Natural Disasters
Vocabulary and Grammar Mix
Urban Crime
PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
Random
100
A very strong storm with powerful winds and rain.
Hurricane
100
Fill in the sentence: Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods ______ the planet.
Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods endanger the planet.
100
To take something that isn’t yours.
To steal
100
Choose the correct verb:
The tornado ______ while we were sleeping.
arrived
100
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
200
When hot lava explodes from a mountain.
Volcanic Eruption
200
Choose the correct tense:
He ______ to save her father from a hurricane.
He tried to save her father from a hurricane.
200
A group of criminals in a neighbourhood.
A gang
200
Choose the correct verb:
We ______ dinner when the earthquake began.
were eating
200
How many players can an Ice Hockey team have on the rink at a time?
6
300
A huge wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is a tsunami?
300
Which natural disaster is correct?
A huge wall of water travelling towards the beach.
A tsunami
300
When someone takes money or property by force.
Robbery
300
Which tense is used for an action in progress in the past?
What is Past Continuous?
300
What language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin
400
A long period with no rain.
What is a drought?
400
Change to the past continuous:
Storm followers run toward a tornado to film it while others run to find a safe place.
Storm followers were running toward a tornado to film it while others were running to find a safe place.
400
Police use fingerprints and DNA to do this.
Solve crimes
400
Complete the sentence:
While the storm was coming closer, it ______ stronger.
was getting
400
In what country were the Olympic games invented?
Greece
500
A storm with strong winds that spin in a circle.
A tornado
500
Make a sentence using one disaster word AND past continuous.
Example: People were running from the tornado.
500
When police take a criminal to the station.
Arrest
500
Correct the sentence:
She was watching TV when the lights were going out.
went out
500
How many ghosts are there in pac man?
4