Journey to Center of the Earth

1.

1 point

How were were the ichthyosaurus and the plesiosaurus alike?

They both were serpents.

They both were very large.

They both had long necks.

They both tried to kill the men.

2.

1 point

Why did the narrator want to shoot at the animals?

He felt he was the most accurate shooter.

He thought the noise would scare them.

He thought it was his only defense.

He was asked to do so by the other men.

3.

1 point

The dodo bird is EXTINCT.

no longer existing

no longer examined

clumsy

fascinating

4.

1 point

John enjoyed looking at the ARMOR on display.

protective body covering

cannon

primitive weapons

aircraft

5.

1 point

Where does the action of the story take place?

United States

an ocean at the Earth's center

a sea near one of Earth's craters

Finland

6.

1 point

Which word best shows how the men felt when they saw the animals?

curious

scared

sad

excited

7.

1 point

Which caused the raft to be lifted out of the water?

strong currents

a storm

sea monsters

a volcano

8.

1 point

Why is it important to the story that people did not know facts about the center of the Earth when the story was written?

It made readers want to travel there.

It made readers care more about the characters.

It helped readers think that the story could be real.

It taught readers new facts about their world.

9.

1 point

What happened first?

The plesiosaurus died.

The professor identified the animals.

The sea creatures fought.

The narrator grabbed his rifle.

10.

1 point

She PLUNGED her fork into the potato.

guided

packed

sank

adjusted

11.

1 point

Why did the ichthyosaurus and the plesiosaurus ignore the men?

They were looking for food.

They were afraid of them.

They were not meat eaters.

They didn't see them.

12.

1 point

The skull ENCASES the brain.

affects

soothes

encloses

damages

13.

1 point

The narrator thought that there were many sea creatures fighting because

that was what his uncle had told him.

there was so much confusion and noise.

he was very frightened.

he was busy writing instead of watching.

14.

1 point

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?

to teach readers about science fiction

to entertain readers with an exciting story

to convince readers to become explorers

to teach readers what people believed in 1864

15.

1 point

He wanted to have a SERPENT as a pet.

chimpanzee

ladybug

snake

parakeet

16.

1 point

The men found it hard to sleep because

there was much noise.

they had to watch for creature.

they had to keep water off the raft.

there was no darkness.

17.

1 point

She thinks that lizards are HIDEOUS.

amusing

necessary

ugly

remarkable