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d.The
mov ementi sext remel yslowandcannotbef eltornot icedbypeopl eont he
Ear th.I tmov esbet weenonet osi xinchesev er yy ear .Fort hel andt omov e
anot iceabl eandsi gni fi
cantamountt akesmi ll
ionsofy ear s.Themov ement
oft heEar thi sduet ot ectoni cpl ates. TheEar th'ssur facei smadeupof
sev er al l
ay ers, butt hepar toft hel andt hati smov i
ngi scal ledt he
l
ithospher e, whi chi st hemadeupoft heEar t
h'scr ustandapar toft he
uppermant l
e.Thi sl ay eroft heEar t
hmov esi nbi gpi ecesofl andcal led
tectoni cpl ates.Someoft hepl at escov erent i
recont inent s.Ther ear emi nor
platesandmaj orpl at es.Sev enmaj orpl at esi ncl udet heAf rican, Antar ctic,
Eur asi an, Nor thAmer ican, Sout hAmer ican, I
ndi a-Aust rali
an, andPaci fic
plates.Not icehoweachoft hepl atesar esomewhatal i
gnedwi ththesev en
cont inent s.Theei ghtmi norpl at esi ncl udet heAr abian, Car ibbean, Naz ca,
andScot i
apl ates.Thepl atescanbei magi nedaspi ecesofapuzzl et hat
makeupt hesur f
acesoft heEar th.Thet ect onicpl atesar ear ound62mi l
es
thick, andt her ear et womai nt ypes: oceani candcont inent al .Theoceani c
platesconsi stofcr ustbel owt heoceanscal l
edsi ma, whi chi smost l
ymade
upofsi li
conandmagnesi um.Thesecondt ype, cont inent al, most l
y
i
ncl udest hesur facesoft heEar t
hbel owt hecont inent sandi scal l
edsi al,
whi chi smost lymadeupofsi liconandal umi num. Becauset her eare
differentpl at es, t
her ear eal soboundar iesbet weent hem wher emostoft he
evidenceofmov ementcanbef ound.Ther ear et hr eemai nt ypesof
boundar ies: conv ergent ,
di ver gent ,andt ransf orm. Att heconv ergent
boundar yt hepl atespusht oget her ,oronepl atewi l
lmov eunderanot heri n
apr ocesscal ledsubduct ion.Att heseboundar i
est hef ormat ionof
mount ainsandv olcanoest akepl aceov eral ongper i
odoft i
me.
Ear thquakesmayal sooccural ongconv ergentboundar i
es.Anexampl eofa
conv ergentboundar yi st hedeepestpar toft heocean, theMar ianaTr ench,
bet weent hePaci ficandMar i
anapl at es.Subduct ionoccur sast hePaci f
ic
platemov esundert heMar ianapl ate.I naddi tion, MountEv er estandt he
Himal ay anMount ai nswer ef ormedbyt heconv er gentboundar ybet ween
theI ndi anandEur asi anpl at es.Adi ver gentboundar yist heopposi t
eof
conv ergentast hepl atesgetpushedapar t.Thear eaont hel andwher et his

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occursiscal l
edar ift
.Magmaf r
om belowt heEar t
h'ssur f
acepushesup
from themant leandr eachest heEarth'
ssur f
ace. Thet ectonicpl atessl i
de
pasteachot heratat r
ansform boundar y.Att hesel ocationsar efaultsand
wher eearthquakesmayoccuraswel l
.Anexampl eofapl ateboundar yin
theUni t
edSt at
esi stheSanAndr easFaul tlocat edinCal if
or nia,whichi sa
causeofmanyear thquakesi nCalif
ornia.Itisat ransform boundar y
betweent heNor thAmer i
canandPaci f
icPl ates.Finall
y,scient i
stsar eable
touseGPSt ot r
ackt hemov ementoft het ectoni cplatemov ement
throughoutthewor ld,whichmaybeabl etohel paccur atelypr edictthe
occurrencesofear thquakessomeday .
Insummar y,
platetect onicsinv olv
es
themov ementofpi ecesoft heEar t
h'scrustal ongsev eralboundar i
es
throughoutthewor ld.Themov ement soft hesepl atesarer esponsi blefor
mount ainformation,volcanoes, t
renches,ear thquakesandot hergeol ogic
activi
ty.

1.Whichofthefol
l
owi
ngi
sthepar
toft
heEar
th'
scr
ustt
hatmov
esonet
o
si
xinchesperyear
?
A:
Lit
hospher
e. B:
Cont
inent
al
C:
Oceani
c. D:
Tect
oni
c
2.Al
loft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
ncl
udet
hemaj
orpl
atesoft
heEar
thEXCEPT:
A:
Car
ibbean,
Scot
ia B:
Afr
ican,
Ant
arct
ic,
Paci
fi
c
C:
Eur
asi
an,
Nor
thAmer
ican D:
Indi
a-Aust
ral
i
an,
Sout
hAmer
ican
3.Theoceani
candcont
inent
alpl
atesar
ebot
hmadeupofwhi
choft
he
fol
lowi
ng?
A:
Magnesi
um B:
Alumi
num C:
Sil
i
con D:
Iron
4.Thefor
mationofmount
ainsandv
olcanoest
akepl
aceal
ongwhi
cht
ype
ofplat
eboundary
?
A:
Transf
orm B:
Div
ergent C:
Conv
ergent D:
Oceani
c

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5.Theformat
ionofar
if
tmayt
akepl
aceal
ongwhi
cht
ypeofpl
ate
boundary
?
A:
Transf
orm B:
Div
ergent C:
Conv
ergent D:
Oceani
c
6.TheSanAndr
easFaul
tisanexampl
eofwhi
cht
ypeofpl
ateboundar
y?
A:
Transf
orm B:
Div
ergent C:
Conv
ergent D:
Oceani
c

1.Chooset
hecor
rectanswer
.

7.Ray
yan_
___
___
___
___
_ashor
tpar
agr
aphsof
ar.
a.haswr
it
ten b.
hasbeenwwr
it
ing
c.wr
ote d.
hadwr
it
ten

8.Ar
eyourf
ri
endst
hesame_
___
___
___
__?
a.ol
d b.ol
der c.ol
dest d.age

9.Thewel
lget
swi
derand_
___
___
___
_.
a.wi
dth b.wi
der c.wi
de d.t
hewi
dest

10. I
nyest
erday
’sacci
dent
,twomen_
___
___
___
.
a.wer
eki
l
led b.
areki
l
led
b.hav
ebeenki
l
led d.hav
ebeenki
l
li
ng

11. TheSci
encet
eacherexpl
ainsev
ery
thi
ng_
___
___
___
__.
a.qui
ckl
y b.qui
ck c.qui
ckest d.mor
equi
ck

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12. ‘
someonehasf
orgot
tent
hisl
uggageont
het
rai
n.’
Thepassi
vef
ormf
ort
hepr
evi
ousst
atementi
s:
a.Thi
sluggagehadbeenf
orgot
tenbysomeone.
b.Thi
sluggagehav
ebeenf
orgot
tenbysomeoneont
het
rai
n.
c.Thi
sluggagehasbeenf
orgot
tenbysomeoneont
het
rai
n.
d.Ont
het
rai
n,t
hisl
uggagehav
ebeenf
orgot
tenbysomeone.

13. Thi
sist
hehot
el_
___
___
___ser
vicei
sexcel
l
ent
.
a.whi
ch b.wher
e c.whose d.t
hat

14. _
___
___
___
__Esmai
li
shel
pful
,hi
sbr
otheri
sn’
t.
a.When b.But c.Wher
eas d.Because

15. Doy
ousmel
lsomet
hing_
___
___
___
__?
a.i
tbur
ns b.t
obur
ns c.t
obur
n d.
bur
ning

16. WhenSaharar
ri
ved,
herf
ami
l
y__
___
___
___
_lunch.
a.hav
ehad b.hadhad c.hav
ehav
e d.hadhav
ing

17. ‘
Adv
ise’
isav
erbwhosenounf
ormi
s__
___
___
___
__.
a.adv
ice b.adv
ise c.adv
isor d.AandC

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18. Af
ri
ght
eni
ngdr
eam i
scal
l
ed…
a.ani
ght
mar
e b.
abr
il
li
antdr
eam
c.anexci
ti
ngdr
eam d.awor
thwhi
l
edr
eam

19. Thest
oryofl
evel
1,whi
chy
ougav
emey
est
erday
,was
i
nter
esti
ng.
Thepr
evi
ousst
atementi
ncl
udes:
a.Necessar
yinf
ormat
ion b.Addi
ti
onal
inf
ormat
ion
c.Acont
rast d.Acompar
ison

20. Chooset
heCORRECTst
atement
.
a.Thi
sisal
ovel
ywhi
tey
oungbi
rd.
b.Thi
sisawhi
tel
ovel
yyoungbi
rd.
c.Thi
sisal
ovel
ybi
rdwhi
tey
oung.
d.Thi
sisal
ovel
yyoungwhi
tebi
rd.

21. Theysawt
hechi
l
dren_
___
___
___t
het
ree.
a.cl
i
mbs b.cl
i
mbi
ng c.t
ocl
i
mb d.cl
i
mbed

22. He_
___
___
__hi
shol
i
dayonani
sl
andandcameback.
a.spend b.spendi
ng c.spends d.spent

23. Thepr
icesgetmor
eand_
___
___
___
_expensi
ve.
a.much b.
many c.mor
e d.most

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24. Youcannotseef
arona_
___
___
___
___
a.sunnyday b.cl
oudyday
c.wi
ndyday d.mi
styday

25. Thewor
d‘pl
ough’
coul
dbeusedas:
a.v
erb b.noun c.adj
ect
ive d.
AandB

26. Thehi
l
lis_
___
___
___
___
___
a.smal
l
ert
hanar
iver b.bi
ggert
hanamount
ain
c.
smal
l
ert
hanamount
ain d.
smal
l
ert
hanar
ock

27. ‘
scar
e’i
sanounwhoseadj
ect
ivei
s:
a.Scar
y b.Scar
ed c.
Scar
e d.Bot
haandb

28. How_
___
__wat
erdoy
ouwant
?
a.many b.much c.al
ot d.some

29. When_
___
_they_
___
___
_thecompany
?
a.di
d/l
eav
ed b.di
d/l
eft c.
did/
leav
e d.di
d/l
eav
ing

30. Thef
armerusual
l
y__
___
___
___
__at
ract
ort
opl
ought
hesoi
l
.
a.use b.used c.
uses d.
usi
ng

31. Youcannotgr
owcr
ops_
___
___
___
_.

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 a.i
nadeser
t b.onaf
arml
and
c.
inav
all
ey d.i
nthecount
rysi
de
32. Acamel
has_
___
___
___oni
tsback.
a.al
ump b.ahump c.al
umb d.
ahumb

33. ‘
Cal
m down.Ther
e’snopoi
nt_
___get
ti
ngupset
.’
a.i
n b.
for c.at d.of

34. Commenceand_
___
___
___
_ar
eant
ony
ms.
a.st
art b.begi
n c.
fi
nish d.comment

35. ‘
Reckl
ess’
and‘
car
eless’
are_
___
___
___
___
a.causeandef
fect b.sy
nony
ms
c.ant
ony
ms d.
aff
ixes

36. _
___
___
___
___
___i
susedt
omeasur
ethest
rengt
hof_
___
___
___
.
a.ARi
cht
erscal
e/anear
thquake b.Al
i
tmus/speedofwi
nd
c.
ARi
cht
er/scal
e d.At
her
momet
er/sol
uti
ons

37. She_
___
___
___ahor
ri
ble_
___
___
___l
astni
ght
.
a.had/dr
eamt b.
dreamt
/ni
ght
mar
e
c.
had/dr
eamer d.had/
dream

38. col
l
apseandf
all
downar
e__
___
___
___

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 a.pur
pose b.causeandef
fect
c.
synony
ms d.
ant
ony
ms

39. Dur
inga(
n)_
___
___
___peopl
e__
___
___
___
.
a.f
loods/gett
hir
sty b.ear
thquake/getsi
ck
b.f
ami
ne/st
arv
e d.v
olcani
cer
upt
ion/cccel
ebr
ate
40. Asuddenbadev
enti
sa.
..
..
.
a.mi
racl
e b.di
sast
er c.st
ork d.t
urbi
ne
…………………………………………………….
.
Wr
it
e()or(
)

1.
Wat
eri
snott
hesubst
ancet
hatcanbef
oundi
nthe3st
atesof
mat
ter
,sol
i
d,l
i
qui
dandgas..
2.
Aci
dst
ast
esour
.
3.
ThePHi
sascal
eusedt
otestt
heaci
dit
yofabat
ter
y.
4.
Alkal
i
sandaci
dsneut
ral
i
zeeachot
her
.
5.
Lightwav
escannott
rav
elt
hroughv
acuum .
6.
Sol
i
dshav
etobekepti
ncl
osedcont
ainer
ssot
hatt
heycan’
tescape
i
ntot
heai
r.
7.
Thechemi
cal
for
mul
afort
hebaki
ngpowderi
sCa(
OH)
2.
8.
Awaspst
ingi
sal
kal
i
ne.
9.
Rocksandmet
alsar
enotaf
fect
edbyaci
ds.
10.Thesur
facecannotr
efl
ectgoodl
i
ghti
ftheangl
eofi
nci
dencei
s
nott
hesameast
heangl
eofr
efl
ect
ion.