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A descent into The Maelström
A descent into The Maelström
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#Reading comprehension!
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1
What does it mean
gizzy
in spanish?
Empapado
Descomunal
Mareado
Gigante
2
The old man doesn't remember when he went fishing that day...
False
True
3
What does it mean
Starving
in spanish?
Hambriento
Entusiasmado
Muerto
Aflijido
4
What do the Norwegians call the maelstrom?
Moskoe-strom
Maelstrom
whirlpool
under-water-tornado
5
What does it mean
Dizzily
in spanish?
Sofocantemente
Vastamente
Exceso
Vertiginosamente
6
What does the old man reveal about himself?
He's not really an old man.
He's really Poseidon.
He's not a real guide.
He is the one who can control the maelstrom.
7
Who rescues the seaman?
His sons
His brothers
The fishermen from his village
He swam to shore by himself
8
How long ago did the event occur?
10 years
1 year
3 years
1 day
9
What could see the narrator at the bottom of the whirlpool?
Sea Wolf
Rainbow
Treasures
Fish
10
In what country happens the story?
Alaska
USA
England
Norway
11
What does it mean
Elsewhere
in spanish?
Donde Elsa
Donde
Elevar
En otra parte
12
What does it mean
eliff
in spanish?
Peñasco
Acantilado
Altura
Alma
13
Why was the Maelstrom so violent on that day?
Because a storm
Poe was angry
It's always like that
Because a fish bank
14
What does it mean
Current
in spanish?
Cambio
Cueva
Actual
Corriente
15
How do you write
Entre
?
Never
Almost
Between
Enter
16
Weak
is a synonym of
Feeble
Heavy
Easy
Fly
17
How do you write
Peligro (sustantivo)?
Danger
Dangerous
Safe
Peligry
18
Who did Edgar Allan Poe marry?
His neighbor, Maria -X
Sophia, his parents arranged the marriage -X
Virginia, his first cousin CORRECT
Elizabeth, a girl he met in college -X
19
What is
tremble
?
Shake
Try
Finish
Move
20
The Maelström destroyed everything...
True
False
21
What were the sides of the whirlpool like?
smooth, black and shining
violet, smooth, and shining
black, smooth, and smelly
green, smooth and shining
22
What does it mean
Length
in spanish?
altura
longitud
Atadura
lejos
23
Who tried to kill the fisherman?
His brother
Himself
The Maelstrom
His son
24
Who is the old man talking to?
No one, he's crazy
His sons
A Dutch traveller
A bird
25
Antonym of
Edge
is:
Center
Border
Side
Above
26
What does it mean
Forbidden
in spanish?
Prohibido
Perdonado
Olvidado
Agonia
27
Who is with the old seaman on the day of his encounter with the Maelstrom?
His wife
His two brothers
No one
His sons
28
How do you write
Tormenta eléctrica
?
Rainstorm
Thunderstorm
Thundercat
Stoneage
29
What does it mean
Heights
in spanish?
longitud
Acantilados
Alturas
Arbusto
30
How does the fisherman escape the Maelstrom?
He swims out
He attaches himself to a water cask
He doesn't
He teleports
