wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

(Grade 08) U7 Pollution - Vocabulary test in class

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

2. More and more waste and (a)   are poured into the water, the soil and the air.

3.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

3. The (a)   material is stored in a special radiation-proof Container.

4.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

4. Oil spills can cause the death of (a)   animals such as fish.

5.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

5. (a)   sewage can spread disease and contaminate drinking water sources.

6.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

6. Cholera is transmitted through (a)   water

7.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

7. The health (a)   of air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer, and asthma.

8.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

8. Carbon dioxide is a dangerous air (a)   .

9.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

9. Over 150,000 tonnes of waste are (a)   annually along the coastline.

10.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

10. Up to 100.000 fish were found (a)   along the river last week.

11.

Underline the right option.

The planet’s water reserves are constantly polluted by waste from agriculture, industries, and (1) sewage / sewers / sewing.

a)

sewage

b)

sewers

c)

sewing

12.

Underline the right option.

Since water is always circulating through the environment, it transports the (2) pollution / polluted / pollutants it contains from one area to the next.

a)

pollution

b)

polluted

c)

pollutants

13.

Underline the right option.

A pesticide that is (3) sprayed / spread / crowded on a field, for example, seeps into the groundwater,

a)

sprayed

b)

spread

c)

crowded

14.

Underline the right option.

finds its way to a stream, and finally (4) ends up / gives up / comes up in the ocean.

a)

ends up

b)

gives up

c)

comes up

15.

Underline the right option.

These toxic substances harm (5) poisonous / aquatic / dead plants and animals, and also infect the food Chain

a)

poisonous

b)

aquatic

c)

dead

16.

Underline the right option.

causing certain plant and animal species to become (6) extinct / extinction / extincted.

a)

extinct

b)

extinction

c)

extincted

17.

Underline the right option.

They can also (7) effect / defect / affect humans who eat fish.

a)

effect

b)

defect

c)

affect

18.

Underline the right option.

Even though (8) dumping / collecting / clearing garbage in the ocean is strictly forbidden

a)

dumping

b)

collecting

c)

clearing

19.

Underline the right option.

many countries release their (9) treated / untreated / treatment sewer waste and dispose of their garbage into the water.

a)

treated

b)

untreated

c)

treatment

20.

Underline the right option.

In addition to this, more than 6 million tons of oil are accidentally (10) spilled / littered / floated into the ocean every year.

a)

spilled

b)

littered

c)

floated

21.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1

a)

A. disease

b)

B. dead

c)

C. treatment

d)

D. sneeze

22.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

2

a)

A. environment

b)

B. billboard

c)

C. visual

d)

D. litter

23.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

3

a)

A. birth

b)

B. thermal

c)

C. earth

d)

D. further

24.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

4

a)

A. poisoned

b)

B. died

c)

C. dumped

d)

D. caused

25.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

5

a)

A. contaminant

b)

B. Waste

c)

C. illustrate

d)

D. radiation

26.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

1

a)

A. environment

b)

B. temperature

c)

C. botanical

d)

D. contaminant

27.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

2

a)

A. untreated

b)

B. aquatic

c)

C. pollution

d)

D. electronic

28.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

3

a)

A. pollute

b)

B. poison

c)

C. damage

d)

D. illustrate

29.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

4

a)

A. presentation

b)

B. radioactive

c)

C. environmental

d)

D. contamination

30.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.

5

a)

A. permanent

b)

B. Chemical

c)

C. dramatic

d)

D. Herbicide

31.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. After the accident, many people were exposed________ radiation.

a)

A. from

b)

B. at

c)

C. to

d)

D. with

32.

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)

A. on

b)

B. of

c)

C. for

d)

D. to

33.

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)

A. Air pollution

b)

B. Light pollution

c)

C. Water pollution

d)

D. Noise pollution

34.

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)

A. Fertilizers

b)

B. Pesticides

c)

C. Herbicides

d)

D. Pollutants

35.

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)

A. get on

b)

B. end up

c)

C. go into

d)

D. result in