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Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists tried to ______ the earthquake so people could evacuate in time.

a)

foresee

b)

anticipate

c)

intervene

d)

counteract

2.

Nobody could ______ how quickly the flood would spread through the valley.

a)

foresee

b)

displacement

c)

conflict

d)

phobia

3.

The country grew weaker during its long ______, even though the real enemy was hunger.

a)

conflict

b)

civil war

c)

tension

d)

displacement

4.

Earthquakes struck during the nation’s ______, worsening the suffering of those already divided.

a)

survival

b)

civil war

c)

constructive

d)

development

5.

There was constant ______ over scarce water supplies after the drought.

a)

conflict

b)

tension

c)

phobia

d)

sympathy

6.

Although people wanted peace, ______ grew as villages fought over fertile soil left by the volcano.

a)

constructive

b)

survival

c)

conflict

d)

migration

7.

After the earthquake reduced the city to rubble, families fled as ______.

a)

refugees

b)

culture

c)

biosphere

d)

foresight

8.

Severe flooding turned thousands into ______, searching for safety in neighboring lands.

a)

refugees

b)

sympathy

c)

conflict

d)

development

9.

His fear of tremors seemed ______, since no earthquake had struck the area in decades.

a)

irrational

b)

sustainable

c)

constructive

d)

refugee

10.

It may look ______ to avoid tall buildings, but past disasters made her cautious.

a)

irrational

b)

foresight

c)

sympathetic

d)

displaced

11.

Even after human migration to safety, people continued to share food from their old ______.

a)

conflict

b)

biosphere

c)

culture

d)

foresight

12.

After the eruption, villagers tried to preserve their ______ by retelling traditional stories.

a)

civil war

b)

sympathy

c)

culture

d)

sustainability

13.

The tsunami caused massive ______, forcing people to abandon their homes.

a)

conflict

b)

displacement

c)

survival

d)

foresight

14.

War and earthquakes often lead to ______, leaving families with no permanent shelter.

a)

displacement

b)

phobia

c)

migration

d)

culture

15.

______ grew in the camp as food ran out after weeks of waiting for aid.

a)

foresight

b)

displacement

c)

tension

d)

constructive

16.

The rumbling volcano filled everyone with ______ as they waited for what might come.

a)

sympathy

b)

tension

c)

survival

d)

development

17.

Leaders decided to ______ before the disagreement over rebuilding turned into more fighting.

a)

intervene

b)

foresee

c)

migration

d)

displacement

18.

Engineers had to ______ quickly to stop the dam from collapsing after the quake.

a)

intervene

b)

counteract

c)

culture

d)

partake

19.

Planting trees helped to ______ the erosion that was washing away the farmland.

a)

counteract

b)

culture

c)

survival

20.

Volunteers built sea walls to ______ the force of incoming storms.

a)

counteract

b)

development

c)

foresee

d)

anticipate

21.

Volcanoes can be destructive but also ______, creating new islands.

a)

constructive

b)

conflict

c)

civil war

d)

culture

22.

The team’s discussions were ______, leading to better earthquake safety plans.

a)

constructive

b)

tension

c)

displacement

d)

foresight

23.

After days of walking, the refugees gathered to ______ in the food distribution.

a)

conflict

b)

partake

c)

foresight

d)

displacement

24.

Villagers wanted to ______ in rebuilding homes destroyed by the landslide.

a)

partake

b)

civil war

c)

intervene

d)

sympathy

25.

Engineers built channels to ______ lava away from the town.

a)

divert

b)

foresee

c)

sustainable

d)

survival

26.

Refugees had to ______ around flooded rivers during the migration.

a)

divert

b)

partake

c)

intervene

d)

conflict

27.

Scientists did not ______ how powerful the aftershocks would be.

a)

anticipate

b)

foresee

c)

conflict

d)

divert

28.

She began to ______ the relief workers bringing fresh water after weeks of thirst.

a)

culture

b)

anticipate

c)

partake

d)

develop

29.

Earthquakes, volcanoes, and erosion all shape the ______ in which life exists.

a)

displacement

b)

survival

c)

biosphere

d)

foresight

30.

Protecting clean water is vital for every community in the ______.

a)

human migration

b)

biosphere

c)

sympathy

d)

conflict

31.

Students showed ______ by sending supplies to earthquake survivors.

a)

foresight

b)

conflict

c)

sympathy

d)

migrant

32.

She felt deep ______ for the refugees who lost everything in the flood.

a)

sympathy

b)

displacement

c)

foresight

d)

culture

33.

His ______ of storms made migration across open plains very difficult.

a)

phobia

b)

foresight

c)

culture

d)

conflict

34.

After the eruption, she developed a ______ of fire.

a)

culture

b)

phobia

c)

foresight

d)

displacement

35.

The drought led to mass ______ as families searched for survival far away.

a)

conflict

b)

human migration

c)

foresight

d)

sympathy

36.

Earthquakes often trigger ______ when people seek safety in other regions.

a)

human migration

b)

phobia

c)

displacement

d)

foresight

37.

Gathering water and food was necessary for the refugees’ ______.

a)

foresight

b)

survival

c)

displacement

d)

phobia

38.

Rescue workers provided shelter to ensure the community’s ______ after the landslide.

a)

survival

b)

sustainability

c)

sympathy

d)

intervene

39.

New wells were built with ______ in mind, so clean water would last for future generations.

a)

foresight

b)

survival

c)

sustainability

d)

displacement

40.

Constructing schools and hospitals marked an important step in the village’s ______.

a)

foresight

b)

development

c)

displacement

d)

conflict