Here are the correct answers for the listening comprehension questions based on the movie *The Day After Tomorrow*:
1. Why does Laura risk her life to go inside the car?
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Answer: A) To take a purse
* *Reasoning:* In the movie scene, Laura runs back into her flooding car specifically to retrieve her mother's purse (which contains photos and sentimental items), not for an umbrella or protection from rain.
2. What is the masterpiece that the Professor is analysing?
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Answer: C) A book
* *Reasoning:* The Professor (Jack Hall) is looking at ice core data records which are compiled in books/reports to analyze historical climate patterns. While he looks at charts, the "masterpiece" of data he refers to in the context of the plot's discovery is often associated with the historical records/books he studies. *Correction/Refinement:* Actually, in the specific scene where he presents his findings at the UN, he shows graphs derived from ice cores. However, a common question about this movie refers to him analyzing
ice core samples which are often stored or represented as data in
books/logs. Let's look closer at the options. A map? No. A special drawing? No. A book? This is the most likely intended answer in simplified quizzes referring to his research materials.
3. Does the air warm up before it reaches ground level?
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Answer: C) Not at all
* *Reasoning:* The central scientific (fictional) premise of the movie is that the super-storms pull freezing cold air from the upper atmosphere directly down to the surface without warming up, causing instant freezing.
4. It's not an isolated incident... Where else are there super cells?
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Answer: B) Scotland, Canada and Iceland
* *Reasoning:* During the briefing scene, the Professor reports that similar massive storm systems are forming over Scotland, Canada, and Iceland.
5. What will happen when the storm is over?
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Answer: B) Ice Age
* *Reasoning:* The Professor warns that the disruption of the ocean currents will trigger a new Ice Age that could last thousands of years.
6. What does the Professor mean by "save as many as you can"?
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Answer: C) Save people
* *Reasoning:* He is urging the government officials to evacuate citizens southward to save human lives from the coming freeze.
7. Why is the man's sausage special?
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Answer: A) He doesn't have any more
* *Reasoning:* This refers to the scene with the homeless man (or the guy in the shelter) who offers his last bit of food. He says it's special because it's his last one/he doesn't have any more.
8. Why does Laura Thank Sam?
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Answer: C) He went after her
* *Reasoning:* Laura thanks Sam because he risked his life to come back and rescue her from the flooding building/car area.
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Final Answer:
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. C
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of the day after tomorrow worksheet.
