Winds of Change – exercise 1

1. [Multiple choice]

Which of these winds are not mentioned?

(Also known as the bura / burja / jugo / буран / poyraz, among other names)

Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. The Helm Wind
• 2. The Föhn
• 3. The Bora
  (correct)
• 4. The Santa Ana
• 5. The Sirocco
• 6. the Chinook
• 7. the Mistral

2. [Multiple choice]

Which of these words associated with wind is not used during the exercise?

(A gale is a very strong wind. A gale force wind is one which blows hard enough to be described as a gale.
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Answers for Quiz [2].

• 1. exhausted
• 2. gust
• 3. infamous
• 4. turbulence
• 5. violent
• 6. gale force
• 7. strong (correct)
• 8. spectacular

3. [Multiple choice]

Which of these verbs is not used here of a wind?

Answers for Quiz [3].

• 1. roar
• 2. howl (correct)
• 3. plunge
• 4. blast
• 5. blow
• 6. rush

4. [Multiple choice]

What is a “fell’’?

Answers for Quiz [4].

• 1. a walker
• 2. a mountain-top
• 3. a cliff
• 4. a precipice
• 5. a mountain (correct)
• 6. a ridge of hills

5. [Multiple choice]

Which of these words describing clouds is not used?

Answers for Quiz [5].

• 1. hug
• 2. rotor
• 3. form (correct)
• 4. bank
• 5. bar