NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

Cumulative Vocabulary Activity

(Unit 6)

Meaning: severe weather events, emergency preparations and supplies,

discussing disasters

Complete each definition. Then unscramble the letters in the boxes to complete
the MYSTERY PHRASE.

1. A disaster in which a river goes over

its banks and flows into towns and fields: a __ __ __ __ F
2. A disaster in which a giant wave hits
and destroys towns along the ocean: a __ __ __ F __ __ __
3. A very dangerous situation that requires
immediate action: an F __ __ F __ __ __ __ __
4. A disaster in which the earth shakes
violently causing a lot of damage: an __ __ __ __ __ __ __ F __ __
5. The removal of people from an area
or neighborhood that is too dangerous: an __ __ __ __ __ F F __ __ __
6. A disaster in which rocks and dirt fall
down from a hill or mountain: a __ F __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. A safe place where people may go when
the area they live in has been evacuated: a F __ __ __ __ __ __
8. A portable, battery-operated light: a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ F
9. A severe weather event in which there are
very high winds and lots of rain: a __ F __ __ __ __ __ __ __
10. People who are not killed when
a disaster occurs: __ __ __ __ F __ __ __ F
11. A severe weather event in which there is
no rain for a long period of time: a __ F __ __ __ __ __
12. People who are either injured
or killed in a disaster: __ F __ __ __ F __ __ __ __

MYSTERY PHRASE
(A sudden event that causes a lot of damage)
F FFFFFFF FFFFFFFF

Top Notch 3 Unit 6

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