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WORLD DISASTERS

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Fukushima disaster take place?

a)

Chernobyl - Ukraine

b)

Tohoku east of Japan

c)

Tohoku coast of Japan

d)

Tohoku coast of China

2.

How many reactors were operating that day?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

none

d)

3

3.

What happened to the reactors?

a)

they exploded into million pieces

b)

they just shut down

c)

they were flooded by the tsunami

d)

they were washed away by the tsunami

4.

What happened when the reactors started to overheat?

a)

people were confined in the plant

b)

people were evacuated

c)

people were asked to help

d)

people run away home

5.

What is the meaning of the word – meltdown-?

a)

fundir, derretir, vertir

b)

fundir, mezclar, colapsar

c)

fundir, derretir, colapsar

d)

fundir, derretir, congelar

6.

What did the government do to cool the reactors down?

a)

they throw ocean water to the reactors

b)

they did nothing

c)

they call the firestation

d)

they use sea water to cool the reactors

7.

The correct translation for the word – downplay- is:

a)

jugar abajo

b)

maximizar, sobredimensionar

c)

minimizar, ignorar

d)

minimizar, restar importancia

8.

Was the plant designed to withstand any height tsunami waves?

a)

False

b)

True

9.

____________ people died as a result of this disaster.

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

15,000

d)

just a few

10.

The Word – trigger- means:

a)

gatillo, activar, poner en marcha.

b)

gatillo (small cat)

c)

gato, desactivar.

d)

desconectar, apagar.

11.

The first plane crashed against the south and north tower.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

The twin towers were expected to collapse undoubtedly.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What did people do to save their lives?

a)

some call the police and some started to cry.

b)

some waited to the end and some run away.

c)

some took the lift and some the helicopters

d)

some run to the rooftops and some took the stairs.

14.

What was people’s last option to scape?

a)

To jump out the windows

b)

To commit suicide

c)

To lay down on the floor

d)

To say "good bye" through the window

15.

What was the third plane objective?

a)

The statue of liberty

b)

The vatican

c)

The Pentagon

d)

Any place

16.

The correct translation for the word- hijack- is:

a)

Secuestrar

b)

Encerrar

c)

Robar

d)

Tomar prestado

17.

What happened to the fourth plane?

a)

It did complete the mission

b)

It was hijacked by the passengers

c)

It did not complete the mission

d)

It flew to Paris

18.

The USA president was in a meeting at the united nations.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What did the vice-president do?

a)

He left the white house and ran away home

b)

He left the white house and hide in a bunker

c)

He left the gray house and hide in a bunker

d)

He ran away home and hide

20.

who controlled the fourth sectors Berlin was divided into?

a)

The Soviet Union, The United States, Spain, and France

b)

The Soviet Union, The United States, Britain, and France

c)

The Soviet Nazis, The United Kingdom, Britain, and France

d)

The Soviet Union, The United nations, Britain, and France

21.

What led Germany to build the wall?

a)

Germany’s poor economy and political tension

b)

Germany’s poor economy

c)

Germany’s poor status and political tension

d)

Germany’s political tension

22.

The Berlin wall was made of concrete since the very beginning of the conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Who were allowed to cross the wall?

a)

Tourists and Western military personnel

b)

Tourists and diplomats

c)

No one was allowed to cross the wall

d)

Tourists , diplomats, and Western military personnel

24.

What happened to the people who tried to cross the wall without permission?

a)

some were killed and some were injured.

b)

all of them were injured

c)

some crossed, some were killed and some were injured.

d)

all of the were killed

25.

What did Michael Gorbachev did?

a)

He helped the conflict to be solved completely

b)

He tried to ease tensions

c)

He made people to reflect

d)

He did nothing

26.

A government minister announced that the wall was going to be destroyed.

a)

False

b)

True

27.

Why did some sections of the wall were not dismantled?

a)

Because they were too hard to destroy

b)

Because they were left as memorials

28.

When did the East and West Germany were unified?

a)

They were unified in October

b)

They were unified in June

c)

They were unified in July

d)

They were unified in January

29.

The great depression is related to:

a)

Social Issues

b)

Economy

c)

Politics

d)

War

30.

Why did the banks suffer with this situation?

a)

Because people stopped working

b)

Because people refused to pay their debts

c)

Because people stopped paying their credits

d)

Because people hijacked the banks

31.

Farmers were the ones who received less credit opportunities.

a)

False

b)

True

32.

What caused the over production in the post-war?

a)

Mechanization and tension

b)

all of the options

c)

Mechanization and manufacture

d)

Mechanization and expansion

33.

The USA borrowed money to other countries since they have debts due to:

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

World War III

d)

World War IV

34.

During the worst years people started to invest in goods and services much more than before.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Who was the president of the US when the great depression began?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

George Bush

d)

Abraham Lincoln

36.

What is the meaning of the word – backfire- ?

a)

disparar hacia atrás

b)

salir el tiro por el cañón

c)

perder, fallar, no acertar el blanco

d)

salir el tiro por la culata

37.

When did the great depression ended?

a)

when America entered the world war II

b)

when America left the world war II