1.When was New Orleans hit by Hurricane Katrina? A.On 25th March 2007
B.On 29th August 2005
C.On 30th April 2006
D.On 15th October 2008
2.Where do Hurricanes start?
a.In the Atlantic and eastern Pacific
b. New Orleans
c. The Mississippi
d. Katrina
3.Why could not the levees protect the city?
a. many buildings were damaged
b. thunderstorms appear over the warm ocean
c. they were not built to protect the city from really big storms
d. storms with high winds and heavy rain
4. How fast did the wind travel?
a. 300km per hour
b. 400km per hour
c. 250 km per hour
d. 200 km per hour
5. How many homes were flooded?
a. 250 or 500
b.100 or 1000
c. 300 or 1000
d. 400 or 800
6. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
6. The plane ….(strike) by lightning, but managed to land safely.
a. was struck
b. strike
c. striked
d. were striking
7. The centre of the town ….(destroy) by the hurricane.
a. destroyed
b. was destroyed
c. were destroying
d. destroy
8. Much of the city…..(flood) after days of heavy rain.
a. flood
b. was flooding
c. was flooded
d. is flooding
9. The couple ….(rescue) from the roof of their house
a. are rescue
b. was rescuing
c.rescued
d. were rescued
