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.

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.

(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.

Q2: Short Questions

(i) What made explorers undertake a hazardous journey to South America?
(ii) How did people come together for the expeditions?
(iii) What were the difficulties faced by the explorers?
(iv) Why was Antonio de Berrio forced to give up his search?
(v) How did Walter Raleigh win over 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 ___________.
(ii) Antonio de Berrio embarked on an expedition with ___________ horsemen in search of El Dorado
(iii) Walter Raleigh set sail with a fleet of ___________ vessels and about ___________ gentlemen adventurers.
(iv) Raleigh's fleet was captured and deprived of its ___________ soon after his departure.
(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.

Q4: True/False 

(i) The explorers believed El Dorado to be a city with golden streets, temples, and rich mines of gold and silver.
(ii) Antonio de Berrio was successful in his quest to find El Dorado.
(iii) Walter Raleigh's fleet was captured and deprived of its cargo soon after his departure.
(iv) Walter Raleigh found El Dorado during his expedition.
(v) The explorers treated the native inhabitants with hostility and violence.

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