Meteorologists - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the word ‘meteorology’ define?

Study of meteors and asteroids

Study of measurements and instruments

Study of chemical properties of metals

Study of the weather and atmospheric changes

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Meteorologists are scientists who study the weather and make weather predictions. In order to make a successful reading, meteorologists must take a lot of things into consideration. In fact, the data required are collected several times a day from different sources all over the world. To gather this information, special types of instruments are used.

These data are of course valuable to everybody since the reports and warnings that meteorologists give are usually reliable. Failing to take their advice could, in some cases, be a matter of life or death.

The underlined word valuable can be replaced with

expensive.

useful

necessary

useless

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Meteorologists are scientists who study the weather and make weather predictions. In order to make a successful reading, meteorologists must take a lot of things into consideration. In fact, the data required are collected several times a day from different sources all over the world. To gather this information, special types of instruments are used.

These data are of course valuable to everybody since the reports and warnings that meteorologists give are usually reliable. Failing to take their advice could, in some cases, be a matter of life or death.

The underlined expression usually reliable supports one of the following ideas:

Meteorologists work really hard.

Meteorologists read very successfully.

Weather information is generally accurate.

Weather information is rarely precise.

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Meteorologists are scientists who study the weather and make weather predictions. In order to make a successful reading, meteorologists must take a lot of things into consideration. In fact, the data required are collected several times a day from different sources all over the world. To gather this information, special types of instruments are used.

These data are of course valuable to everybody since the reports and warnings that meteorologists give are usually reliable. Failing to take their advice could, in some cases, be a matter of life or death.

The underlined sentence, Failing to take their advice could, in some cases, be a matter of life or death, communicates the idea that

scientists. directions are usually inefficient.

it is prudent to pay attention to meteorologists. suggestions.

it is necessary to ignore scientists. recommendations.

meteorologists. observations are sometimes right.

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