Flood

Flooding is a natural phenomenon that usually happens in a lot of areas drained by the river flow. In simple terms, it can be
defined as the presence of flood water in a vast region that covers the area of the earth’s surface.
Flooding process itself occurs when the rains come and cause water sources such as rivers, seas, lakes, and ditches no longer
able to accommodate the water drop. The barren land covered with trees without overflowing water will speed up the process
of proficiency level, because the trees that should absorb the water have been used as a furniture material. When the water
source is no longer able to accommodate, the water will overflow and flow into residential areas and have a big impact.
Nowadays, flood is an annually happening in some big cities in Indonesia, especially Jakarta.
So, that’s the explanation of flood and how does it happen.

1. What is the definition of flooding?

(a) a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
(b) a long high sea wave caused by earthquakes
(c) the presence of water that covers an area of land mass
(d) a destructive vortex of violent rotating winds

answer (c)

2. What happens when water sources are unable to hold in the rainwater?
(a) the water is absorbed by trees
(b) water will overflow and move its way to homes
(c) the water is collected by man-made water systems
(d) the water will find its way to another water source

answer (b)

3. According to the text, why does flooding take place?

(a) when the ocean water is heated up
(b) when an earthquake takes place in the ocean, creating waves
(c) when two tectonic plates move against each other
(d) when water sources are unable to accommodate the water

answer (d)

4. Which big city is affected by flood annually?

(a) Jakarta
(b) Surabaya
(c) Medan
(d) Bandung

answer (a)

5. What has happened to the trees that have been removed from the land?
(a) it has been made into furniture
(b) it has been carved into statues
(c) large companies clear the land from trees so that they can build factories
(d) people living in rural areas collect the wood to create housing

answer (a)

6. What are some water sources that are mentioned in the text?
(a) rivers, oceans, streams and lakes
(b) streams, lakes, ponds and rivers
(c) ditches, lakes, oceans and streams
(d) seas, lakes, rivers and ditches

answer (d)

7. What is the main topic of this passage?

(a) Flooding in Indonesia
(b) Explanation on flooding and how it occurs
(c) Flooding and its causes
(d) Consequences of flooding

answer (b)

8. When does flooding usually take place?

(a) daily
(b) monthly
(c) yearly
(d) weekly

answer (c)

9. What speeds up the flooding process?

(a) when people throw garbage into ditches, clogging the flow of water
(b) when the land is made of impermeable material making it impossible to absorb moisture
(c) when there is a rapid run off due to a slope the water is flowing through
(d) when trees are removed from an area, which will result onto less amount of moisture being absorbed

answer (d)

10. What kind of disaster is a flood categorised in?

(a) an unnatural occurence
(b) a man-made disaster
(c) a natural phenomenon
(d) events relating to the Earth's geology

answer (c)

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