NCERT Solutions class 8 English Litrature Chapter 2. The Tsunami NCERT Exercise

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Q1. When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ignesious immediately worried about a tsunami? Give  text tells you that the Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?

Ans:-No, ignesious did not immediately worried about tsunami. He felt it was an ordinary earthquake he took his television put it down so that it did not break. Then they rushed out of the house.

The line which shows that the family did not have any time to discuss and plan there course of  action:

“In the chaos and confusion, to of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and her brother, and rushed to the opposite direction.

Q2. Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?

(Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)

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___________.

Ans: The complete sentence are given below:

(i) I don’t know cheerful, brash  or humorous .

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

(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless careless or frightened .

Q3. How are Meghna and Almas’s stories similar

Ans: Both meghna and alma’s lost their parents. Both save their life by sitting on a wooden log and reach the shore.

Q4. What are the different way could have reacted to her behaviour? What would you have done if you were in their place?

Ans: They could have  ignored her screaming and scolded her for crying, shouting and creating a scene. But they were wise parents and listen to their child and following  her warnings.

 If I would have been in their place, I think I would have also done the same what her parent did.

Q5. If Tilly’s award was who do you think she should share it with — her parents or her geography teacher?

Ans: She should have shared with her geography teacher because of him she could make out that it was tsunami.

Q6. What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?

Ans: Many people believe that animal have a sixth since and they since when they since when the. Some experts believe that animals have acute power of hearing which helps them to hear or feel the earth’s vibration. The second idea has some scientific reasons to believed.