Level 3 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea <Answer Key>
Chapter 1
Preview Questions
1. A league is about 3 miles or about 4.8 kilometers.
2. A blue whale is probably the biggest whale ever seen.
3. The deepest sea in the world is about 11,000 meters or about 6 and a half miles deep.  The deepest area is the Mariana Trench in the North Pacific Ocean.
Review Questions
1. It was in the Pacific Ocean.
2. No government would be able to build a ship without other people knowing about it.
3. The monster was endangering human life.
Chapter 2
Preview Questions
1.  An electric eel can shine in the dark.
2.  I think the monster will probably be a submarine.
3.  Yes, I have. It was difficult, but the clothes kept me afloat. No I haven’t.
Review Questions
1. Yes, I am.  No, I’m not.
2. Yes, they will. No, they won’t.
3.  Yes, I’d keep a promise because I was threatened to protect myself. No, I would not keep a promise if threatened, because I do not want to be intimidated.
Chapter 3
Preview Questions
1. Yes, I’m afraid of the dark.  No, I’m not afraid of the dark.
2.  Yes, I think the people in the submarine will treat Dr. Aronnax and his friends as guests.  No, I think the people will treat Dr. Aronnax and his friends like prisoners.
3. Yes, it’s important to protect yourself if somebody threatened you.
No, it’s important to protect your integrity, even if somebody threatened you.
Review Questions
1. There was not enough air in the room.
2. Dr. Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land spoke in French, English, and German.
3. The captain asked Dr. Aronnax to promise him not to leave the ship without his permission.
Chapter 4
Preview Questions
submarine1. We use a primary energy source (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) to convert the energy into flowing electrons by using a generator.
2. I would take all of my books, many notebooks, a collection of plants and various foods.
3. I think the Gulf Stream and the Alaskan current are two of the most important currents in the world’s oceans.
Review Questions
1. Captain Nemo used salt and mercury to make electricity.
2. They were going to cross a current called the Black River.
3. Dr. Aronnax is worried why Capatain Nemo did not shake his hand.
Chapter 5
Preview Questions
1. I think, depending on how many clouds are blocking the sun’s light, and how much material is in the water, sunlight goes about 25 meters under sea water.
2. I am only afraid of large furry spiders.
3. I have never been diving, but I have been snorkeling before. I enjoyed it very much.
Review Questions
1. The divers could walk underwater for 10 hours with the special tanks Captain Nemo had made.
2. The spider was about a meter tall.
3. The men hid from the sharks.
Chapter 6
Preview Questions
1. Since the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are imaginary lines that place the areas where the sun touches the earth, the distance from the equator will vary throughout the seasons. The Tropic of Cancer is 23.5 degrees north latitude, while the Tropic of Capricorn is 23.5 degrees south latitude.  Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, Tonga is in the South Pacific Ocean, and Fiji is west of Tonga.
2. Yes, I like meat. It is delicious and it gives me energy.  No, I don’t like meat. I think people don’t eat meat for many reasons: some reasons are religious; some people think it’s cruel to animals, while other people find meat too expensive.
3. Yes, I do.  No, I don’t. The difference between high tide and low tide at the beach nearest to me changes, but it averages around 20 meters.
Review Questions
1. The Torres Strait was dangerous for the ship because it could hit the reef and become damaged.
2. Ned wanted to go on the island to catch some food to eat.
3. Captain Nemo was playing the piano.
Chapter 7
Preview Questions
1. I think the “savages” will attack the Nautilus.  No, I don’t think the “savages” will attack the Nautilus, because I think they will be too afraid.
2. Electric shocks actually burn people.
3. Yes, I have seen fish make light in an aquarium. No, I haven’t seen fish make light in an aquarium. Review Questions
1.  Conseil was angry that the “savages” threw a stone and it hit and broke a rare and beautiful shell.
2. Captain Nemo had an electric rail. The natives would get an electric shock and let go. Then the tide lifted the Nautilus and the rest of the natives jumped off.
3.  Captain Nemo was angry with Dr. Aronnax.
Chapter 8
Preview Questions
1.  I think Captain Nemo will explain why he locked up Dr. Aronnax.
2.  India is bordered by China, Bhutan and Nepal in the north, Pakistan to the west, and Myanmar and Bangladesh it the east, Keeling Island is between Australia and Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka is 31 kilometers off the southern coast of India.
3. Pearls come from oysters.
Review Questions
1. One of Captain Nemo’s men was injured and was going to die soon.
2. Tiny white worms made the sea look white.
3. They found a huge oyster about 2 meters wide with a pearl the size of a coconut.
Chapter 9
Preview Questions
1. I think Captain Nemo saw a ship /a whale/ another submarine.
2. Dr. Aronnax will want to escape when he feels his life is threatened or he feels trapped.
3. The Suez Canal was built in 1869.
Review Questions
1. Ned finally killed the shark.
2. Captain Nemo gave the pearl diver some pearls, because he believed the diver was an oppressed worker.
3. Captain Nemo found an underwater passage he called “The Arabian Tunnel” that led into the Mediterranean.
Chapter 10
Preview Questions
1. A dugong is a marine mammal that is related to the manatee.
2. Red Sea, the Suez Canal and Crete.
3. The Suez Canal is 192 kilometers long.
Review Questions
1. Ned had never killed a dugong before.
2. Nemo would never forgive them if he caught Ned Land and Dr. Aronnax if they tried to escape.
3. The Nautilus became hot because they were above an underwater volcano.
Chapter 11
Preview Questions
1. I think the Titanic is the most famous shipwreck in the history of the world.
2. Sicily is off the southwest tip of Italy, Gibraltar is on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the southwest of Spain, and Vigo Bay is in the west of Spain.
3. Yes, I made a promise to babysit my kid brother, and I didn’t want to keep it.
Review Questions
1.  There was no opportunity to escape because the Nautilus was moving too fast.
2. The crew of the Nautilus gathered the huge amount of gold from the sand in Vigo Bay.
3. Dr. Aronnax did not want to escape, so he was happy that they were not able to try.
Chapter 12
Preview Questions
1. Atlantis is an ancient, legendary kingdom that was believed to have sunk beneath the sea.
2. Some Greek historians are Herodotus, Xenophon and Polybius.
3.  I think history is more interesting because there are so many interesting things to learn. Fishing is more interesting because it’s relaxing and thrilling at the same time.
Review Questions
1. The red light under the sea came from lava flowing from the side of an undersea mountain.
2. The Nautilus stopped inside an extinct volcano because it is a home where the crew can mine for coal to make sodium for batteries.
3.  Ned wanted to see if there was a way out of the cave.
Chapter 13
Preview Questions
1. Sargasso Sea, Cape Horn, South Shetland Islands Map
2. Deepest part of all the oceans is in the Marianna Trench.
3. I think its right to hunt whales if it’s part of a cultural history.  I don’t think it’s right to hunt whales because it is cruel to beautiful animal.
Review Questions
1.  The Sargasso Sea is surrounded by the Gulf Stream current, which brings seaweed and grass into the sea.
2.  Ned had disapproved the manner that Captain Nemo slaughtered so many sperm whales.
3. British and America whalers had killed them all.
Chapter 14
Preview Questions
1. The first person to reach South Pole was Roald Amundsen on December 14, 1911.
2.  Jules Verne wrote this story in 1870.
3. The physical South Pole is on the continent of Antarctica.
Review Questions
1. The Nautilus traveled under the ice cap for 2 days and reached the area of land near the South Pole and walked the rest of the way by foot.
2.  Ice started to form in the sea around the Nautilus.
3. It would take 5 nights and 4 days to dig through the ice and free the Nautilus.
Chapter 15
Preview Questions
1. I think the Nautilus will need to use some kind of heat to melt its way out.
2. The average person can live 3 to 4 minutes without air.
3. A squid can be as large as 14 meters.
Review Questions
1. Captain Nemo heated water in his batteries and pumped it into the hole while the men dug the hole deeper.
2. Captain Nemo threw an ax into the monster’s mouth and saved Ned.
3. Ned wanted Dr. Aronnax to ask Captain Nemo if they were going to stay captives of the captain forever.

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