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Worksheets(Grade 08) U7 Pollution - Vocabulary test in class
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
1. (a) or wastewater should be treated before it is discharged into the river or ocean.
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2. More and more waste and (a) are poured into the water, the soil and the air.
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3. The (a) material is stored in a special radiation-proof Container.
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4. Oil spills can cause the death of (a) animals such as fish.
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5. (a) sewage can spread disease and contaminate drinking water sources.
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6. Cholera is transmitted through (a) water
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7. The health (a) of air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer, and asthma.
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8. Carbon dioxide is a dangerous air (a) .
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9. Over 150,000 tonnes of waste are (a) annually along the coastline.
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10. Up to 100.000 fish were found (a) along the river last week.
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The planet’s water reserves are constantly polluted by waste from agriculture, industries, and (1) sewage / sewers / sewing.
sewage
sewers
sewing
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Since water is always circulating through the environment, it transports the (2) pollution / polluted / pollutants it contains from one area to the next.
pollution
polluted
pollutants
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A pesticide that is (3) sprayed / spread / crowded on a field, for example, seeps into the groundwater,
sprayed
spread
crowded
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finds its way to a stream, and finally (4) ends up / gives up / comes up in the ocean.
ends up
gives up
comes up
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These toxic substances harm (5) poisonous / aquatic / dead plants and animals, and also infect the food Chain
poisonous
aquatic
dead
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causing certain plant and animal species to become (6) extinct / extinction / extincted.
extinct
extinction
extincted
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They can also (7) effect / defect / affect humans who eat fish.
effect
defect
affect
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Even though (8) dumping / collecting / clearing garbage in the ocean is strictly forbidden
dumping
collecting
clearing
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many countries release their (9) treated / untreated / treatment sewer waste and dispose of their garbage into the water.
treated
untreated
treatment
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In addition to this, more than 6 million tons of oil are accidentally (10) spilled / littered / floated into the ocean every year.
spilled
littered
floated
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1
A. disease
B. dead
C. treatment
D. sneeze
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
2
A. environment
B. billboard
C. visual
D. litter
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
3
A. birth
B. thermal
C. earth
D. further
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
4
A. poisoned
B. died
C. dumped
D. caused
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
5
A. contaminant
B. Waste
C. illustrate
D. radiation
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
1
A. environment
B. temperature
C. botanical
D. contaminant
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
2
A. untreated
B. aquatic
C. pollution
D. electronic
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
3
A. pollute
B. poison
C. damage
D. illustrate
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
4
A. presentation
B. radioactive
C. environmental
D. contamination
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
5
A. permanent
B. Chemical
C. dramatic
D. Herbicide
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. After the accident, many people were exposed________ radiation.
A. from
B. at
C. to
D. with
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
2. Light pollution has a wide range of negative effects________ I’m human health.
A. on
B. of
C. for
D. to
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
3. ________can cause high blood pressure, heart problems, sleep disturbances, and hearing problems.
A. Air pollution
B. Light pollution
C. Water pollution
D. Noise pollution
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
4. ________are Chemicals that are used to kill unwanted plants, such as weeds.
A. Fertilizers
B. Pesticides
C. Herbicides
D. Pollutants
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
5. Emissions of pollutants into the air can________ changes to the climate.
A. get on
B. end up
C. go into
D. result in
