The Quest for El Dorado Class 7 Worksheet English Oxford

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) Why did people travel to seek out El Dorado?
(a) To undertake an adventurous journey.
(b) To get fame and awards from the rulers.
(c) To verify existing knowledge of the place.
(d) To seek gold and other riches that lay hidden.
Ans: (d)
The explorers were lured by the promise of wealth beyond measure.

Q2: How did the native inhabitants react to the explorers?
(a) They kept the gold themselves.
(b) They viewed them as evil people.
(c) They avoided intrusions in their domain.
(d) They misled the explorers out of fear and for the temptation of gifts.
Ans: (d)
The natives either tortured or plied the explorers with gifts in the pursuit of information.

(iii) What does the phrase "El Dorado lies concealed in the mists of legend and romance" suggest?
(a) The existence of El Dorado will scare people.
(b) People like to weave stories about mysterious lands.
(c) Stories about El Dorado will continue to interest readers.
(d) All of the above.
Ans: (c)
The phrase implies that El Dorado remains a legendary and romanticized concept.

Q2: Short Questions

(i) What made explorers undertake a hazardous journey to South America?
Ans: The promise of unimaginable wealth, particularly gold, motivated explorers to undertake the journey to South America in search of El Dorado.

(ii) How did people come together for the expeditions?
Ans: Expeditions typically began with a charismatic and influential individual announcing their intention to search for El Dorado. Europeans, mostly Spaniards, signed up, bringing their own equipment, weapons, and horses. They would also take livestock and fighting dogs.

(iii) What were the difficulties faced by the explorers?
Ans: The explorers faced difficulties such as illnesses, desertion, attacks from the indigenous population, mosquito-infested swamps, hostile natives, extreme heat, flooded rivers, and dangerous mountain passes.

(iv) Why was Antonio de Berrio forced to give up his search?
Ans: Antonio de Berrio was forced to give up his search for El Dorado because the route was difficult, the natives were hostile, and many of his men and horses died or were slain during the expedition.

(v) How did Walter Raleigh win over the natives?
Ans: Walter Raleigh won over the natives by treating them with kindness and gentleness, dispelling their suspicions that the English were robbers and cannibals. He showed them friendship and received hospitality from the natives.

Q3: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The explorers believed El Dorado to be a city with dazzling gold-paved streets, golden temples, and rich mines of ___________ and ___________.
Ans: gold and silver

(ii) Antonio de Berrio embarked on an expedition with ___________ horsemen in search of El Dorado.
Ans: seven hundred

(iii) Walter Raleigh set sail with a fleet of ___________ vessels and about ___________ gentlemen adventurers.
Ans: five; one hundred

(iv) Raleigh's fleet was captured and deprived of its ___________ soon after his departure.
Ans: cargo

(v) Raleigh described the river as a "labyrinth of rivers" and mentioned that they could have wandered for a whole year without finding any way if ___________ had not helped them.
Ans: God

Q4: True/False 

(i) The explorers believed El Dorado to be a city with golden streets, temples, and rich mines of gold and silver.
Ans: True

(ii) Antonio de Berrio was successful in his quest to find El Dorado.
Ans: False

(iii) Walter Raleigh's fleet was captured and deprived of its cargo soon after his departure.
Ans: True

(iv) Walter Raleigh found El Dorado during his expedition.
Ans: False

(v) The explorers treated the native inhabitants with hostility and violence.
Ans: False