On Screen 2 Vocabulary Quiz (Unit3)

A Choose the correct item.

 1  The winds were so …….. last night that they blew down some trees.

2 There was a …….. sky overhead and the sun was shining, so we decided to have a picnic.

  3  Our house flooded because of last night’s torrential …….. .

4 I couldn’t hear the TV over the sound of the …….. .

  5  Stratus clouds form in …….. layers and they sometimes bring rain.

6 Barry couldn’t wait to see his friends from university; he was really ……..!

7 There was a lot of snow outside, so Simon came up …….. the idea of building a snowman.

  8   Anna put on her …….. to walk through the muddy field.

9 They decided to cancel their trip to the mountains because it was …….. with rain!

10  The people …….. the god of thunder to send rain.

11   Georgina was very satisfied …….. her exam results.

12  I was upset when I …….. my mobile phone in a puddle.

13  We’re having a lot of …….. weather at the moment. It makes a change from the usual rain.

14  Not all spiders …….. their webs in the same way.

15  I can’t believe that Tony …….. without saying goodbye!

16  Suddenly, there was a flash of …….. and it started to rain.

17  Ice cubes are made …….. frozen water.

18   My dad wears a …….. and tie to work because he has to wear formal clothes.

19   In the Kenyan legend, the god of thunder used spears to pierce the …….. and make it rain.

20  There was a gentle but chilly …….. blowing so I put on my scarf.

B  Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words (A-F) from the box to obtain a grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate letters. There are three extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A Wet Weekend

The weather forecast for the weekend was good so we decided to go on a camping trip. We packed our equipment and set off early in the morning. When we arrived we put up our tent and went for a hike up the mountain. The sun was 1) …………………………. as we started our climb but that soon changed. 

Halfway up the mountain dark 2) …………………………. formed overhead and it started to rain. 

It rained 3) …………………………. for two hours. When we finally managed to get back to our camp we were soaked to the skin!