Quiz on News Item Text

What was the main effect of the heavy rains in Guangdong?

• Increase in tourism

• Increase in agricultural production

• Floods and landslides

• Decrease in rainfall

How many people were forced to relocate due to flooding?

• 136.500

• 177.600

• 654.700

• 177.500

Which provinces were the most affected by the rainfall?

• Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin

• Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian

• Hubei, Henan and Hebei

• Sichuan, Hunnan and Yunnan

Which saying verbs in the text that indicates Wang Weiyue was giving his interpretation?

• Told

• Said

• Stated

• Explained

What is the action verb used to describe the damage to roads and cars in Guizhou province?

• Swept

• Flooded

• Collapsed

• Destroyed

Which action verbs is used to indicate how the heavy rain affected people's living conditions?

• Moved

• Allowed

• Persuaded

• Forced

What is the function of the quotation fron Wang Weiyue in the last paragraph?

• To explain the scientific reason behind the heavy rainfall

• To present detailed weather forecast

• To question the effectiveness of emergency management

• To describe the effect of flooding on agriculture

What is the main event in a news item text?

• The author's opinion

• The core of the news

• The conclusion of the article

• The background information

How is statistical data used in the third paragraph?

• To compare the rainfall in different years

• To show how climate change directly causes the floods

• To predict rainfall for the following month

• To highlight the severity of the current rainfall by comparing it to past records

What is the significance of using adverbs in news item texts?

• To provide personal opinions

• To confuse the reader

• To express how an activity occurs

• To make the text longer