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19 MCQs • Board-pattern objective test from The Earth: Act Now for Tomorrow — 5 verb forms, 4 spellings, 5 vocabulary/meanings, and 5 grammar/correct-option questions.

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19 questions · 20 min · 19 marks

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  1. Question 1

    Human activities since the Industrial Revolution _____ the natural balance of atmospheric gases.

    • Adisrupt
    • Bhave disrupted
    • Chas disrupted
    • Ddisrupting
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    Answer: B

    The plural subject 'human activities' takes 'have disrupted'.

  2. Question 2

    Burning fossil fuels _____ carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

    • Arelease
    • Breleasing
    • Creleases
    • Dhave released
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    Answer: C

    The gerund phrase 'burning fossil fuels' acts as a singular subject and takes 'releases'.

  3. Question 3

    Greenhouse gases _____ heat in the atmosphere.

    • Atrap
    • Btraps
    • Chas trapped
    • Dis trapping
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    Answer: A

    The plural subject 'greenhouse gases' takes 'trap'.

  4. Question 4

    Glaciers _____ rapidly because of rising temperatures.

    • Ais melting
    • Bare melting
    • Chas melted
    • Dmelts
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    Answer: B

    The plural subject 'glaciers' takes 'are melting'.

  5. Question 5

    Nations around the world _____ to reduce carbon emissions.

    • Ahas pledged
    • Bhave pledged
    • Cpledges
    • Dis pledging
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    Answer: B

    The plural subject 'nations' takes 'have pledged'.

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