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Chapter 8: Exercise 2,3,5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This museum (has, have) been called the best of all the Smithsonian museums.

a)

has

b)

have

2.

This enormous building (covers, cover) three blocks.

a)

cover

b)

covers

3.

Twenty-three galleries (offers, offer) visitors information and entertainment.

a)

offers

b)

offer

4.

The different showrooms (deals, deal) with various aspects of air and space travel.

a)

deals

b)

deal

5.

As you can see, the exhibits (features, feature) antique aircraft as well as modern spacecraft.

a)

features

b)

feature

6.

In another area, a theater (shows, show) films on a five-story-high screen.

a)

shows

b)

show

7.

A planetarium (is, are) located on the second floor.

a)

is

b)

are

8.

Projectors (casts, cast) realistic images of stars on the ceiling.

a)

casts

b)

cast

9.

Some tours (is, are) conducted by pilots.

a)

is

b)

are

10.

 In addition, the museum (houses, house) a large research library.

a)

houses

b)

house

11.

A tidal wave, despite its name, (is, are) not caused by the tides.

a)

is

b)

are

12.

 Earthquakes beneath the sea (causes, cause) most tidal waves.

a)

causes

b)

cause

13.

A network of warning signals (alert, alerts) people in coastal areas of an approaching tidal wave.

a)

alert

b)

alerts

14.

The tremendous force of tidal waves sometimes (causes, cause) great destruction.

a)

causes

b)

cause

15.

Walls of earth and stone along the shore (is, are) often too weak to protect coastal villages.

a)

is

b)

are

16.

 Some tidal waves, according to this encyclopedia article, (travel, travels) more than five hundred miles an hour.

a)

travel

b)

travels

17.

Tidal waves in the open ocean generally (do, does) not cause much interest.

a)

do

b)

does

18.

The height of tidal waves there often (remain, remains) low.

a)

remain

b)

remains

19.

However, waves up to one hundred feet high (occur, occurs) when tidal waves hit land.

a)

occur

b)

occurs

20.

 The scientific name for tidal waves (are, is) tsunamis.

a)

are

b)

is