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ENGLISH VOCABULARY - SAVING OUR WORLD

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The actions of man have led to the ____________ of forests around the world.

a)

Annihilation

b)

Absorption

c)

Destruction

d)

Removal

2.

Greenpeace is an international group that is ____________ to saving the Earth.

a)

aimed

b)

dedicated

c)

loyal

d)

faithful

3.

The tiger is on the ____________ of extinction because most of its natural habitat has been destroyed by man.

a)

verge

b)

edge

c)

possibility

d)

border

4.

A large part of the forest was destroyed when the trees were ____________ by the developers

a)

demolished

b)

felled

c)

extinguished

d)

displaced

5.

Many wild animals that roam onto highways have ____________ with cars and died.

a)

knocked

b)

collided

c)

smashed

d)

bumped

6.

Although it is illegal to kill elephants, ____________ still continues because their tusks can be sold for a high price.

a)

poaching

b)

plundering

c)

pilfering

d)

freying

7.

Garbage disposal ____________ in most of the poorer countries are not well designed and, therefore, they have polluted the surrounding areas as well.

a)

posts

b)

scenes

c)

habitats

d)

sites

8.

Ships that dump toxic ____________ into the sea have killed both people and animals.

a)

ruins

b)

offal

c)

dregs

d)

waste

9.

Conservationists are trying hard to prevent the animal population from ____________.

a)

dwindling

b)

contracting

c)

failing

d)

fading

10.

____________ occurs when soil, mud and rock flows down the land due to heavy rain.

a)

erosion

b)

decomposition

c)

decay

d)

corrosion