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Listening Summative Earth Hour

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth hour takes place _____every year.

a)

in October

b)

in the same month

c)

on the same day

d)

in the morning

2.

Earth Hour started in _________.

a)

Paris

b)

San Francisco

c)

Sydney

d)

New York

3.

It was first celebrated in _______.

a)

2007

b)

2008

c)

2012

4.

In 2008, _____ countries took part in the event.

a)

35

b)

400

c)

7,000

5.

The Earth Hour movement is _______ a one-hour event.

a)

only

b)

part of

c)

more than

6.

The ________ is the organization that introduced the idea for Earth Hour.

a)

United Nations

b)

World Health Organization

c)

World Wide Fund for Nature

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

7.

Why do people turn off their lights for an hour and measure the energy saved? Choose all correct answers.

a)

To protect migrating animals who may be attracted by the city lights.

b)

To show their support for fighting the climate crisis.

c)

To decrease light pollution in large cities.

d)

To show that it's possible to make a difference.

8.

Other than getting people to turn off their lights, what else has the movement succeeded in doing?

4 lines
9.

What do you think is the real effect of Earth Hour?

a)

No effect

b)

Some effect

c)

Large effect

10.

Support your answer to the previous question with a short paragraph.

4 lines
11.

What do you predict is the future of the Earth Hour movement?

4 lines
12.

How can you join the Earth Hour movement?

a)

Sign up at the local organization office.

b)

Go to a website and find this year's Earth Hour time. Turn off your lights yourself at that time.

c)

Email a local representative.