Read the following text about volcanoes in Iceland.
Iceland has a high concentration of active volcanoes due to unique geological conditions. The island has about 130 volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland, circa 900 CE. Over the past 500 years, Iceland's volcanoes have erupted a third of the total global lava output.
Geologists explain this high concentration of volcanic activity as being due to a combination of the island's position on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and a volcanic hotspot underneath the island. The island sits astride the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates, and most volcanic activity is concentrated along the plate boundary, which runs across the island from the south-west to the north-east of the island. Some volcanic activity occurs offshore, especially off the southern coast. This includes wholly submerged submarine volcanoes and even newly formed volcanic islands such as Surtsey and Jólnir.
The most recent volcanic eruption in Iceland was that of Eyjafjallajökull, which started on April 14, 2010. The Eyjafjallajökull eruption closely followed an eruption in Fimmvörðuháls, which had erupted on March 20.
Are the statements below true, false or not given?
- People first settled in Iceland around the beginning of the 10th century.
- The island is situated at the point where two of the earth's plates meet.
- Volcanic activity also takes place in the ocean near Iceland.
1. Not Given
2. True
3. False
Posted by: hjlhjl | October 28, 2013 at 09:39
1 not given
2 true
3 true
Posted by: Daniel | October 28, 2013 at 09:59
Not Given
True
True
Posted by: Inder | October 28, 2013 at 10:07
1 not given
2 true
3 false
Posted by: esat | October 28, 2013 at 10:11
NG
T
F
Posted by: Ahmed | October 28, 2013 at 10:18
1. Not Given
2. True
3. True
Posted by: A. K. Anwar | October 28, 2013 at 10:19
Not given true true
Posted by: Hok | October 28, 2013 at 10:20
1. Not given
2. true
3. Not given
Posted by: Chand | October 28, 2013 at 10:20
not given
true
true
Posted by: leducchinh | October 28, 2013 at 10:20
ng
t
t
Posted by: Mohammad Masuqul Alam | October 28, 2013 at 10:21
Not given
True
True
Posted by: umbreen | October 28, 2013 at 10:22
1 NG
2 T
3 F
Posted by: Gio | October 28, 2013 at 10:23
1)not given
2)true
3)false
Posted by: | October 28, 2013 at 10:26
NG
True
True it was mentioned at the passage as "offshore"
Posted by: Serhat | October 28, 2013 at 10:27
not given
false
true
Posted by: marley | October 28, 2013 at 10:27
1) Not Given
2) True
3) False
Posted by: Mehedi | October 28, 2013 at 10:28
Not Given
True
True
Posted by: Pramila | October 28, 2013 at 10:30
1) Not given
2)True
3) True
Posted by: Irina | October 28, 2013 at 10:30
not given
True
False
Posted by: yoyo | October 28, 2013 at 10:33
ng
t
t
Posted by: jojo | October 28, 2013 at 10:35
1.Not given 2.True 3.True
Posted by: Saleem | October 28, 2013 at 10:35
1.NG
2.T
3.F
Posted by: sau | October 28, 2013 at 10:41
Not given
True
True
Posted by: Soha | October 28, 2013 at 10:45
1. Not given
2. True
3. False
Posted by: Trang | October 28, 2013 at 10:47
1 not given
2 true
3 false
Posted by: komal | October 28, 2013 at 10:52
1. Not given
2. True
3.True
Posted by: Loki | October 28, 2013 at 10:56
1.Not given
2.True
3.True
Posted by: Tony | October 28, 2013 at 10:58
NG
T
F
Posted by: P | October 28, 2013 at 11:00
1.not given
2.true
3.true
Posted by: bigacan | October 28, 2013 at 11:02
1.NOT GIVEN
2.TRUE
3.TRUE
Posted by: DHANS | October 28, 2013 at 11:03
1. Not given
2. True
3.true
Posted by: Sajib Kumar Paul | October 28, 2013 at 11:03
F
T
T
Posted by: Nick | October 28, 2013 at 11:04
NG
T
T
Posted by: Sana | October 28, 2013 at 11:05
All true.
1 is given in the first paragraph, "since the settlement of Iceland, circa 900 CE".
2 is given in the second paragraph, "The island sits astride the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates".
3 is also given in the 2nd paragraph, "Some volcanic activity occurs offshore".
Posted by: Gustavo | October 28, 2013 at 11:19
NG
T
T
Posted by: siwoo | October 28, 2013 at 11:26
1: F
2: T
3: N
Posted by: Ruby | October 28, 2013 at 11:27
NG
T
T
Posted by: Luca | October 28, 2013 at 11:29
Not given
True
True
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Posted by: Maap | October 28, 2013 at 11:44
1. Not given
2, true
3 true
Posted by: trang | October 28, 2013 at 11:46
1. Not given
2. True
3. True
Posted by: Tina | October 28, 2013 at 11:55
1. not given
2 true
3 true
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Posted by: Inder | October 28, 2013 at 13:04
n
t
f
Posted by: sugat | October 28, 2013 at 13:10
not given
true
false
Posted by: sam | October 28, 2013 at 13:19
NG
F
T
Posted by: Lynn | October 28, 2013 at 13:19
1- T
2- T
3- T
Posted by: Behzad | October 28, 2013 at 13:20
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Posted by: sugat | October 28, 2013 at 13:20
F
T
T
Posted by: ktr | October 28, 2013 at 13:34
not given
true
false
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1. Not Given
2. True
3. False
Posted by: Aminur | October 28, 2013 at 13:43
1 NOT GIVEN
2 TRUE
3 TRUE
Posted by: chinta srinivas | October 28, 2013 at 13:55
NG
T
T
Posted by: Anna | October 28, 2013 at 13:56
NOT GIVEN
TRUE
TRUE
Posted by: minguyen | October 28, 2013 at 14:08
NG
T
T
Posted by: Kajetan | October 28, 2013 at 14:12
NG
False
False
Posted by: Oleg | October 28, 2013 at 14:33
NG
T
T
Posted by: Raman | October 28, 2013 at 14:34
Ng
T
T
Posted by: Aland | October 28, 2013 at 14:35
1,NG
2,T
3,NG
Posted by: Rudy | October 28, 2013 at 14:43
"circa 900 CE" means "around 900 AD". CE stands for The Chirstian Era.
T
T
T
Posted by: hajimeville | October 28, 2013 at 15:06
T
T
F
Posted by: VioletNguyen | October 28, 2013 at 15:12
F
T
T
Posted by: Mjo | October 28, 2013 at 15:19
NG
T
T
Posted by: HEER | October 28, 2013 at 15:41
1. T
2. T
3. F
Posted by: Johane | October 28, 2013 at 15:50
All True
Posted by: Tran | October 28, 2013 at 16:29
1.T
2.T
3.NG
Posted by: prince | October 28, 2013 at 16:43
1.Not given
2.True
3.True
Posted by: Mina | October 28, 2013 at 16:45
NG
T
F
Posted by: SAMI | October 28, 2013 at 17:14
Not given
True
True
Posted by: Racheal | October 28, 2013 at 17:28
T T NG
Posted by: ROK | October 28, 2013 at 17:29
1. NG
2.T
3.T
Posted by: Mr Tool | October 28, 2013 at 18:21
1.true
2.true
3.true
Posted by: Raluca | October 28, 2013 at 18:25
1) not given
2) true
3) false
0
Posted by: beula | October 28, 2013 at 18:36
1). TRUE
2). NOT GIVEN
3). TRUE
Posted by: aneela | October 28, 2013 at 19:01
1 false
2 true
3 true
Posted by: Andrea Kiss | October 28, 2013 at 19:04
The three answers are true.
Posted by: Hamed | October 28, 2013 at 19:39
1 not given.
2 TRUE
3 TRUE
Posted by: neeti sarkaria | October 28, 2013 at 20:41
1. FALSE: circa 900 CE = around 10th century. Which is not the same that "at the beginning of the 10th century".
2. TRUE: "The island sits astride the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates"
3. TRUE: "Some volcanic activity occurs offshore, especially off the southern coast."
Posted by: Jacob | October 28, 2013 at 21:38
NG
T
T
Posted by: NARXOZ | October 28, 2013 at 23:51
Not Given
True
False
Posted by: Shinichi | October 29, 2013 at 00:02
1.NG
2.T
3.NG
Posted by: Abdul | October 29, 2013 at 01:02
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2/not given
3/t
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Posted by: jone | October 29, 2013 at 02:25
3. Volcanic activity also takes place in the ocean near Iceland.
In the reading: Some volcanic activity occurs offshore, especially off the southern coast=>Volcanic activity occurs directly on the Iceland while the question mentions to areas near Iceland. ==> so the answer is :FALSE.
Posted by: rosie | October 29, 2013 at 02:36
1. not given
2. true
3. not given
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Posted by: rosie | October 29, 2013 at 02:41
1. not given
2. true
3.true
Posted by: diane | October 29, 2013 at 02:52
1.NG
2.T
3.T
Posted by: Howard | October 29, 2013 at 03:46
F
T
F(most volcanic activity is concentrated along the plate boundary, which runs across the island from the south-west to the north-east of the island.)NOT OFFSHORE
Posted by: Robert Wang | October 29, 2013 at 05:07
1false
2.true
3.true
Posted by: sultana | October 29, 2013 at 05:12
1. NG
2. T
3. F
Posted by: Jael Nguyen | October 29, 2013 at 05:35
F
T
T
Posted by: Mohamed | October 29, 2013 at 05:54
1.Not given
2. False
3. True
Posted by: farhana | October 29, 2013 at 06:01
1. false
2. true
3. true
Posted by: Hanana | October 29, 2013 at 06:23
NG
T
T
Posted by: Isabel | October 29, 2013 at 07:20
1. Not given
2. True
3. False
Posted by: ngviettan86 | October 29, 2013 at 07:29
my answer is
1. not given
2. true
3. false
Posted by: Duc Pham | October 29, 2013 at 08:59
Here are my answers:
1. Not Given
2. True
3. Not Given
Posted by: PhuonganhTa | October 29, 2013 at 09:04
All true, because:
1. "since the settlement of Iceland, circa 900 CE" = People first settled in Iceland at the beginning of the 10th century.
2. "The island sits astride the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates" = The island is situated at the point where two of the earth's plates meet.
3. "Some volcanic activity occurs offshore, especially off the southern coast" = Volcanic activity also takes place in the ocean near Iceland.
NOTE: offshore means 'in the sea, near to the coast'.
Posted by: Aminta | October 29, 2013 at 09:07
1. False
2. True
3. True
Posted by: LanHuong | October 29, 2013 at 09:09