TEXT EIGHT ( p.157) WILL VOLCANOES CAUSE THE END OF THE WORLD ?
READING COMPREHENSION
QUESTION ONE
Read about the volcanoes and match the statements with information from the text.
statements information
1. Height of eruption in sky
2. Area destroyed by ash and lava
3. Depth of laca pouring over USA
4. temperature of planet after ash invades atmosphere
5. first eruption Yellowstone Caldera a. I million years ago
b. 5 inches
c. 30 miles
d. 600 miles
e. 15° C
QUESTION TWO
Pick out 6 words or phrases that relate to ‘volcanoes’.
( Key: The words are the following: eruption, power, magma, ash,acid rain, black rain.) (‘Explosive force’ can also be accepted.)
QUESTION THREE (Key: The correct answer is C.)
Does the information in the text consist of :
A. a comparison with similar phenomena ?
B. results of an empirical investigation ?
C. statistical evidence ?
D. beliefs based on a personal experience ?
WRITTEN COMPOSITION
You have read a book or seen a film about disasters. Write a report on how the survivors have managed to establish a community after this disastrous event.
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