Vanished Airbus: search for wreckage – answers

Vanished Airbus: search for wreckage

true/false

  1. French airmen are seen here preparing for a mission to search for the missing French airbus. F: they are Brazilian
  2. A total of 11 rescue teams have been sent bu Brazil. T: (we can assume that each plane and ship had a crew) 8 planes and 3 ships
  3. The plane was travelling from Paris to Rio de Janeiro. F: the opposite, from Rio to Paris
  4. The rescuers are anxious to locate any survivors. F: it is unlikely that there are any survivors
  5. The two presidents had a very difficult conversation. T: they didn’t know what to say to each other
  6. Journalists in Paris are expecting news at any moment. F: they do not expect news to come soon
  7. The whole affair is a mystery. T: the papers call it a mystery and answers to what happened are not expected soon
  8. Passengers are afraid to travel by plane out of Paris. F: they are sad but resolved to fly
  9. The US has also deployed planes in the search. F: the French (the US are using satellites in the search)
  10. Several possible sites are being searched. T: there are potential crash sites (i.e. more than one)