CONTOH SOAL NATURAL DISASTER / BENCANA ALAM

NATURAL DISASTER

A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually causes great suffering and loss of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died. Some people are homeless and need medical care.

Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams overflow their banks and pour onto the surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last for a brief can cause a flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the surrounding land is flat and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the land is hard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may overflow and flood adjacent lowland.

In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They bring destructive winds of high speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs, the destruction to surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept away by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away.

When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand to be poured on the flames.

The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small village, only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole blocks and neighborhoods before being controlled.

What can possibly prevent rivers and lakes from overflowing?

a. An absorbent bed.

b. A rocky surrounding.

c. A low land.

d. A high bank.

We know from the text that water flood ...

a. can sweep heavy flood

b. can make money from flood

c. is always less severe

d. is absorbed by land

Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from the fire to nearby well or river

What is the same meaning with the word nerby ?

A.     Big

B.     Very

C.     close

Old.


Mount Kelud eruption.

Thousands of people were evacuated after Mount Kelud on densely populated Java island erupted, spewing ash and raining gravel. The mountain, located in Kediri regency in East Java province, erupted on Thursday, about 90 minutes after authorities raised its status to the highest level. About 200,000 people living in 36 villages within 10 kilometers (6 miles) of the crater had to be evacuated.There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Media reports said the eruption unleashed volcanic material to up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) of the crater. A series of huge blasts unleashed stones and gravel, causing panic among villagers who immediately fled to safer areas.

In 1990, Kelud kicked out searing fumes and lava that killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds. In 1919, a powerful explosion that reportedly could be heard hundreds of miles away killed at least 5,160.

Mount Kelud, 1,731-meter or 5,680-feet, is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest archipelago nations. It is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because of its location on the so-called “Ring of Fire” — a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.

1. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A. Mount Kelud eruption.
B. Villagers evacuation.
C. Active volcanoes.
D. Ring of Fire

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest archipelago nations.
B. Mount Kelud is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
C. It is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
D. “Ring of Fire” stretches from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.

. “ … villagers who immediately fled to safer areas.” (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word has closest in meaning to …..

A. lately
B. worriedly
C. directly
D. enthusiastically