English Reading Comprehension_Natural Disasters

Based on the passage and the timeline, what conclusion can you draw about animal behavior before natural disasters?

• A. Animals only react to tsunamis, not earthquakes.

• B. Animal behavior changes exactly one hour before a disaster.

• C. Different animals show different reactions depending on the type of disaster.

• D. All animal behavior is predictable and identical.

• E. Animals can only detect disasters caused by water.

What does the timeline help the reader understand more clearly?

• A. How each earthquake affected humans.

• B. The countries most affected by disasters.

• C. The scientific explanation for animal reactions.

• D. The order and types of disasters associated with animal behavior.

• E. The number of scientists who studied these animals.

What is the most likely reason villagers followed the elephants in the 2004 tsunami event?

• A. They were trained to follow elephants.

• B. They noticed the elephants running inland and sensed danger.

• C. They thought the elephants were playing.

• D. The elephants were loud and blocked the road.

• E. They were afraid of being left alone.

What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

• A. Animals are trained to detect earthquakes.

• B. Scientists know exactly how animals sense danger.

• C. The reasons behind animal behavior before disasters are not fully understood.

• D. Air pressure causes animals to panic.

• E. Humans can hear and see all the same signs animals do.

Based on the passage, what can be inferred about using animal behavior for disaster prediction?

• A. It is more reliable than modern technology.

• B. It cannot be used in any scientific way.

• C. It is becoming a helpful tool alongside technology.

• D. It should replace all human-made warning systems.

• E. It is only useful in rural communities.

How is the timeline related to paragraph 3?

• A. It gives more examples of human survival stories.

• B. It lists the scientists mentioned in paragraph 3.

• C. It provides the chronological order of animal reactions described in paragraph 3.

• D. It explains how the disasters were caused.

• E. It shows the cost of damage in each disaster.

Why might some scientists be skeptical about using animals to predict disasters?

• A. There are too many animals in the world to observe.

• B. Animals behave strangely all the time.

• C. There is no confirmed scientific explanation yet.

• D. Animals often hide during disasters.

• E. They prefer using animals over machines.

What conclusion can you draw from both the passage and the chart about animals' role in disaster awareness?

• A. Animals react after the disaster begins.

• B. Only trained animals can detect danger.

• C. Observing animal behavior might give humans extra time to prepare.

• D. Disasters can be completely avoided by watching animals.

• E. Technology is no longer needed if animals are observed.