Natural Disasters
The earth shook as a huge dinosaur was walking on it.
Earthquake
There was a sound like a huge balloon had _____.
Burst
Dan (wait) for hours and hours.
Had been waiting
I heard the wild dog (bark) once.
Bark
“The river has flooded,” _______ my mother anxiously in a low voice.
Whispered
The water was as high as my waist.
Flood
Our neighbor _______ strongly on the door.
Banged
He (think) of her every minute.
Had been thinking
I saw it (stop) beneath the tree.
Stop
The town was covered in mud like a big chocolate biscuit.
Landslide
The wind went round in circles like a ballet dancer.
Tornado
My brother came home very late, and my mother _______ at him.
Yelled
(she/die)?
Had she died?
I watched it (jump) up at me again and again.
Jumping
We ______ the doors and windows shut and waited.
Slammed
The once-green field looked like a desert.
Drought
A house in our street was on fire because it had _______.
Exploded
(She/survive)?
Had she survived?
I heard it (breathe).
Breathing
It too the roofs off the houses as if they were toys.
Hurricane
Snow covered everything as far as we could see.
Avalanche
She dropped a cup and it _______ on many small pieces.
Smashed
Perhaps she (not understood) when he yelled the meeting place.
Hadn’t understood
I saw it (walk) away.
Walk
It looked just like an enormous firework.
Volcanic Eruption
The sea looked as if it was one giant wave.
Tsunami
Yesterday my friend had a motorbike accident. All day he was ______ in pain.
Groaning
Perhaps she (look) for him all this time.
Had been looking
I felt my heart (beat).
Beating
Suddenly, the water ________ through the windows into the house.
Crashed
The forests were burning like paper.
Wildfire
The water _______ into the street like an angry lion.
Roared
Perhaps she (already/leave) town.
Had left
He hadn’t seen a little boy (cross) the road in front of him.
Crossing
My mother ________ loudly in fear and then ______ sadly, “We knew it would happen.”
Screamed / Sighed