Lesson 2 The Tsunami NCERT English book Honeydew class 8 book answers.
Geography Lesson
Comprehension Check (Page 27)
Question 1 : Say whether the following are true or false.
1. Ingenious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-low, and his brother -in-low in the tsunami.
2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
4. Alma’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
5. Her mother and aunts wee washed away with the three that they were holding on to.
Answer:
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
Comprehension Check (Page 29)
Answer the following in a phrase in sentence.
Question 1: Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?
Answer: Tilly Smith and her family traveled from South-East England to a beach resort in southern Thailand to celebrate Christmas.
Question 2: What were think Tilly mother was alarmed by them?
Answer: On the morning of 26 December 2004, Tilly and her family had already experienced a powerful earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra. Later, her mother observed the water swelling and inching closer, making the beach shrink. At the same time, Tilly noticed the sea gradually rising, foaming, bubbling, and forming whirlpools.
Question 3 : Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?
Answer: At first, Tilly’s mother didn’t grasp what was happening. However, when she saw her terrified daughter frantically screaming that a tsunami was coming, she realized the gravity of the situation.
Question 4: Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?
Answer: Tilly recalled seeing the sea behave in a similarly strange manner during a geography lesson, where her teacher had shown the class a video and explained that tsunamis could be triggered by earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides.
Question 5 : Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami waves.
Answer: The Smith family, along with others on the beach, quickly ran back and sought refuge on the third floor of their hotel to escape the tsunami. The building endured the force of three powerful tsunami waves.
Question 6: How do you think her geography teacher felt when she heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?
Answer: Tilly’s geography teacher must have felt incredibly proud upon hearing about Tilly’s actions in Phuket. She was delighted that, thanks to her lesson and video, the young girl was able to save her family and many others by warning them about the approaching 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 1: While the massive waves that swept across the Indian Ocean claimed the lives of over 150,000 people in several countries, relatively few animals were reported dead. The exact number of animal casualties remains unknown in comparison to the human toll.
Question 2: How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?
Answer: Witnesses at Yala National Park observed three elephants running away from Patanangala Beach roughly an hour before the tsunami struck.
Question 4: What did the doges in Galle do?
Answer: On the day the tsunami struck the coast, the dogs in Galle refused to go for their usual run on the beach.
Working with the text (Pages 30-31)
Question 1: When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ingenious worried about a tsunami? Give reasons for your answer. Which sentence in the text tells you that the Ingenious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?
Answer: No, Ignesious did not realize a tsunami had struck when he first felt the earthquake. He carefully removed the television set from its table and placed it on the ground to prevent it from falling and breaking. Then, the family hurried out of the house.
Due to the chaos and confusion that followed the tsunami, Ignesious’s family had no time to discuss or plan their actions. When the tremors subsided, they noticed the sea rising. In the midst of the panic, two of his children grabbed the hands of their maternal grandfather and uncle and ran in the opposite direction.
Question 2: Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion? (Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)
| cheerful | ambitious | brash | brave | careless |
| heroic | selfless | heartless | humorous |
Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(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 and selfless.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless , brash or careless.
Question 3: How are Meghna and Alma’s stories similar?
Answer : Both Almas and Meghna lost their entire families to the tsunami waves and were the sole survivors. They each floated in the sea for several days. Meghna drifted for two days, clinging to a wooden door, and was eventually brought to shore by a wave. Similarly, Almas climbed onto a log, fainted, and later woke up in a hospital in Kamorta, after which she was taken to Port Blair. The trauma from the incident was overwhelming for both girls—Meghna was found wandering in a daze along the seashore, while Almas refused to talk about the tragedy with anyone.
Question 4: What are the different ways in which Tilly’s parents could have reached to her behaviour? What would you have done it you were in their place?
Answer: Tilly was able to foresee that a tsunami was approaching. Her parents, seeing her frightened and hysterical, quickly understood that something serious was about to happen. They immediately took both their daughters away from the beach to the hotel’s swimming pool. Seeing this, several other tourists followed suit and left the beach. Tilly also shouted warnings to everyone around, urging them to run to safety.
Had her parents responded differently and dismissed her fear, they might have been swept away by the tsunami waves.
If I had been in a similar situation, I would have listened carefully to Tilly, recognized the imminent danger, and quickly run away from the beach to the safety of the hotel.
Question 5: It Tilly’s award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with-her parents or her geography teacher?
Answer: In my view, Tilly should have shared her award with her geography teacher, who educated her about tsunamis and their effects. This knowledge enabled her to save the lives of many people.
Question 6: What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?
Answer: Few animals were killed by the tsunami because many are believed to have a sixth sense. It’s thought that animals can detect when the earth is about to shake. Some experts believe their heightened sense of hearing allows them to pick up on the earth’s vibrations. This ability enables them to sense impending disasters long before humans are aware and move to safer areas.
Animals have a more acute sense of hearing and intuition, and it’s scientifically proven that they can detect disturbances and hear low-frequency sounds beyond human hearing range. Though it may sound unbelievable, it’s true!
Working with language (Page 31-32)
Question 1: Go through Part -I carefully, and make a list 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.
| fast movement | slow movement | neither slow nor fast |
Can you explain why there are a many words in one column and not in the others?
Answer:
| Fast movement | Slow movement | Neither slow nor fast |
| Earthquake | Recede | Floating |
| Fall | Rising | |
| Rushed | ||
| Tremors | ||
| Swept away | ||
| Washed away | ||
| Ran |
The ‘fast movement’ has more words than the other two columns, i.e., ‘slow movement’ and ‘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 and 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 _______ any many animals escape into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _______ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and 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 of confusion and 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 and his rescue and many filmed by the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
Question 3: Say whether the following sentences are in the Active to the Passive voice. Write A or P after each sentences as shown in the first sentences.
(i) Someone stole my bicycle. _____
(ii) The types were deflated by the traffic police. _______
(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. _______
(iv) It had been thrown there. _________
(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. _____
(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. _______
Answer:
(i) Someone stole my bicycle. A
(ii) The types were deflated by the traffic police. ___P____
(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. ___A____
(iv) It had been thrown there. ____P_____
(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. __A___
(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. ____A___