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📚 Vocabulary Practice Exercise

UNIT 2 READING 1 COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE

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👤 Student Information

📖 Study These UNIT 3 Words

accumulate

to gather or collect gradually over time

Snow began to accumulate on the mountain peaks during the winter months.

crack

a narrow opening or line of breakage in something

Scientists found a deep crack in the earth's surface after the earthquake.

collapse

to fall down or cave in suddenly

The old building began to collapse after years of neglect.

explode

to burst or blow up with great force

The volcano is expected to explode within the next few days.

vast

extremely large in size, amount, or extent

The desert covers a vast area of the continent.

entire

whole; complete; all of something

The entire village was evacuated before the volcanic eruption.

pressure

force applied to something by pressing or pushing against it

The pressure from underground magma causes volcanic eruptions.

continuous

happening without stopping; ongoing

There was continuous monitoring of the volcano's activity.

eruption

a sudden explosive release, especially from a volcano

The volcanic eruption destroyed everything within a 10-mile radius.

threaten

to be likely to cause harm or danger to something

Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities around the world.

❓ Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the best definition for each word.

1. What does "accumulate" mean?

2. What does "crack" mean?

3. What does "collapse" mean?

4. What does "explode" mean?

5. What does "vast" mean?

6. What does "entire" mean?

7. What does "pressure" mean?

8. What does "continuous" mean?

9. What does "eruption" mean?

10. What does "threaten" mean?

🔗 Matching Exercise

Match each word with its correct definition by selecting the appropriate letter.

Words

A. accumulate
B. crack
C. collapse
D. explode
E. vast
F. entire
G. pressure
H. continuous
I. eruption
J. threaten

Definitions

to gather or collect gradually over time
a narrow opening or line of breakage in something
to fall down or cave in suddenly
to burst or blow up with great force
extremely large in size, amount, or extent
whole; complete; all of something
force applied to something by pressing or pushing against it
happening without stopping; ongoing
a sudden explosive release, especially from a volcano
to be likely to cause harm or danger to something

✏️ Sentence Gap Fill

Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the word bank.

📝 Words to Use:

accumulate crack collapse explode vast entire pressure continuous eruption threaten
1. Snow began to on the mountain peaks during the winter months.
2. Scientists found a deep in the earth's surface after the earthquake.
3. The old building began to after years of neglect.
4. The volcano is expected to within the next few days.
5. The desert covers a area of the continent.
6. The village was evacuated before the volcanic eruption.
7. The from underground magma causes volcanic eruptions.
8. There was monitoring of the volcano's activity.
9. The volcanic destroyed everything within a 10-mile radius.
10. Rising sea levels coastal communities around the world.

📄 Paragraph Completion

Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks with the most appropriate vocabulary words.

📝 Words to Use:

accumulate crack collapse explode vast entire pressure continuous eruption threaten
Snow began to on the mountain peaks during the winter months. Scientists found a deep in the earth's surface after the earthquake. The old building began to after years of neglect. The volcano is expected to within the next few days. The desert covers a area of the continent. The village was evacuated before the volcanic eruption. The from underground magma causes volcanic eruptions. There was monitoring of the volcano's activity. The volcanic destroyed everything within a 10-mile radius. Rising sea levels coastal communities around the world.

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