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4. The word ‘tsunami’ comes from _______________ .
a. two Chinese words b. two Japanese words c. two Latin words
5. The fishermen were _______________ .
a. on the shore b. on the beach c. in the boats
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The people on the beach were enjoying the pleasant _____________.
2. An underwater earthquake is the most common cause of a _____________.
3. Tsunamis can cause a huge _____________ of lives and property.
4. The wave travels at very high speeds of up to _____________ miles per hour.
5. The little girl learnt about tsunamis in her _____________ class.
C. Answer the following questions.
1. What were the people on the beach doing?
2. Why did the people start running?
3. What did the moving water carry with it?
4. What did the people do to escape the wave?
5. How is a tsunami caused?
6. What is the difference between a tsunami wave and a normal wave?
Vocabulary
A. Fill in the missing letters.
1. A big-sized creature is a g ____ ____ ____ t.
2. A sudden misfortune or danger is called a d ____ s ____ ____ t ____ r.
3. The outer layer of something is called the c ____ ____ ____ t.
4. The top of something is called the c ____ ____ ____ t.
5. An opening in the earth’s crust through which lava comes out is called a
v ____ lc ____ ____ o.
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