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COMPREHENSION TEST

Stage 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1

Put the events in order.

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___ Captain Nemo takes them all diving in the forest of the Island of Crespo. ___ The US government asks Professor Aronnax to join an expedition to find the sea monster on the Abraham Lincoln. ___ Captain Nemo decides he wants to go to the South Pole. ___ The Nautilus gets caught in a terrible whirlpool. ___ The Scotia is hit and badly damaged by a very large object at sea. ___ Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land hunt kangaroos on the island of Gilboa. ___ One of the sailors on the Nautilus is injured and dies. ___ Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land get taken on board the Nautilus. ___ Captain Nemo uses the Nautilus to sink a warship. ___ The Nautilus gets stuck in a tunnel of ice. ___ The Abraham Lincoln chases what they think is the sea monster. ___ Some island men from Gilboa try to get into the Nautilus. ___ The men on the Nautilus have a battle with some giant squid. ___ Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land find themselves on the island of Lofoten. ___ Captain Nemo shows Professor Aronnax the beautiful library on the Nautilus.

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Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

___ Professor Aronnax is a professor at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. 2 ___ Captain Farragut offers $5,000 to the first person to see the sea monster. 3 ___ Conseil jumps into the sea to help Ned Land. 4 ___ Captain Nemo tells them they can leave the Nautilus after six months. 5 ___ Captain Nemo and his men built the Nautilus on a small island in the middle of the sea. 6 ___ The Nautilus gets stuck on an iceberg near the island of Gilboa. 7 ___ Captain Nemo is so rich because he takes treasure from shipwrecks. 8 ___ Some of Captain Nemo’s men die when they are stuck in the tunnel of ice. 9 ___ Ned Land is taken away by a giant squid. 10 ___ Captain Nemo’s family is waiting for him to return home. 20 marks

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Match the people to their descriptions.

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Professor Aronnax a about 40 years old, careful, calm, clever, tall, and strongly built Conseil b about 40 years old, and knows a lot about the sea Ned Land c calm, full of life, fine-looking, and has no fear Captain Farragut d about 30 years old, good, honest, calm, organized, and hardworking Captain Nemo e a good seaman

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20 marks

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 4

Match the words to the definitions.

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ocean pearl

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a very strong b a ship that has been sunk or badly damaged powerful c a small bedroom on a ship or submarine shock d to chase animals to kill them wreck e to travel around a place to learn about it seabed f all the people who work on a ship cabin g the bottom of the sea hunt h a very big sea Mediterranean i a small white round thing that grows inside the shell of an oyster crew j a violent shaking movement creature k a large container for holding liquid explore l a room where people sit together and read or talk tank m the top outside floor of a ship or boat deck n any living thing that is not a plant lounge o a sea that lies between Europe and Africa

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Stage 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

4 e b k h o a f l g c j m i d n

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

h i a j b g c d o f n e k m l

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T F F F T F T F F F

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Stage 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea SETTING Choose the best answer. 1 a b c d

This story takes place in the _____. 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s

2 a b c d

The person telling the story is _____. Captain Farragut Captain Nemo Ned Land Professor Aronnax

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Professor Aronnax is a professor at the _____ of Natural History in Paris. School University Library Museum

a b c d 4 a b c d 5 a b c d 6 a b c d 7

Professor Aronnax joins an expedition on a ship called the _____. Abraham Lincoln Scotia Governor Higginson Nautilus Professor Aronnax is asked to join the expedition by the _____ government. UK US French Canadian The expedition is to find a huge _____ monster. land sea whale rock

a b c d

The monster is not really a monster, but actually a _____. narwhal ship submarine giant squid

8 a b c d

The name of the submarine is the _____. Nautilus Scotia Abraham Lincoln Governor Higginson

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9 a b c d

Captain _____ is the captain of the Nautilus. Farragut Hobson Nemo Conseil

10 Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and _____ get taken on board the Nautilus. a Delacroix b Captain Farragut c J.B. Hobson d Ned Land CHARACTERS Choose the best answer. 11 Professor Aronnax has written a book called _____ of the Deep Ocean. a Animals b Mysteries c Whales d Dangers 12 Conseil is Professor Aronnax’s _____. a friend b captain c servant d master 13 Conseil is about thirty. He is _____ years younger than Professor Aronnax. a five b ten c fifteen d twenty 14 Captain _____ is the captain of the Abraham Lincoln. a Nemo b Land c Farragut d Ingres 15 Captain Farragut is a _____ seaman. a young b good c bad d hard 16 Ned Land is a ______. a sailor b professor c sailor d harpooner

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 17 Ned Land is tall and _____. a thin b strong c enormous d old 18 Ned Land _____ being on the Nautilus. a hates b loves c enjoys d explores 19 Captain Nemo has finished with society, and _____ under the ocean. a lives b sleeps c goes d dives

25 ‘How will you move the Nautilus off the rocks?’ (p29) a a sailor b Professor Aronnax c Captain Farragut d Ned Land 26 ‘We must try to escape tonight.’ (p45) a Conseil b Ned Land c Professor Aronnax d Captain Nemo 27 ‘Is there no way out of the tunnel?’ (p53) a Ned Land b Conseil c one of Captain Nemo’s men d Professor Aronnax

20 Captain Nemo is extremely _____. a young b old c poor d rich

28 ‘I told you six months ago that no one who enters the Nautilus can ever leave it.’ (p63) a Captain Nemo b Conseil c Captain Farragut d Ned Land

DIALOGUE

29 ‘The country that took from me everything I loved.’ (p64) a Captain Farragut b Captain Nemo c Ned Land d Conseil

Who says this? 21 ‘We need to pack. We’re leaving in two hours.’ (p5) a Conseil b Professor Aronnax c Captain Farragut d Ned Land 22 ‘The thing we are looking for! There it is!’ (p9) a Ned Land b Captain Farragut’s engineer c Professor Aronnax d Captain Nemo 23 ‘So when I saw you in the water, I followed you, and dived in.’ (p13) a a sailor b Ned Land c Professor Aronnax d Conseil 24 ‘No museum in Europe has a collection like this.’ (p21) a Captain Nemo b Ned Land c Professor Aronnax d Conseil

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30 ‘Don’t let go of the Nautilus! Perhaps we will be saved if we can stay with her!’ (p68) a Professor Aronnax b Ned Land c Conseil d Captain Nemo VOCABULARY Choose the best answer. 31 very big a powerful b amazed c enormous d boiling 32 a living thing that is not a plant a creature b arrow c harpoon d iron

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 33 the study of plants and animals a professor b expedition c natural history d treasure 34 a ship that can travel under water a league b equipment c tank d submarine

PLOT Choose the best answer. 41 Captain Farragut offers _____ to the first person to see the sea monster. a $1,000 b $2,000 c $5,000 d $10,000

35 a door in an aeroplane or submarine a hatch b bow c ink d net

42 Professor Aronnax is thrown from the _____ and into the sea. a Nautilus b Abraham Lincoln c Scotia d land

36 to chase animals to kill them, usually for food a explore b hunt c attack d sink

43 Professor Aronnax and Conseil find _____ floating on the submarine. a some men b Ned Land c Captain Nemo d Captain Farragut

37 things that are worth a lot of money a surface b crew c shells d treasure

44 Captain Nemo says the men must stay on the Nautilus for _____. a a short time b a long time c ever d six months

38 the land next to the sea a shore b seabed c society d stream 39 to start fighting somebody or something a dive b attack c pump d steer 40 a long hole under the ground or sea a monster b shoal c tide d tunnel

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45 On the island of Gilboa, they shoot some _____ to eat. a fish b sharks c kangaroos d turtles 46 When they are diving in the Indian Ocean, they get attacked by a _____. a monster b group of men c shark d ship 47 Professor Aronnax finds out that Captain Nemo collects _____ from shipwrecks. a people b treasure c pearls d animals

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 48 On the way to the South Pole, the Nautilus gets stuck in a tunnel of _____. a rock b ice c wrecks d pressure 49 Near the Bahamas, the Nautilus is attacked by some _____. a islanders b sharks c giant squid d sailors 50 Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land get away from the Nautilus when it is caught in a _____. a tunnel b propeller c net d whirlpool 20 marks Total marks

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea SETTING 1 b 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 c 10 d

PLOT 41 b 42 b 43 b 44 c 45 c 46 c 47 b 48 b 49 c 50 d

CHARACTERS 11 b 12 c 13 b 14 c 15 b 16 d 17 b 18 a 19 a 20 d DIALOGUE 21 b 22 a 23 d 24 c 25 b 26 b 27 d 28 a 29 b 30 b VOCABULARY 31 c 32 a 33 c 34 d 35 a 36 b 37 d 38 a 39 b 40 d

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BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS

Stage 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea BEFORE READING 1 Match the words below to their meanings. 1 expedition 2 league 3 attack 4 ocean 5 knot

Read Chapter 4. Correct the underlined word in each sentence to make the sentences true. 1 sea 2 twelve 3 lounge 4 electricity

2 Look at the title, front cover, and back cover.

Which four of these things does Professor Aronnax see when he goes to the Island of Crespo?

1 Jules Verne 2 Aronnax; Nemo 3 1866 4 monster

2 two sharks 3 rocks 4 shells 7 a sea otter

3 Choose the best answer. Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea…

Read Chapter 5. Match the sentence halves.

2 a story of mystery and adventure WHILE READING Read Chapter 1. Match the dates below with the sentences. 1 March 1867 2 23rd July 1866 3 2nd July 1867 4 20th July 1866 Now answer the questions about people in the story. Who… 1 Professor Aronnax 2 Conseil 3 Captain Farragut Read Chapter 2. Complete the sentences with numbers. 1 2,000 2 40 3 300 4 80 5 30

Read Chapter 6. Put the events in order. a4 b3 c6 d2 e5 f1 Read Chapter 7. Complete the sentences with the place names below. 1 Vigo Bay 2 Suez 3 the Mediterranean 4 Greece Read Chapter 8. Are the sentences true or false?

Read Chapter 3. Choose the best word to complete the questions, and then answer them. 1 Who; Conseil 2 What; iron 3 Where; down an iron ladder and into a small cabin 4 What; dry clothes and plates of fish 5 What; Mysteries of the Deep Ocean 6 Who; Captain Nemo

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1 false 2 false 3 true 4 false 5 true Read Chapter 9. Answer the questions with Ned Land, Nemo, or Aronnax. 1 Ned Land 2 Aronnax 3 Nemo 4 Ned Land 5 Nemo

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Stage 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Read Chapter 10. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 warship 2 Britain 3 is looking for 4 Captain Nemo 5 an island in Norway

1 to escape 2 walking 3 meeting 4 to find Reading 1 Who is saying these things, and where are they? Choose the correct person, and write the place.

AFTER READING Vocabulary 1 Put the words in the correct group. – things you find in a boat / submarine 1 cabin 4 deck 6 propeller 7 lounge 10 instruments 12 crew – things you find in the ocean

1 Ned Land; Gilboa Island 2 Conseil; Lofoten Island, Norway 3 Captain Farragut; on board the Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean 4 Captain Nemo; near Manaar Island 5 Professor Aronnax; on board the Nautilus at Vigo Bay 2 Complete the sentences with words from the story.

1 axe 2 tunnel 3 expedition 4 pearl 5 whirlpool

It is 1867, and people believe that there is a monster in the ocean which is attacking ships. But as Professor Aronnax soon discovers, a submarine called the Nautilus is causing the trouble. He and his companions are taken prisoner on board, and have some extraordinary adventures. They go hunting on an island where they are attacked by men with stones and arrows; they try to reach the South Pole and have to dig their way out of a tunnel made of ice; they watch a fisherman diving for pearls and then help to save him from a shark; and at last they escape from the Nautilus but are nearly drowned in a terrible whirlpool.

Grammar

Writing

1 Complete the sentences in the second conditional. Use the words in brackets.

1 Read Professor Aronnax’s diary entry and complete the gap.

1 ‘If I saw a whale now, I would kill it with my harpoon.’ 2 ‘If my master fell into the sea, I would jump in after him.’ 3 ‘If I had a collection of shells and sea creatures like this, I would never leave the room.’ 4 ‘If we attacked this strange monster in the darkness, my ship would be in danger.’ 5 ‘If I allowed you to go back on land, you would tell everyone about the Nautilus.’

the Island of Crespo

2 narwhal 3 iceberg 5 whirlpool 8 coral 9 oyster 11 shark 2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

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2 Which sentence of the diary entry answers each question below? Write the correct number. a2 b4 c3 d5 e1

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 3 You are going to write an entry in Professor Aronnax’s diary for the day in Gilboa Island or on Manaar Island. Students’ own answers Speaking 1 Professor Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil are discussing escaping from the Nautilus. Put the conversation in order. Then roleplay the conversation in groups of three. a6 b5 c4 d2 e1 f7 g3 2 Underline the words and phrases in exercise 1 that… – give opinions In my opinion... If you ask me... – show disagreement Yes, but on the other hand... Well, that’s as may be, but... I don’t think so. – show agreement ...has a point there... ...’s absolutely right... 3 Think of arguments for the discussion below, and roleplay it, using words and phrases in exercise 1. Students’ own answers

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