Quiznet10

Weather vocabulary
1. What’s another way of saying “It’s raining very heavily”?
a) It’s chucking it down. b) It’s pouring.
c) Nice weather for ducks!
d) All of the above.

2. Which of these definitely means “the temperature is below 0°C”?
a) It’s bitterly cold. b) It’s frosty.
c) It’s quite chilly. d) It’s freezing.

3. If a wind blows towards the south, what do we call it?
a) Northern wind
b) North, or northerly wind
c) South wind d) Southern wind

4. Which of these is a type of wind?
a) shower b) drizzle
c) downpour d) none of the above

5. Talking about the weather, which of these is not always interchangeable with “very hot”?
a) a heatwave b) boiling
c) scorching d) sweltering

6. Thinking of the strength of a wind, which is the odd one out?
a) blowy b) breezy
c) blustery d) high winds

Quiznet Answers

1. Correct answer: d)

All the sentences mean “it’s raining very heavily”.

2. Correct answer: b)

b) It’s frosty (结霜的). The rest just mean “it’s very cold”.

3. Correct answer: b)

a) and d) These expressions do not exist.

b) North, or northerly wind: This is a wind coming from the north and blowing towards the south.

c) South wind: This is a wind coming from the south and blowing towards the north.

4. Correct answer: d)

a) shower: 阵雨

b) drizzle: 小雨

c) downpour: 瓢泼大雨

5. Correct answer: a)

a) a heatwave: The rest are adjectives meaning “very hot”, while this is a noun meaning “a period of extremely hot and dry weather that lasts for several days or even weeks”.

b) boiling (酷热的): It’s boiling. Let’s have some drink first. (天气太热了，我们先喝口水吧。)

c) scorching (灼热的)

d) sweltering (闷热的)

6. Correct answer: A breeze is a light wind; all the others describe rather strong winds.

a) blowy: 刮大风的

b) breezy: 微风的

c) blustery: 狂风大作的

d) high winds: 大风