Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. Thomas Alva Edison ……………… working when he was twelve. (start)

2. Edison ……………… the seventh and last child of his parents. (be)

3. Natural disasters …………….. people’s lives and …………….. their property. (devastate, destroy)

4. Natural disasters ……………. by nature and hence there is nothing that we can do to prevent them. (cause)

5. Flooding ………………. when a river …………….. its banks. (occur, outflow)

6. Flood warnings ……………… during very wet periods. (issue)

7. Hurricanes and heavy rains ……………… with the help of technology. (can predict)

8. Heavy rains ……………….. the coast of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in 2013. (lash)

9. Volcanic eruptions …………….. when magma ………………. from inside the earth. (occur, escape)

10. The invention of the light bulb …………….. Edison famous all over the world. (make)

Answers

1. Thomas Alva Edison started working when he was twelve.

2. Edison was the seventh and last child of his parents.

3. Natural disasters devastate people’s lives and destroy their property.

4. Natural disasters are caused by nature and hence there is nothing that we can do to prevent them.

5. Flooding occurs when a river outflows its banks.

6. Flood warnings are issued during very wet periods.

7. Hurricanes and heavy rains can be predicted with the help of technology.

8. Heavy rains lashed the coast of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in 2013.

9. Volcanic eruptions occur when magma escapes from inside the earth.

10. The invention of the light bulb made Edison famous all over the world.