Ex. 5: Weather and Temperature

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. These adjectives describe good weather: beautiful, excellent, fine,      , nice, pleasant, wonderful. (Correct)(Incorrect)

These adjectives describe good weather: beautiful, excellent, fine, gorgeous, nice, pleasant, wonderful. (Correct)

2. These adjectives describe bad weather: awful, beastly, dull,      , rotten, terrible, ugly, unpleasant. (Correct)(Incorrect)

These adjectives describe bad weather: awful, beastly, dull, nasty, rotten, terrible, ugly, unpleasant. (Correct)

3. All these are water in liquid or solid form: cloud, dew, fog, hail, ice,      , rain, sleet, snow. (Correct)(Incorrect)

All these are water in liquid or solid form: cloud, dew, fog, hail, ice, mist, rain, sleet, snow. (Correct)

4. Cold and cloudy with a little drizzle. High       all day. Strong wind expected in the afternoon. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Cold and cloudy with a little drizzle. High atmospheric pressure all day. Strong wind expected in the afternoon. (Correct)

5. Moscow's climate is      , with cold winters and hot summers. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Moscow's climate is continental, with cold winters and hot summers. (Correct)

6. Ireland has a temperate       climate, with mild winters and cool summers. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Ireland has a temperate maritime climate, with mild winters and cool summers. (Correct)

7. The freezing point of water is      , or zero degrees Celsius. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or zero degrees Celsius. (Correct)

8. Water boils at      , or 100 degrees Celsius. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius. (Correct)

9. Nice warm weather is      , or 24 degrees Celsius. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Nice warm weather is 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius. (Correct)

10. It was cold and frosty. The temperature was about      . (Correct)(Incorrect)

It was cold and frosty. The temperature was about fifteen degrees Fahrenheit. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.