Oceans. Places. People

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1 Places 1 If we look at our planet from a long way away, it is. a red b yellow c white d blue 2 The nearest place to Easter Island is. a Pitcairn b Chile c Australia d Tahiti 3 Near Oceania is a group of islands near. a Europe b Africa c Asia d the USA 4 The Mariana Trench is the on Earth. a biggest fish b deepest hole c longest river d highest mountain 5 Millions of years ago there was one large on Earth, called Pangaea. a ocean b river c continent d mountain 6 The are very small in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. a fish b boats c plants d tides 7 There are five large gyres in Earth s. a continents b oceans c clouds d core 8 Families of the sailors on HMS Bounty still live on today. a Easter Island b the Solomon Islands c the Galapagos Islands d Pitcairn 9 Nearly 90 per cent of the world s ice is in. a Antarctica b Russia c Iceland d Australia 10 The Siberian Shelf under the Arctic Ocean is rich with. a plants b plastic c minerals d fish People 11 The Lapita were the first people. a ocean b fishing c boat d Earth 12 Sinbad is a in a famous book of stories. a teacher b fisherman c king d sailor 13 Christopher Columbus was a sailor from. a the USA b Spain c Japan d Italy 14 In 1497, John Cabot found a lot of in the sea near Newfoundland. a gold b plastic c cod d slaves 15 King Cnut was king of a long time ago. a England b China c India d Italy 16 Captain Bligh and his men sailed nearly kilometres across the Pacific in a small boat. a 70 b 7,000 c 7 d The first underwater boat was built in London by called Cornelius Drebbel. a an Australian b an Englishman c a Dutchman d an American 18 In 1872, people travelled around the world on the Challenger to. a find minerals b make maps c catch cod d visit new islands 19 was the first person to go to the bottom of the Challenger Deep. a Cornelius Drebbel b William Beebe c Captain Bligh d Jacques Piccard 20 In 1977, people on the Alvin saw coming out of holes at the bottom of the ocean. a metal b smoke c ice d sharks MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

2 Facts 21 per cent of Earth s surface is ocean. a 92 b 2 c 72 d To make their food, plants need water, minerals, and. a sunlight b ice c wind d snow 23 The centre of the Earth is called the. a mantle b core c shelf d crust 24 When water gets cold, it changes into. a clouds b ice c minerals d salt 25 If you go more than 200 metres below the surface of the ocean, there is no. a water b life c salt d sunlight 26 When tectonic plates move suddenly, they make. a earthquakes b currents c gyres d icebergs 27 The best time to go fishing on the beach is when. a the rain starts b it is very cloudy c the tide comes in d you can see the Moon 28 Winds and ocean currents move in big circles because. a the sea is salty b the Moon moves around the Earth c the Earth spins d the Sun shines 29 An Argo float is a small that travels around the oceans. a boat b computer c fish d current 30 The great white shark has about teeth. a 200 b 30 c 100 d 300 Vocabulary 31 a large object in space that moves round the Sun a wave b planet c continent d monster 32 to get bigger a float b freeze c melt d grow 33 a very large animal that lives in the ocean a whale b basalt c shell d cable 34 the hard outside part of some animals a compass b tide c shell d rock 35 the part of the land that is next to the sea a iceberg b coast c map d continent 36 a long way away from where other people live a oceanic b sharp c plastic d remote 37 an area of water that is moving a current b mineral c line d plant 38 to become hard and turn to ice because of the cold a plant b melt c float d freeze 39 something solid that is usually hard and shiny (like iron or gold) a basalt b current c metal d gas 40 a drawing of a country or the world that shows things like cities, rivers and oceans a surface b map c fishing rod d compass MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

3 Events 41 When the Lapita came back from South America, they brought with them. a minerals b longships c monsters d sweet potatoes 42 A thousand years ago, the Vikings were the most important sailors in the. a Indian Ocean b North Atlantic c South Pacific d Mediterranean Sea 43 In 1498, Vasco da Gama sailed around the south of for the first time. a America b Africa c Asia d Australia 44 In 1866, ships put a telegraph cable along the floor of the Ocean. a Atlantic b Southern c Pacific d Indian 45 Twice a day, the sea gets higher and lower because of. a icebergs b tectonic plates c the Moon d rivers 46 We think it takes water about years to travel around the world. a a thousand b a hundred c ten d a million 47 The captain of the Bounty was when sailors with guns took the ship for themselves. a eating b navigating c swimming d sleeping 48 The Earth s frozen oceans have been in the news a lot because. a there are too many fish in them b they are getting colder c their ice is melting d people are building houses on them 49 If all the ice on Greenland melts, the sea will be higher than it is today. a seven metres b one metre c one kilometre d seven centimetres 50 In 2011, a terrible tsunami killed thousands of people in. a the USA b France c Japan d Brazil Total marks MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 3 Oxford university press photocopiable

4 Places 1 d 5 c 9 a 2 a 6 d 10 c 3 c 7 b 4 b 8 d People Facts 11 a 15 a 19 d 12 d 16 b 20 b 13 d 17 c 14 c 18 b 21 c 25 d 29 b 22 a 26 a 30 d 23 b 27 c 24 b 28 c Vocabulary 31 b 35 b 39 c 32 d 36 d 40 b 33 a 37 a 34 c 38 d Answers Multiple-choice Events 41 d 45 c 49 a 42 b 46 a 50 c 43 b 47 d 44 a 48 c oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 1 Oxford university press

5 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a If we look at Earth from a long way away, it is green. b The Lapita were the first people to sail across the open ocean. c The Vikings were famous for fighting. d The surface of the Earth is called the mantle. e The water in oceans is salty. f Millions of years ago, there was only one continent. g Vasco da Gama s ship was the first to sail all the way around the world. h Captain Bligh was a good navigator. i 90 per cent of the world s ice is in Greenland. j Giant tube worms need sunlight to stay alive. 2 Who were they? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 Sinbad 2 Cornelius Drebbel 3 John Cabot 4 Jacques Piccard 5 William Bligh B a found a place where the sea was full of fish. b was a sailor in a famous book of stories. c sailed 7,000 kilometres across the Pacific in a small boat. d was the first person to go to the deepest part of the oceans. e built the first underwater boat. 3 Which words are missing? For each sentence, tick a, b or c. 1 Near Oceania is a group of islands near. a Africa b Europe c Asia 2 The Lapita sailed a long way to look for. a gold b new islands c fish 3 Christopher Columbus was sailor. a a Spanish b an Italian c a French 4 If you go more than 200 metres under the ocean, there is no. a sunlight b salt c life 5 Argo floats are small in the oceans. a boats b animals c computers 4 Match a word from A with a definition from B. A 1 compass 2 continent 3 oil 4 ice 5 current B a water that is moving b a very large piece of land c frozen water d this has a needle that always points north e a thick liquid from under the ground comprehension Test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

6 5 Fill in the gaps using these words: stop, slaves, narrow, trade, money, faster, pay, thousand, gold, Atlantic. A years ago, the Vikings travelled across the sea in long, boats. These were than any other boats. For two hundred years, the North belonged to them. Nobody could them. You had to them to go away with lots of. The Vikings travelled a long way to with other countries. They bought and sold these were people who worked for others for no. comprehension Test total marks oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

7 1 a F f T b T g F c T h T d F i F e T j F 2 1 b 2 e 3 a 4 d 5 c 3 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c 4 1 d 2 b 3 e 4 c 5 a 5 A thousand years ago, the Vikings travelled across the sea in long, narrow boats. These were faster than any other boats. For two hundred years, the North Atlantic belonged to them. Nobody could stop them. You had to pay them to go away with lots of gold. The Vikings travelled a long way to trade with other countries. They bought and sold slaves these were people who worked for others for no money. Answers comprehension oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 2 1 Oxford university press