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Natural disasters

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture shows...

a)

a flood

b)

a landslide

c)

an earthquake

d)

a drought

2.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

The highest ____________________ was recorded in China where 830.000 people perished in the earthquake.

a)

death toll

b)

catastrophic

c)

location_

d)

damage

3.

Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

Good construction techniques can_________________ the risk to people.

a)

improve

b)

lessen

c)

severe

d)

increase

4.

The _____________________ is severe; rain falls rarely and in small quantities.

a)

earthquake

b)

catastrophic

c)

drought

d)

hurricane

5.

The reporter said that

a)

there has been many casualties.

b)

there was many casualties.

c)

there are many casualties.

d)

there had been many casualties.

6.

The president said (a)   keep calm and stay at home.

7.

What is the direct speech?

"They said the reporter had spoken about the landslide.

a)

"The reporter speaks about the landslide"

b)

"The reporter has spoken about the landslide"

c)

"The reporter spoke about the landslide"

d)

"They said he spoke about the landslide"

8.

Choose the correct reported speech sentence

" The hurricane devastated the east coast"

a)

They said the hurricane would devastate the east coast.

b)

They said the hurricane devastate the east coast.

c)

They said the hurricane had devastated the east coast.

d)

They said the hurricane has devastated the east coast.

9.

The magnitude of an earthquake is__________________ on the Richter scale.

a)

located

b)

measured

c)

struck

d)

lessened

10.

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

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

landslide

d)

tornado