Tsunamis quiz

Tsunamis

Quiz

 

1. In paragraph 1, the elephants are most likely acting strange because they
   
   1.   see the ocean drawing back from the beaches
   2.   are not used to seeing fish
   3.   dislike the water
   4.   can sense so
      mething out of the ordinary
   5.   see the ocean drawing back from the beaches
2. This passage is mostly
   about
   1.   how to prepare for tsunamis
   2.   scientists who predict tsunami waves
   3.   similarities and differences between wave types
   4.   causes and effects of tsunamis
3. As used paragraph 2,
   displaced
   most nearly means
   1.   moved out of normal place
   2.   pushed by human force
   3.   sloshe
      d around quickly
   4.   pulled to great heights
4. 
   After reading the passage, we can conclude that a tsunami
   
   1.   watch is more serious than a warning
   2.   warning is more serious than a watch
   3.   warning and watch are equally serious
   4.   warning and watch both mean a tsunami
      has formed
5. Tsunamis cause so much destruction because they
   
   1.   cannot be predicted by scientists
   2.   break on the coast, unlike normal waves
   3.   are caused by volcanoes, landslides and meteorites
   4.   can be a
      s tall as a ten
      -
      story building