The Reader Final revision

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The Reader:

Answer the following questions:

1- Why did Axel want to burn the parchment?

To stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.

2- What did the Danish scientist give Professor Lidenbrock and Axel?

- He gave them letters of introduction to the most important men in Iceland.

3- Who did the Professor meet in Iceland?

- He met Dr. Fridrikson.

4- What did the Professor advise Axel to do when he felt pain in his ears?

- He advised him to breathe quickly to relieve the air pressure in his ears.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- The Professor promised to give up the journey if ……….

they didn't find water in the western path.

2- To descend the chimney, the three men tied ……………………….. .

a long rope to the edge of it.

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why did scientists from all over the world come to learn from the Professor?

- Because Lidenbrock Knew more about the earth than any other scientist.

2- What did Axel try to do with the parchment? Why?

- He tried to burn it to stop his uncle from making the dangerous journey.

3- How many craters does Sneffels have?

- It has got several craters but only one leads to the center of the Earth.

4- How did Dr. Fridrikson help the Professor and Axel?

- He arranged them for a guide called Hans and told them to go to Sneffels.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Hans cried out in pain when …………………………… .

the strong and hot water hit him .

2- The crater of Sneffels was shaped like …………………………… .

an ice-cream cone.

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why couldn’t Professor Lidenbrock read the writing on the parchment?

- Because the letters were mixed up and it was written in a secret code.

2- What did Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew prepare for the journey?

– They prepared guns' tools and scientific instruments.

3- Who was Arne Saknussemm?

- He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century.

4- When did Hans hit the rock with his pickaxe?

- When he heard the loudest nose of the running water.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- They began their journey on the 28th of June when ………………………… .

the shadow of the Scartaris fell on the middle chimney.

2- Axel felt pain in his ears due to ………………………… .

the encrusted air pressure.

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Answer the following questions:

2- Where did Axel live? Why?

- Axel lived with his uncle because his parents were dead.

3- How did Professor Lidenbrock feel when he read the message?

- He gave a cry and jumped to his feet. Books flew everywhere.

4- Who could break the secret code?

- Axel could break the secret code.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Axel was about to burn the parchment ……………………………………………………………………

but his uncle entered at the same moment.

2- They went down the chimney by ……………………………..……………………………………………

ropes

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why was Axel proud to be his uncle’s assistant?

- Because his uncle was a famous scientist and geologist and other scientists came from all over the world to learn from him.

2- What was the secret message on the parchment?

- It was about how to go to the center of the Earth.

or It said " Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris touches before July. Then you will reach the center of the Earth . I have done this. Arne Saknussemm."

4- How were the Icelanders kind people?

They gave them the best food and drink refused their offer of money.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Although the Professor knew Runes and Latin ……………………………………………………………..

he couldn't read the parchment.

2- Axel wanted Hans to persuade the Professor to …………………………………………………………..

give up the journey and go back.

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why was it like walking through a box of jewels when Axel and his uncle walked through the passage?

- Because the red lava sparkled like jewels .

3- How many chimneys were there at the bottom of Sneffels’ crater?

- There were three chimneys.

4- When does the mountain Scartaris cast its shadow over Sneffels’ crater?

On 28th of July.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- It was Hans who ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

guided them to Sneffels.

2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to …………find out his discovery………… because it would be very dangerous.

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why did Hans cry out in pain when the water hit him?

- Because it was so strong and hot.

2- What was Professor Lidenbrock?

- He was a famous scientist and geologist.

3- Why didn’t the characters know which of the three passages to enter?

I – Because there was no sun . or The sky was cloudy.

4- What happened when Axel held the parchment up in front of the window?

- He could break and read the secret code.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- When Axel parents died, he ………………………………………………………………………………….

came to live with his uncle.2- The Icelanders gave the travelers the best food but

they refused their offer of money.

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Answer the following questions:

3- What was the crater of Sneffels shaped like?

- It was shaped like an ice-ream cone.

4- Why did the Professor tell Axel to breathe quickly?

- Because he felt a pain in his ears.

- To relieve the air pressure.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences: 2- The Professor said that he would neither eat nor sleep until he
he had discovered the secret.

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Answer the following questions:

2- Who was Hans?

- He was a guide from Iceland .

3- How did Axel and the Professor travel to Iceland?

- By steamer.

4- Why was Axel afraid to go down into Sneffels?

- Because he thought that Sneffels wasn't extinct volcano.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Axel wanted to give up the journey because ……………………………………………………………….

they didn't find any springs as his uncle expected.

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Answer the following questions:

2- What do you know about Sneffels?

- It was a huge mountain. It was an extinct volcano which had several craters but only one led to the center of the Earth.

4- Why did they need Hans?

- They needed Hans to guide them to Sneffels.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences: 2- Hans lowered the supplies and scientific tools by using …….
ropes

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Answer the following questions:

2- How did Axel break the secret code?

- By chance when he saw two words in Latin at the back of the parchment at the window.

4- Describe the crater of Sneffels?

- It was shaped like an ice-cream cine.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences: 2- Lidenbrock and Fridrikson were both interested in
geology .

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Answer the following questions:

1- Why did the Professor use a magnifying glass?

He used it to make the letters bigger.

3- How did they descend the chimney?

- They descended the chimney by ropes.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Hans made a large hole in the wall by using ………………………………………………………………

his pickaxe.

2- Axel felt pain in his ears because of ………………………………………………………………………..

the increased air pressure.

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Answer the following questions:

1- What is Professor Lidenbrock’s job?

- He was a famous scientist and geologist

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

2- Axel could relieve the pain in his ears by ……………………………………………………………………

breathing quickly.

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Answer the following questions:

3- How did the Professor prove that the other scientists were wrong?

- When he examined the rocks of the chimney they proved that the center of the Earth wasn't hot as other scientists think.

4- Why did Axel feel sorry for his uncle?

- Because his uncle was suffering and he found out the secret code.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Professor Lidenbrock used a magnifying glass to ………………………………………………………….

make the letters bigger.

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Answer the following questions:

3- Why was Sneffels an extinct volcano?

- Because it didn't erupt for 600 years. Since 1229.

4- What difficulties did the three men face during their journey to Sneffels?

- a – The countryside was bleak.

b- they had to wait until tide was out before they could cross.

c - The rocks were sharp and they hurt their feet.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- To get water, Hans …………………………………………………………………………………………….

hit the wall with his axe to make a hole .2- Axel didn’t want his uncle to make the journey because
he thought that the volcano wasn't extinct. It was sleeping.

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Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Sneffels had a crater which led to …………………………………………………………………………..

the center of the Earth.

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Answer the following questions:

3- What was Martha?

- She was Lidenbrock's cook.

4- Was Hans a guide to the Professor and Axel? How?

- Yes, Hans was a guide because he could guide them to Sneffels.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

1- Axel went to live with his uncle, after ……………………….……………………….………………………

the death of his parents . l his parents died.

2- The journey was delayed for …………three days……… because the clouds hid the sun.

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Answer the following questions:

4- What did Hans use to lower the bag of the supplies down the chimney?

- He used ropes. / He put them in a bag and lowered them with ropes.

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

2- Only one of the craters of Sneffels lead to ………………………………………………………………….

the center of the earth.

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Answer the following questions: 1- How did Axel and Lidenbrock feel about making the journey to the centre of the earth?

- Axel was worried but Lidenbrock was very excited.

2- Why did Axel believe that the journey would be impossible and dangerous?

- Because everyone knows that the center of the Earth is very hot.

3- What happened when Professor Lidenbrock was exploring the three chimneys?

He found a huge rock with marks which spelt the name of Arne Saknussemm..

Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:

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Answer the following questions:

1- Which was older, the parchment or the book?

- The book was older than the parchment because the handwritings weren’t the same.

4- What happened to Axel when he got lost?

- He broke the torch and hit a rock and fainted.