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WorksheetsJourney to the Center of the Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What problem were the characters facing during this section?
They were lost in a maze of tunnels.
They had no water to drink.
They couldn’t find Hans.
They were trapped by falling rocks.
Why did Hans hit the granite wall with a pickaxe?
A. He was trying to create a shortcut to the surface.
B. He wanted to test the strength of the wall.
C. He had located the spot where water could be heard.
D. He was following the Professor’s orders.
Which event happened first?
A. The narrator hears water flowing past inside the wall.
B. Hans listens carefully with his ear to the rock.
C. Water spurts out of the wall.
D. The narrator plunges his hands into the water.
How does the narrator show persistence in this section?
A. He continues searching for water despite weakness and thirst.
B. He refuses Hans’s help.
C. He plans to abandon the journey.
D. He ignores his uncle’s instructions.
Which word best describes Axel’s feelings during this part of the journey?
A. Confident
B. Brave
C. Patient
D. Doubtful
Which evidence from the text best shows Axel’s persistence?
A. “I tried to resist the pain so that I might not slow down my uncle.”
B. “The walls shot sparkling rays at every angle.”
C. “We are saved!” I cried.
D. “It’s all over!”
Which trait best describes Professor Lidenbrock during this section?
A. Negative
B. Hopeful
C. Resourceful
D. Impatient
Which sentence best supports the idea that the Professor can be impatient?
A. “We had not gone a hundred yards when the Professor… cried out.”
B. “The last thing I saw before my eyes closed was my uncle flailing his arms in frustration.”
C. “Hans has abandoned us,” I cried.
D. “Only Hans would have thought of an idea as clever as this!”
What does the word cryptic most likely mean in the sentence “After discovering a cryptic message in an old manuscript…”?
A. Easy to understand
B. Hard to understand or mysterious
C. Written in large letters
D. Very old
Which word is closest in meaning to facets as used in “reflected from the small facets of quartz in the walls”?
A. Flat surfaces or sides
B. Shiny gems
C. Sharp points
D. Pieces of glass
What does distortions mean in the sentence “its movements created in its crust many distortions, fissures, and crevasses”?
A. Perfect shapes
B. Changes in the normal shape or position
C. Rock carvings
D. Small cracks
What name did they give the new river?
Hans River
Hans Stream
Iron River
Hansbach
What happened when they tried to stop up the hole with rocks?
They succeeded and saved the water.
They got splashed but managed to fill it.
The water stopped flowing on its own.
They burned their hands and failed.
Why did the uncle think they shouldn’t stop the stream?
Because it would always flow from the mountain.
Because it might help guide and refresh them later.
Because it was too dangerous to get close.
Because they already had enough water.
A (a) is a strong and fast moving stream of water.
(a) means fully and with strong feelings
(a) means not producing the desired result.
(a) means bringing back strength or energy.
At the end of the scene, how have the characters changed from the beginning?
They are more tired and worried.
They are more hopeful and united as a team.
They are angry at each other.
They are ready to go home.
How did the characters feel at the end of the excerpt?
Nervous and tired.
Angry that they couldn’t stop the water.
Refreshed and thankful
Thirsty and Disappointed
