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[color=crimson]Chapter [/color]1
A- questions & answers :
1-Who was “Journey to the Center the Earth” written by?
By Jules Verne .
2-What was Professor Lidenbrock ?
He was a famous geologist and scientist.
3-Why did Axel live with his uncle?
Because his parents died.
4-What did Lidenbrock find in the book ?
A parchment.
5-What language was the parchment written in ?
It was written in Runes old Icelandic alphabet.
6-What was Axel proud of ?
To be the assistant of such a famous man.
7-Why couldn’t Lidenbrock understand the parchment?
Because the letters are mixed up and it was written in a secret code.
8-Who was Snorri Sturlasson?
He was an Icelandic scientist.
9-Who was Arne Saknussemm?
He was a famous Icelandic scientist and made many great scientific discoveries
10 – Who was axel ?
He was the professor’s nephew
11- Why was Martha the cook worried ?
Because the professor came home earlier
And the dinner wasn’t ready yet .
12- Why did the professor think that the parchment was written by someone who owned the book ?
Because the book and the parchment weren’t written in the same handwriting
Te writing of the parachment was earlier than the writing of the book
B- Complete:
1-Lidenbrock couldn’t eat or sleep because…………..
He couldn’t discover the secret code.
2-Axel lived with his uncle when ………………………….
His parents died .
3-Lidenbrock was so famous that ………………
Other geologists came from all over the world to learn from him.
4-Lidenbrock used ………… to make the letters bigger.
a magnifying glass.
5-Scientist of the sixteenth century always wrote ……………
about their discoveries in Latin.
6-Martha was ……………………The cook.


[color=crimson]Chapter 2[/color]
A- questions & answers :
1 - What did Lidenbrock say about the center of the earth?
We are scientists and we should go there and see. It can’t be hot
2 - How did Axel know the secret code of the parchment?
He saw the back of the parchment and saw Latin words which he knew.
3 - Why was Axel afraid to go down into Sneffels?
Because he wouldn’t come back alive.
4 -Why was Axel against that journey?
Because it was very dangerous.
5- What was Sneffels?
A he mountain. It was an extinct volcano that has never erupted since 1229. It had several craters.
7-Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle about the secret code of the parchment?
Because the professor would make the journey and would take Axel with him
8- What was written on the parchment?
“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’ve done this” A.S.
9- Why did Axel believe that the journey was impossible ?
He believed that the center of the earth is very hot

B- Complete :
1-Sneffels had several craters but …………..
only one led to the center of the earth.
2-The parchment was written by …………………
Arne Saknussemm.
3-The journey would be made to the ………………..
Center of the earth.
4-Axel told his uncle of the danger of the journey ………
But he wouldn’t listen and walked out of the room.
5- when Lidenbrock read the Latin words of the parchment?
He gave a great cry and jumped to his feet.

6-Sneffels was nearly …………………… high.
Two thousand metres.
7-Axel started to fan himself because …………………
he felt he couldn’t breathe and he became hot.
8-When Axel broke the secret code……………………..
He tried to burn it .
9-Sneffels is ………………………
It is a huge mountain . It is about 2000 metres high .It hasn’t erupted since 1229
10 – Scartaris is ………………..
It is a mountain in Iceland near Sneffels


[color=crimson]Chapter 3[/color]

A- questions & answers :
1-Who was Hans?
He was the guide. He was a big man who moved slowly
2- How was Dr. Fridrikson helpful to Lidenbrock and Axel?
He gave them information a bout Sneffels and arranged for a guide.

3-What did Axel and Lidenbrock prepare for the journey?
They prepared guns, tools and scientific instruments.
4-Why was it hard to breathe on top of Sneffels?
Because of the thin air.
5-How did they travel to Copenhagen?
By steamer .
6-Where did they camp?
In farmhouses and at the bottom of crater.

7-Why didn’t the three men know the right chimney ?
Because it was so cloudy and there was no light to guide them

2- Complete:
1-They traveled to Iceland ……………………By sea / by steamer
2-The Icelanders were kind people because ………………..
They gave them the best food and drink without money.
3-They didn’t know which of the three chimneys to enter because ……………..There was no sun.
4-The countryside of Iceland was …………………
Bleak , crops and trees were large rocks every where.
5-The crater of Sneffels was shaped……Like, an ice cream cone.

6-The opening was ……[1]…….. wide and ……[ 2 ] …… deep.
1- More than a kilometer 2- Six hundred metres.
7-They were ……………… above sea level.
More than one thousand five hundred metres.
8-Axel dreamt that …………………………
He was inside a volcano and there was a great explosion.
9-Dr. Fridrikson was interested in …………………
Exploring Iceland’s geology.
10-Ph. Lidenbrock was seasick for most of the voyage………..
Because the sea was rough


[color=crimson]Chapter 4[/color]

A- questions & answers :
1-How could the descend to the bottom of the crater?
By using ropes.
2-Why was it getting darker and darker as they went down the chimney?
Because it was getting narrower.
3-What mistake did Lidenbrock make?
He followed the eastern path ( The wrong path)
4-Why did they take a torch with them?
Because it was dark and its light guided them.
5-How long did the clouds cover the sun ?
For three days.
6-How was the decent to the bottom of the chimney?
It was tiring, exhausting and hardly any light reaching them.
7-Where did Lidenbrock expect to find the water?
He expected to find underground springs of water. Or when they get through these lava walls.

B- Complete:
1-They found their way into the darkness by ……………
Using an electric torch.
2-In the center of Earth, the ray of sunlight made ………
The lava walls sparkle like jewels.
3-The journey was delayed because of the tide …………
and the sun covered the chimney for 3 days.
4-Axel was worried about …………………….
running out of water.
5-We have only enough water ………………….
For five days.
6-After examining the rocks, ………………..
The center of the Earth can’t be hot but all the scientists thought that it was hot.
7-Hans.………………… went down the chimney first.
8-At noon, the shadow of Scartaris fell on …………..
The middle of the three chimneys.


[color=crimson]Chapter 5[/color]

A- questions & answers :
1-Why did Hans cry out in pain when the water hit him?
Because it was strong and hot.
2-Why did Axel think they had taken the wrong path ?
Because it was going up not down and plants and animals were preserved.
3-What happened to Axel after he was separated from Hans and Lidenbrock ?
He reached a dead end fainted.
4-How did the water get out of the hole?
Hans lifted his pickaxe and hit the rock for an hour.
5-How did the boiling water cool?
Because of the open air..
6-Why did Axel feel pain in his ears? What was Lidenbrock’s advice?
Because of the increased air pressure. Lidenbrock asked Axel to breathe quickly.
7-How was the western passage different from the eastern one?
The rocks were older than those in the eastern passage and it was going up not down
8-Why did Hans cry out in pain when the jet of water hit him?
Because the water was very hot and it was almost boiling

B- Complete:
1-They followed the wrong path ……………………
For three days.
2-If they didn’t find water in one more day …………………
They would give up the journey.
3-The rocks of returning path were………………
Shaped like steps.
4-Lidenbrock used his scientific instruments to ………….
Calculate their position.
5-They were …………… west of their starting point.
Two hundred kilometers.
6-When the torch was broken, ……………………
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