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The Tsunami

Comprehension check (Page 27)

Question 1:

Say whether the following are true or false.

1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.

2. Sanjeev made it lớn safety after the tsunami.

3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.

4. Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.

5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.

Answer:

Comprehension check (Page 29)

Answer the following in a phrase or sentence.

Question 1:

Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?

Answer:

Tilly Smith came with her family from South-East England khổng lồ celebrate Christmas at a beach resort in southern Thailand.

Question 2:

What were the warning signs that both Tilly & her mother saw?

Answer:

Tilly and her family had already experienced a massive earthquake off northern Sumatra earlier in the morning of 26 December 2004. Her mother saw that the water was swelling and coming closer, & the beach was getting smaller and smaller. Meanwhile, Tilly also noticed that the sea slowly started khổng lồ rise, foam and bubble và form whirlpools in it.

Question 3:

Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?

Answer:

Tilly’s mother initially didn’t understand what was happening, but when she saw her frightened daughter hysterically screaming that it was a tsunami, she understood the seriousness of the condition.

Question 4:

Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?

Answer:

Tilly had seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion during her geography lesson when her geography teacher had shown her class the video clip and told them that tsunamis could be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides.

Question 5:

Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?

Answer:

The Smith family và the others on the beach ran back và took refuge on the third floor of the khách sạn to escape from the tsunami. The building withstood the surge of three tsunami waves.

Question 6:

How bởi you think her geography teacher felt when she heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?

Answer:

Tilly’s geography teacher must have felt very proud of her when she heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket. She was happy that because of her lesson & video, the young girl was able khổng lồ save her family & the lives of many others by warning them of the tsunami waves.

Comprehension check (Page 30)

Answer using a phrase or a sentence.

Question 1:

In the tsunami, 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

Answer:

Although the giant waves that rolled through the Indian Ocean killed more than 150,000 people in a dozen countries, not many animals have been reported dead. The exact count of dead animals is not known compared to human casualties.

Question 2:

How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?

Answer:

Sixty visitors were swept off the Patanangala beach inside the Yala National Park. No animal carcasses were found, except for that of two water buffaloes.

Question 3:

What vì people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?

Answer:

The people present at the Yala National Park observed three elephants running away from the Patanangala beach about an hour before the tsunami hit that place.

Question 4:

What did the dogs in Galle do?

Answer:

The dogs in Galle refused to lớn go for their daily run on the beach on the day the tsunami hit the coast.

Working with the text (Pages 30-31)

Question 1:

When he felt the earthquake, bởi you think Ignesious immediately worried about a tsunami? Give reasons for your answer. Which sentence in the text tells you that the Ignesious family did not have any time to lớn discuss & plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?

Answer:

No, Ignesious did not realise a tsunami had struck when he felt the earthquake initially. He got up and carefully took his television phối off its table & put it down on the ground so that it would not fall và break. Then the family rushed out of the house.

Ignesious’s family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck due khổng lồ chaos and confusion. When the tremors stopped, they saw the sea rising. In the chaos và confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father & mother’s brother and rushed in the opposite direction.

Question 2:

Which words in the danh mục below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion? (Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)

Use words from the danh sách to complete the three sentences below.

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(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ___________ or ___________.

(ii) I think that he was very brave, ___________ and___________.

(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, ___________or___________.

Answer:

In my opinion, the words that describe Sanjeev are brave, heroic and selfless.

(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ambitious or humorous.

(ii) I think that he was very brave, heroic và selfless.

(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, brash or careless.

Question 3:

How are Meghna và Almas’s stories similar?

Answer:

Both Almas’ & Meghna’s families were swept away by the tsunami waves, và they were the only survivors in their respective families. Both of them floated in the sea for many days. Meghna spent two days floating in the sea, holding on lớn a wooden door and was brought lớn the shore by a wave. Similarly, Almas also climbed onto a log of wood và fainted. Later she woke up in a hospital in Kamorta và was brought khổng lồ Port Blair thereafter. Both the girls were so traumatized by the incident that Meghna was found walking on the seashore in a daze, and Almas did not want khổng lồ discuss the tragic incident with anyone.

Question 4:

What are the different ways in which Tilly’s parents could have reacted khổng lồ her behaviour? What would you have done if you were in their place?

Answer:

Tilly could foresee that a tsunami had struck them. Seeing her frightened và hysterical, her parents understood that something serious was likely khổng lồ happen. They took both their daughters away from the beach to lớn the swimming pool at the hotel. Seeing them, a number of other tourists also left the beach along with them. Tilly also shouted lớn everyone around the beach lớn run for safety.

However, Tilly’s parents could have also reacted in a different manner by not paying heed to lớn her frightened behaviour. If they had tried lớn calm her down, probably they would have got washed away along with the tsunami waves.

If I had been in a similar situation, I would have carefully listened lớn Tilly & realised that danger was approaching và immediately rush to the khách sạn by running away from the beach.

Question 5:

If Tilly’s award was to be shared, who bởi vì you think she should tóm tắt it with — her parents or her geography teacher?

Answer:

In my opinion, Tilly should have shared her award with her geography teacher, who made her aware of what a tsunami is và its various effects. Due khổng lồ this awareness, she was able to save the lives of so many people.

Question 6:

What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea bởi vì you find more believable?

Answer:

Not many animals were killed by the tsunami because most of them have a sixth sense working in them. It is believed that animals know when the earth is going to lớn shake. Some experts also believe that animals have an acute sense of hearing that helps them khổng lồ hear or feel the earth’s vibration. They have the ability to sense an approaching disaster long before humans realise what’s going on & they are able to move to lớn safer places.

Animals have a better sense of hearing & gut feeling, và this is scientifically proven that they can sense disturbances và hear low-frequency sounds which are not within the hearing range of humans. Although this sounds incredible, it’s true!

Working with language (Page 31-32)

Question 1:

Go through Part-I carefully, & make a danh mục of as many words as you can find that indicate movement of different kinds. (There is one word that occurs repeatedly — count how many times!) Put them into three categories.

Can you explain why there are many words in one column và not in the others?

Answer:

The ‘fast movement’ has more words than the other two columns, i.e., ‘slow movement’ và ‘neither slow nor fast’. This indicates that there are fast movements in a tsunami, because of which it is extremely difficult to instantly avert such a critical situation for both men và animals. Although people were fast in their movements such as running or climbing, most of them got washed away by the tsunami waves.

Question 2:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).

(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the _________. (tremble)

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _________ & many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)

(iii) We heard with _________ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree và his _________ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)

(v) There was much _________ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)

Answer:

(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of confusion & many animals escaped into the countryside.

(iii) We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree & his rescue was filmed by the TV crew.

(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.

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Question 3:

Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or p. After each sentence as shown in the first sentence.