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English 8: Unit 9: Natural Disasters

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

2.

Last night volcano Maui ________ and the large areas of land were affected.

a)

erupts

b)

erupted

c)

erupting

d)

erupt

3.

Drought is

a)

a sudden violent of the ground

b)

a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

c)

a long period without rain

d)

a strong wind that blows in a circle

4.

________ often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

a)

droughts

b)

storms

c)

floods

d)

sandstorms

5.

The mudslide .......................... the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.

a)

struck

b)

erupted

c)

raged

d)

buried

6.

We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls ......................... .

a)

collapsed

b)

erupted

c)

raged

d)

struck

7.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling

a)

was written

b)

written

c)

wrote

8.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

ice

c)

lightning

9.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

10.

What is this?

a)

tsunami

b)

volcano

c)

bilzzard

11.

Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe ________.

a)

tropical storm

b)

trapped

c)

injured

d)

damage

12.

Rescue workers have freed those who were

________ in flooded homes.

a)

medical supplies

b)

damage

c)

storm

d)

trapped

13.

A powerful ___________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

a)

earthquake

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

d)

landslide

14.

There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province last night, causing a lot of damage.

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tropical storm

c)

flood

d)

drought

15.

There is a .............. after the earthquake in the sea.

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

tsunami

16.

What makes forest fires worse?

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

snow

17.

I went to bed after I.....off the television.

a)

switched

b)

has switched

c)

had switched

d)

have switching

18.

Noura left the restaurant after she......eating.

a)

had have finished

b)

had finished

c)

have finish

d)

has finished

19.

Hundreds of people were made ____________ after the flood.

a)

homeless

b)

helpless

c)

careless

d)

endless

20.

“No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”.

“____________!”

a)

Oh dear!

b)

That’s shocking!

c)

That’s a relief!

d)

How terrible!

21.

An example of a natural disaster is a ____________.

a)

snowfall

b)

tornado

c)

thunder

d)

rainbow

22.

A powerful ___________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

a)

earthquake

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

d)

landslide

23.

Forest fire is

a)

a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

b)

a long period without rain

c)

a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

d)

a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

24.

Tornado is

a)

a strong wind that blows in a circle

b)

a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry

c)

a disaster that a volcano explodes and throws out fire, lava, smoke etc.

d)

an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

25.

Drought is

a)

a sudden violent of the ground

b)

a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

c)

a long period without rain

d)

a strong wind that blows in a circle

26.

Tsunami is

a)

a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

b)

an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

c)

a sudden violent of the ground

d)

a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

27.

Earthquake is

a)

a long period without rain

b)

a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

c)

a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

d)

a sudden violent of the ground

28.

Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

a)

prepares

b)

erupts

c)

stops

d)

photographs

29.

Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

a)

looked

b)

suggested

c)

minded

d)

decided

30.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

volcano

d)

eruption

31.

________ is the most common natural disaster in your country? - Snowstorms.

a)

What

b)

Which

c)

How

d)

Do

32.

The __________ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.

a)

mudslide

b)

tornado

c)

drought

d)

thunderstorm

33.

An example of a natural disaster is a ____________.

a)

snowfall

b)

tornado

c)

thunder

d)

rainbow

34.

A severe topical ____________ is called a typhoon.

a)

drought

b)

rain

c)

flood

d)

storm

35.

Hundreds of people were made ____________ after the flood.

a)

homeless

b)

helpless

c)

careless

d)

endless

36.

All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with ________ accommodation.

a)

short

b)

temporary

c)

present

d)

instant

37.

Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________.

a)

stay

b)

home

c)

house

d)

hometown

38.

What type of natural disaster is this?

"Hot lava, ash and gases come up suddenly from below the earth’s surface through an opening of a mountain"

a)

mudslide

b)

forest fire

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

drought

39.

What type of natural disaster is this?

"A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel"

a)

tornado

b)

typhoon

c)

flood

d)

tsunami

40.

A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe _________.

a)

flood

b)

mudslide

c)

drought

d)

earthquake

41.

Teams of people are still clearing the (a)   from damaged trees and houses after the tornado.

42.

What type of natural disaster is this?

"A violent tropical storm with very strong winds"

(a)  

43.

Last night volcano Maui ________ and the large areas of land were affected.

a)

erupts

b)

erupted

c)

erupting

d)

erupt

44.

Choose the correct answers.

The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.

a)

tornado    

b)

tornado    

c)

tsunami  

d)

earthquake

45.

After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

a)

flood

b)

tornado   

c)

typhoon

d)

mudslide

46.

chỗ ở -> English?

a)

accommodation

b)

acommodation

c)

accomodation

d)

acomodation

47.

chôn vùi, vùi lấp

(a)  

48.

collapse (v) nghĩa là gì?

a)

đổ, sập

b)

té, ngã

c)

mất, rơi

d)

phối hợp

49.

sự thiệt hại, sự hư hại

(a)  

50.

tai họa, thảm họa

(a)  

51.

hạn hán

(a)  

52.

trận động đất

(a)  

53.

phun (núi lửa) -> English?

a)

erupt

b)

erup

c)

eurpt

d)

erutp

54.

eruption (n) nghĩa là gì?

a)

sự phun (núi lửa)

b)

sự cạn (núi lửa)

c)

sự đông cứng (dung nham)

d)

sự phun (nước)

55.

sơ tán

(a)  

56.

cháy rừng -> English

a)

forest fire

b)

forest tree

c)

forest burn

d)

forest gump

57.

không có nhà cửa, vô gia cư

(a)  

58.

m_dsl_de (n) : lũ bùn

a)

u-i

b)

i-i

c)

i-u

d)

u-u

59.

dập tắt (lửa..) -> English

a)

put out

b)

put in

c)

put into

d)

put for

60.

diễn ra ác liệt, hung dữ, cuồng nộ

(a)  

61.

_______ worker (n) nhân viên cứu hộ

a)

rescue

b)

exiter

c)

saving

d)

helping

62.

tung, rải, rắc -> English?

a)

scatter

b)

scater

c)

sccater

d)

sccatter

63.

lốc xoáy

(a)  

64.

làm cho mắc kẹt, bẫy

(a)  

65.

sóng thần

(a)  

66.

bão nhiệt đới

(a)  

67.

nạn nhân

(a)  

68.

núi lửa

(a)  

69.

what does " accommodation " mean?

a)

sụp đổ

b)

chỗ ở

c)

động đất

d)

hoành hành

70.

what does 'drought' mean?

a)

hạn hán

b)

sạt lở bùn đất

c)

tạm thời

d)

sóng thần

71.

what does 'strike' mean?

a)

rung, lắc

b)

sốc

c)

ập đến, tấn công vào

d)

bão nhiệt đới

72.

what does 'wipe out' mean?

a)

lốc xoáy

b)

bão nhiệt đới

c)

cháy rừng

d)

phá hủy hoàn toàn

73.

what does 'tornado' mean?

a)

lốc xoáy, vòi rồng

b)

cường độ địa chấn

c)

đống đổ nát

d)

dọn dẹp

74.

what does 'mudslide' mean?

a)

sơ tán

b)

ăn chơi

c)

hết mình

d)

sạt lở

75.

what does 'evacuate' mean?

a)

làm mắc kẹt

b)

cuốn đi

c)

sơ tán, di tản

d)

rung, lắc

76.

what does 'sweep away' mean?

a)

sạt lở

b)

quét sạch, cuốn đi

c)

chỗ ở

d)

hạn hán

77.

what does 'earthquake' mean?

a)

ôi trời ơi

b)

động đất

c)

lũ lụt

d)

sóng thần

78.

what does 'tsunami' mean?

a)

núi lửa phun trào

b)

động đất

c)

sóng thần

d)

lốc xoáy, vòi rồng

79.

chôn vùi, vùi lấp

(a)  

80.

sự thiệt hại, sự hư hại

(a)  

81.

tai họa, thảm họa

(a)  

82.

sơ tán

(a)  

83.

làm cho mắc kẹt, bẫy

(a)  

84.

nạn nhân

(a)  

85.

Because of typhoon, the authorities ______ residents to escape.

a)

solved

b)

evacuated

c)

put out

d)

trapped

86.

Many houses _____ by the storm.

a)

built

b)

supported

c)

collapsed

d)

erupted

87.

He is one of ____ after tsunami.

a)

survivors

b)

nurses

c)

workers

d)

residents

88.

Climate _____ every year.

a)

is unchanged

b)

buries

c)

solves

d)

transforms

89.

Many victim were _____ from the flood.

a)

put out

b)

raged

c)

rescued

d)

shaked

90.

Drought ______ the harvest yeild last year.

a)

increased

b)

grew

c)

decreased

d)

supported

91.

Buildings _____ during earthquake yesterday.

a)

shaked

b)

erupted

c)

scattered

d)

built

92.

Many people were ______ seriously in tornado.

a)

accurate

b)

injured

c)

laugh

d)

relief

93.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

94.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

95.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

96.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

97.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

98.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

99.

This is the picture of a (a)   .

100.

There was a/ an _____ last year.

a)

mudslide

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

earthquake

101.

There was a/ an _____ last year.

a)

mudslide

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

earthquake

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