Term 3 Junior Ovp #3
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- 1.
The fire that broke out in the bush during the drought was ___ within the day.
- A.
DOUSED – to douse is to pour liquid over something or to extinguish something, like a fire.
- B.
EXPIRED – to expire is to come to an end.
- C.
EXTERMINATED – to exterminate is to destroy something completely by killing it.
- D.
RECEDED – to recede is to move backwards.
Correct Answer
A. DOUSED – to douse is to pour liquid over something or to extinguish something, like a fire. -
- 2.
The ___ earthquake destroyed most of the homes in the city.
- A.
EXAGGERATED – if something is exaggerated, it is made out to be more than it really is.
- B.
EXHILARATING – if something is exhilarating, it is very exciting.
- C.
TORMENTING – if something is tormenting you, it is troubling you very deeply.
- D.
DEVASTATING – if something is devastating, it destroys many things and causes people great stress.
Correct Answer
D. DEVASTATING – if something is devastating, it destroys many things and causes people great stress. -
- 3.
Thousands of villagers fled their homes when the volcano started ___ hot ash in big puffs last week.
- A.
SPEWING – to spew is to push out something with great force.
- B.
EMITTING – to emit is to release or discharge something.
- C.
SPILLING – to spill is to make something fall or flow over the edge.
- D.
OVERFLOWING – to overflow is to make something so full that it goes over the edge.
Correct Answer
A. SPEWING – to spew is to push out something with great force. -
- 4.
During the forest fires, many villages were ___ to the ground.
- A.
FRACTURED – to fracture is to break. This word is usually used to describe the breaking of bones in the body or relationships.
- B.
RAZED – to raze is to destroy.
- C.
DEGRADED – to degrade is to lower the standard of something.
- D.
DESTROYED – to destroy is to damage something completely.
Correct Answer
B. RAZED – to raze is to destroy. -
- 5.
The recent ___ of natural disasters around the world has made people very nervous about the future.
- A.
TREND – a trend is a general direction in which something is moving.
- B.
SPATE – a spate is a big number of similar things happening, usually at the same time.
- C.
BLITZ – a blitz is an intensive attack, such as by the military.
- D.
EPIDEMIC – an epidemic is something bad that spreads widely in a short period of time, like a disease.
Correct Answer
B. SPATE – a spate is a big number of similar things happening, usually at the same time. -
- 6.
The government ___ a state of emergency after severe floods hit more than half of the country.
- A.
EMPOWERED – to empower is to give power to someone.
- B.
DECLARED – to declare is to announce in a formal and serious way.
- C.
EXPRESSED – to express is simply to say what one thinks or feels.
- D.
DENOUNCED – to denounce is to say that something is not true, often in a public way.
Correct Answer
B. DECLARED – to declare is to announce in a formal and serious way. -
- 7.
Lightning is a natural ___ that can sometimes cause great damage to our environment.
- A.
PHENOMENON – a phenomenon is something that exists or happens.
- B.
CALAMITY – a calamity is a disaster.
- C.
TRAGEDY – a tragedy is an event that causes great pain and suffering.
- D.
CATASTROPHE – a catastrophe is a disaster, a major event that causes great damage and suffering.
Correct Answer
A. PHENOMENON – a phenomenon is something that exists or happens. -
- 8.
The damage ___ by the snowstorm cost the city millions of dollars.
- A.
SUFFERED – to suffer something is to experience something bad.
- B.
ACTIVATED – to activate is to make something active.
- C.
ERUPTED – to erupt is to suddenly happen or become active.
- D.
WREAKED – to wreak is to cause.
Correct Answer
D. WREAKED – to wreak is to cause. -
- 9.
It is sad that ___ often takes place after a natural disaster, as people take advantage of broken shops to steal from them.
- A.
LOOTING – looting is stealing from shops and other places, usually in a time of war or disaster.
- B.
VIOLENCE – violence is behaviour that causes physical harm and hurt to others.
- C.
TRAFFICKING – trafficking refers to the buying and selling of illegal things like drugs.
- D.
ARSON – arson refers to the act of purposely setting a place on fire.
Correct Answer
A. LOOTING – looting is stealing from shops and other places, usually in a time of war or disaster. -
- 10.
___ agencies have started arrangements to provide food, water and medical supplies to the areas affected.
- A.
RELIEF – means help or aid, which may be financial aid, material aid, or medical aid.
- B.
SUBSTITUTE – a substitute is someone who takes the place of another person.
- C.
CHARITY – “charity” refers to help that is offered for free, usually for the poor and needy.
- D.
VOLUNTEER – when a person volunteers to do something, he does it willingly without being paid for it.
Correct Answer
A. RELIEF – means help or aid, which may be financial aid, material aid, or medical aid. -
- 11.
The local ___ community was very excited when a famous write came to deliver a series of talks on writing.
- A.
NARRATIVE – a narrative is the formal word for a story.
- B.
LITERARY – “literary” describes things to do with formal creative writing or literature.
- C.
CREATIVE – a creative person is highly imaginative and original in his thinking.
- D.
GENRE – a genre is a type of art, music, film, or literature.
Correct Answer
B. LITERARY – “literary” describes things to do with formal creative writing or literature. -
- 12.
The story started with a ___ to her first day at kindergarten, before it came back to showing her as a secondary student in the present.
- A.
FARCE – a farce is a joke or something very silly and absurd or ridiculous.
- B.
FLASHBACK – a flashback is a scene in a story or film of an event in the past.
- C.
SEQUENCE – “sequence” refers to the order of something, like events.
- D.
PERSPECTIVE – a perspective is a point of view or angle.
Correct Answer
B. FLASHBACK – a flashback is a scene in a story or film of an event in the past. -
- 13.
During an important scene in the play, the main character stood alone in the centre of the stage and delivered a long ___ about his troubles.
- A.
SAGE – a sage is a wise person.
- B.
PLOT – the plot is the storyline giving us the main events of a play, movie, or book.
- C.
MONOLOGUE – a monologue is a long speech by one actor in a play or film.
- D.
FABLE – a fable is a tale or story, usually featuring animals as characters, with a lesson or moral.
Correct Answer
C. MONOLOGUE – a monologue is a long speech by one actor in a play or film. -
- 14.
I like this story because it is filled with ___ from beginning to end; I had to read to the very last page to find out the truth!
- A.
STYLE – “style” refers to the way something is done.
- B.
SIMILES – a simile is a special technique in writing when a writer compares one thing with another thing.
- C.
SYMBOLS – a symbol is something that represents another thing.
- D.
SUSPENSE – suspense is the feeling or excitement and anxiety about what might happen next.
Correct Answer
D. SUSPENSE – suspense is the feeling or excitement and anxiety about what might happen next. -
- 15.
Usually, the most exciting part of a book is towards the end, at the ___; but in this story, it was at the beginning.
- A.
CLIMAX – the climax of a story is the most exciting part of a story, and as the sentence says, it usually comes towards the end.
- B.
TENSION – tension is the feeling of stress or uneasiness.
- C.
TRANSITION – “transition” refers to the time when something is changing from one state to another state.
- D.
FINALE – a finale is the last big act of a show or public event.
Correct Answer
A. CLIMAX – the climax of a story is the most exciting part of a story, and as the sentence says, it usually comes towards the end. -
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