MCQs Test - Across the Sahara Desert

HSSC - 2 English Test 

Across the Sahara Desert

Tick the correct option.

i. What does the writer say about the size of the Sahara desert at the start of the essay?

a. It is spread over the width the North of Africa and is many times bigger than England.

b. It is equal to half of Africa. c. It is the second largest desert in the world.

d. It is like the Pacific Ocean in size.

ii. What has been discovered beneath the sand of the Sahara?

a. iron and uranium b. oil c. coal d. natural gas

iii. What has been the condition of the desert over hundreds of years?

a. dry and hot sand during the day with few wells and little vegetation.

b. sand and earth with water wells and vegetation

iv. Who was the hitch-hiker travelling across the Sahara and in what year?

a. an English tourist Nelson in 1946 b. an American tourist Robert Christopher in 1956

c. A Canadian tourist George in 1944 d. an Australian tourist Alfred in 1940

v. Christopher's mother frightened him with 

a. sending him to Nairobi in Kenya because of naughtiness

b. sending him to Timbuktu in the Sahara desert

c. sending him to Addisa Baba in Ethiopia

d. sending him to Abujha in Nigeria

vi. Where did Christopher's Sahara journey began and on what?

a. at a little town Boussaada on a truck

b. at a town named In Abangarit on a car

c. at a town called El Golea by train

d. at a town named Ghadadia on a weapon wagon

vii. What was most troublesome for Christopher and others at the town of Ghardia?

a. mosquitoes were in a large number.

b. flies were too many sitting on everything

c. the water sandy and muddy

d. the food was very distasteful and not eatable

viii. El Golea was ______________

a. a large town without comforts for passengers

b. a true oasis with lots of water and greenery

c. a town without electricity and fresh food

d. without helpful people

ix. Why was Blanguernon a remarkable gentleman?

a. Because he was very learned b. Because he was very helpful and kind

c. Because he was very rich and clever d. Because he was very religious

x. The Land of Thirst and Death was very notorious for

a. sand dunes b. sand dunes and snakes c. sandstorms and dried waterholes d. camel deaths