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THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the captain of the Terra Nova?

a)

a. Roald Amundsen 

b)

b. Robert Falcon Scott

c)

c. Titus Oates

2.

2. What place did the Norwegians plan to go at first?

a)

a. To the North Pole

b)

b. To the South Pole

c)

c. To England

3.

3. At the camp of the Englishmen seven ______ died

a)

a. dogs

b)

b. men

c)

c. ponies

4.

4.The Norwegians had a bad start because:

 

a)

a. It was too cold to travel

b)

b. They started to travel in August

c)

c. There was not enough food

5.

5. What happened at the end of the race?

a)

a. All the Englishmen went back home

b)

b. Some Norwegians died

c)

c. The Norwegians left a flag at the south Pole

6.

The answers are all words from the story. The first letter of each word is given and every short line is one letter.

 

1. Station or stopping point on a route where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods. In the Story, the men on their way to the South Pole stored food in D __ __ __ __ s.

(a)  

7.

The answers are all words from the story. The first letter of each word is given and every short line is one letter.

 

. It is portable and used to sleep outside (usually of cloth and fastened to the ground with ropes). In the story the men slept in a T __ __ __.

(a)  

8.

The answers are all words from the story. The first letter of each word is given and every short line is one letter.

 

Thick cloud just above the ground or sea that makes it difficult to see.  In the story, the F __ __ was very dense and the men couldn’t see anything.

(a)  

9.

The answers are all words from the story. The first letter of each word is given and every short line is one letter.

 

A natural, fast movement of air. In the story, there was a strong W __ __ __ with a lot of snow

(a)  

10.

The answers are all words from the story. The first letter of each word is given and every short line is one letter.

 

. A book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts each day. In the story, Captain Scott wrote in a D __ __ __  __ about his experiences.

(a)