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PASSAGE 14

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

answer correct answer to each of the questions.

There are a number of natural disasters that can strike across the globe. Two that are frequently linked

to one another are earthquakes and tsunamis. Both of them can cause a great amount of devastation when

hit. However, tsunamis are the direct result of earthquakes and cannot happen without them.

The Earth has three main parts. They are the crust, the mantle, and core. The crust is the outer layer of

the Earth. It is not single piece of land. Istead, it is comprised os a plates. There are a few enormous plates

and many smaller ones. These plates essentially rest upon the mantle, which is fluid. As a result, the

plates are in constant – yet slow – motion. The plates may move away from or to word other plates. In

some cases, they collide violently with the plates adjoining them. The movement of the plates cause

tension in the rock. Over a long time, this tension may build up. When it is released, an earthquake

happens.

Tens of thousands of earthquakes happen every year. The vast majority are so mall that only scientific

instruments can perceive them. Others are powerful enough that people can feel them, yet they cause

little harm or damage. More powerful earthquakes however, can cause buildings, bridge, and other

structures to collapse. They may additionally injure and kill thousand of people and might even cause the

land to change its appearance. Since most of the Earth’s surface is water, numerous earthquakes happen

beneath the planet’s oceans. Underwater earthquakes can cause the seafloor to move. This results in the

displacement of water in the ocean. When this occurs, a tsunami may form. This is a wave that forms on

the surface and moves in all directions from the place where the earthquake happened. Atsunami moves

extremely quickly and can travel thousands of kilometers. As it approaches land, the water near the coast

gets sucked out to sea. This causes the tsunami to increase in height. Minutes later, the tsunami arrives. A

large tsunami – one more than ten meters in height – can travel far inland. As it does that, it can flood the

land, destroy human settlements, and kill large numbers of people.

Question 1. Which of the following statements does paragraph I support?

A. Earthquakes cause more destrustion than tsunamis.

B. A tsunami happens in tadem with an earthquake.

C. The most severe types of nature disaster is an earthquake.

D. Earthquakes frequently take place after tsunamis.

Question 2. The word ‘it’ in bold in paragraph 2 refers to

A. the earth.

B. the core

C. the crust

D. the mantle.

Question 3. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How earthquakes and tsunami occur?

B. When earthquakes are the most likely to happen?

C. What kind of damage natural disaster can cause?

D. Why tsunamis are deadlier than earthquakes?

Question 4. The word “adjioining” in bold in paragraph 2 is close in meaning to

A. bordering

B. resding

C. approaching

D. appearing

Question 5. The word “perceive” in bold in paragraph 3 is closests in meaning to

A. comprehend

B. detect

C. prevent

D. locate