SOPHOMORE CLASSES: PRE TEST.

I. Match the words in column A with their corresponding meaning in column B.


1.Huge                           ____Enormous, very big.


2. Bottom                       ____Water formation .

3. Quickly                      ____ An example of.

4. Warn                          ____Water covering an inhabited area.

5. Against                      ____Maybe.

6. Measure                    ____Still.

7. Giant                         ____Harm caused by injury.

8. Reach                       ____ Coast

9. Wave                        ____The lowest part.

10. Quite                      ____Pretty much.

11. Such as                   ____Very fast.

12. Get close                ____ Approach.

13. Harbor                   ____ To get to a point

14. Damage                  ____ Very big.

15. Even                       ____Determine a dimension

16. Flood                      ____ Caution.

17. Perhaps                   ____Opposed to.

II. Read the following statements and choose the correct alternative.

1. Where does the word “tsunami” come from?


a) Thailand b) China c) Indonesia d) Japan



2. How high can waves be on a tsunami?

a) 15 meters b) 30 meters c) 40 meters d) 50 meters



3. The “tsunami watch” was created in:

a) Bahamas b) Tahiti c) Haiti d) Hawaii

4. Tsunamis are formed:


a) Because of earthquakes at the bottom of the sea

b) Because of earthquakes at the surface of the sea.

c) Because of earthquakes in land.

d) None.



5. “Hilo” is a:

a) Tsunami name

b) a volcano

c) a hawaiian town

d) a japanese city.

6. A tsunami is a huge wave that causes:


a) destruction b) happiness c) water d) none







7. A disaster which is not natural is a/an:

a) flood

b) avalanche

c) nuclear plant breakdown

d) eruption.

III. Change these sentences from Active to Passive.
 
1. She took a test yesterday.  


2. The police changed the traffic.

3. The librarian lent many books.

4. A technician fixed the computers.

5. My mother drank a glass of juice.

6. We painted our house.

7. John Lennon wrote many great songs.

8. Alexis Sánchez scored a goal.

9. The principal gave a speech.

10.Four men beat a homeless person.


IV. Answer the following questions. Use grammar accurately.
Which natural disasters are listed on the text?


What is the definition of tsunami? What is the origin of the word?

Why do tsunamis happen?

How high tsunamis can get?

What places or areas can be affected by tsunamis?

When and where was the 8.6 earthquake?

How many people died?

What happened in Hawaii?

How frequent do tsunamis happen?

What is a “tsunami watch”? where was it created? Why?


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