Available Answers

1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box. You may use a dictionary to look up the meanings of the words.

   antediluvian

   stupefaction

   prodigious

   ravenous

    

   1. "Teeth!" I cried with _________________.
   2. Those gigantic monsters, with their vast and _________________ strength, once came out of the sea.
   3. Two hideous and _________________ monsters passed by the raft.
   4. It is the most fearful of all _________________ reptiles.
2. 2.

   What was the crowbar used for by the Professor?

3. 3.

   What marks on the crowbar did Hans point out to the narrator? Why did they make the narrator feel afraid?

4. 4.

   How was the narrator aroused from his brief rest?

5. 5.

   What fearsome creatures did the three men see?

6. 6.

   Do monsters of unknown species live within the vast sea tn the centre of the Earth? I am unable to withdraw my eyes from the half-crushed bar of iron! If these monsters were to rise to the surface, what would they do to our raft? Or us?

   1. What bar of iron does this passage refer to?
   2. How had it been half-crushed?
   3. What type of monsters did the speaker fear lived in the centre of the Earth?