Free Printable English 8. Unit 9. Natural disasters

1.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

a)

aquatic

b)

collapse

c)

evacuate

d)

agree

2.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

a)

disaster

b)

violent

c)

wind

d)

victim

3.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others

a)

photography

b)

demography

c)

geography

d)

climatology

4.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others

a)

classic

b)

nature

c)

collapse

d)

debris

5.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

What had you do before you left school yesterday?

a)

had

b)

do

c)

before

d)

left

6.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

I think that there are more natural disasters now than there use to be.

a)

that

b)

are

c)

than

d)

use

7.

Choose the best answer

The _______ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.

a)

prediction

b)

eruption

c)

cyclone

d)

shift

8.

A large number of fishermen ________ when the storm struck.

a)

died

b)

was died

c)

are died

d)

were died

9.

Son: How was your last summer vacation?

Nam: ___________! There was nothing exciting to do, and no interesting places to go.

a)

Awesome

b)

That’s awful

c)

How wonderful

d)

Boring, just boring

10.

The water supply __________ by the fertilizers and the pesticides used on many farms.

a)

is polluted

b)

is polluting

c)

pollutes

d)

will pollute

11.

A _________ is a strong dangerous wind which forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

hurricane

c)

typhoon

d)

tornado

12.

When we arrived at the cinema, the movie _________.

a)

started already

b)

had already started

c)

was already starting

d)

would already start

13.

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word

Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.

a)

damaged

b)

fell down

c)

destroyed

d)

shook

14.

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word

The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again.

a)

attack

b)

shoot

c)

threat

d)

appear

15.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word

Ten new houses are built in the town every year.

a)

pulled down

b)

put up

c)

rebuilt

d)

fallen down

16.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word

The villagers trapped in flooded homes were rescued last night.

a)

caught

b)

stuck

c)

escaped

d)

kept

17.

Rewrite the sentence with no change in meaning:

A lot of fish died due to the polluted water.

a)

The polluted water made a lot of fish to die.

b)

The polluted water made a lot of fish died.

c)

The polluted water was made a lot of fish die.

d)

The polluted water made a lot of fish die.

18.

Rewrite the sentence with no change in meaning:

The police evacuated villagers to safe places. Then the volcano erupted.

a)

By the time the volcano erupted, the police had evacuated villagers to safe places.

b)

By the time the volcano had erupted, the police had evacuated villagers to safe places.

c)

By the time the volcano had erupted, the police evacuated villagers to safe places.

d)

By the time the volcano erupted, the police evacuated villagers to safe places.

19.

Rewrite the sentence with no change in meaning:

The heavy rain and thunderstorm caused the destruction of many houses in the village.

a)

Because of the heavy rain and thunderstorm, many houses in the village damaged/destroyed.

b)

Because of the heavy rain and thunderstorm, many houses in the village were damaged/destroyed.

c)

Because of the fact that heavy rain and thunderstorm, many houses in the village were damaged/destroyed.

d)

Because of the rain was heavy and thunderstorm, many houses in the village were damaged/destroyed.

20.

Rewrite the sentence with no change in meaning:

The storm weakened. Then the rescue workers arrived in the areas. (when)

a)

The storm weakened when the rescue workers arrived in the areas.

b)

The storm had weakened when the rescue workers had arrived in the areas.

c)

The storm had weakened when the rescue workers arrived in the areas.

d)

The storm weakened when the rescue workers arrived in the areas.

English 8. Unit 9. Natural disasters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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