
Amundsen and Scott.
Scott and Peary.
Peary and Cook.
Amundsen and Cook
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE about paragraph 5?
The rescue party brought back many scientific specimens.
Scott lived to tell his experience.
Amundsen’s team was better prepared.
Scott’s team made many mistakes.
It is mentioned that many people attended Scott’s funeral
because he was a passenger in the Titanic
because he was part of a very important expedition
because he made many mistakes.
because he died.
The expression an unexpected turn of events probably means that
things changed in a way we didn’t imagine.
things changed for the worst.
things changed for the better.
things didn’t change at all.
This passage would most likely appear in which of the following course books?
A history book
A psychology book
A literature book
A geography book
What is the tone of the passage?
indifferent
historical
concerned
humorous
