A2 READING PART3 EXERCISE3

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with five questions.

You are also given a set 3 choices for each question.

Identify the correct answer and click on the correct button.

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

The pass mark for this exercise is 70% or over and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.

(Here a timer is given to help.)

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Tsunamis

A lot of people who live near the sea are scared of Tsunamis, because these are very big waves that come from the sea and cause a lot of damage to houses on the coast. They happen when there is an earthquake or some other disturbance under the sea.

When this happens, a lot of water moves from one place to another, and this wave travels under the sea very quickly. Sometimes they are caused by volcanoes under the sea erupting, because volcanoes don’t just erupt on land. Another reason Tsunamis happen is when part of an underwater mountain falls.

Some people wonder where most Tsunamis happen. That is a difficult question to answer, but Tsunamis need a lot of water to happen, so the most common places for tsunamis are the oceans. There is one ocean which has a lot of mountains and volcanoes under it, The Pacific Ocean, so Tsunamis are very common there.

Tsunamis are very dangerous for a few reasons. This big wave of water travels very fast under the sea and when it gets to land, there is no space for all this water to go, so it goes up into the air. This makes a very high wave which covers everything on the beach and on the land. The main problem with tsunamis is that they happen without warning. So, people might be asleep at night and suddenly a tsunami could appear and cover everything in water. A lot of people get killed like that, especially those that live on little islands.

The Herald

1) Tsunamis are caused

by people who live near the sea.

by problems that occur beneath the sea.

when waves reach the land.

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2) Mountains and volcanoes

can be found under the sea.

on the land can cause a tsunami.

have a lot of water under them.

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3) Tsunamis happen

in places with a large amount of water.

on islands.

where the water is warm.

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4) Why do tsunamis go up into the air?

Because the waves cannot go on to the beach.

Because it is dangerous for them to flow back into the sea.

Because there isn't enough space for the water on the land.

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5) What is the best title for this article?

How to survive a tsunami.

Getting pleasure out of waves.

The causes and dangers of a tsunami.

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A2 READING PART3 EXERCISE3

Tsunamis

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