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Listening Comprehension - Life in the Desert

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the biggest hot dessert in the world?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Gobi

c)

Chad

d)

Sahara

2.

What is the correct word for a large pile of sand?

a)

a sand dune

b)

a snowy mountain

c)

an oasis

d)

a lake

3.

Why are deserts very dry places?

a)

It rains heavily

b)

It often rains

c)

It scarcely rains

d)

It never rains

4.

What happens in hot deserts after sunset?

a)

the temperature soars to above 38ºC

b)

the temperature drops to freezing

c)

the temperature remains the same

d)

the temperature is very hot

5.

What do people need to survive in a hot desert?

a)

rocks

b)

sand

c)

cacti

d)

water

6.

Why are most of the Sahara lakes not safe for people to drink from?

a)

because they are almost dry

b)

because they have saltwater

c)

because they are few

d)

because they have freshwater

7.

What is surprising about the hot and dry deserts?

a)

many plants live there

b)

very few plants live there

c)

no plants live there

d)

few plants live there

8.

Where do some plants keep rainwater?

a)

in their roots

b)

in their leaves

c)

in their flowers

d)

in their seeds

9.

How do animals that never drink survive?

a)

they sleep at night

b)

they live on the ground

c)

they get water from seeds and plants

d)

the get water from oasis

10.

Why don't camels drink water often?

a)

they have people on their backs

b)

they have thick fur on their backs

c)

they can store food in their humps

d)

they can drink a lot of water at once

11.

All deserts are hot place.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The coldest place in the world is Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

All sand dunes are the same height.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

It never rains in Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A person will always know when it is about to rain in the desert.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The maximum rain fall in the Sahara desert is 25cm a year.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Foxes and Gerbils are not found in the desert.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cacti store water in their leaves for only a short period of time.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Underground, in a hot desert, is colder than on the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

People use camels to travel in a hot desert.

a)

True

b)

False