The Tsunami class 8 question answer: Ncert solutions for class 8 english honeydew chapter 2
| Textbook | Ncert |
| Class | Class 8 |
| Subject | English Honeydew |
| Chapter | Chapter 2 |
| Chapter Name | The Tsunami ncert solutions |
| Category | Ncert Solutions |
| Medium | English |
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Comprehension Check (Page 27) Say whether the following are true or false.
Question 1: Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.
Answer 1: True
Question 2: Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
Answer 2: False
Question 3: Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
Answer 3: False
Question 4: Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
Answer 4: True
Question 5: Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.
Answer 5: True
Comprehension Check (Page 28-29) Answer the following in a phrase or sentence.
Question 1: Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?
Answer 1: Tilly’s family had come to Thailand to celebrate Christmas.
Question 2: What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
Answer 2: Both Tilly and her mother saw that the water was swelling and kept coming in and the beach was getting smaller and smaller.
Question 3: Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?
Answer 3: At first, Tilly’s mother didn’t grasp the gravity of the situation. However, when she saw her terrified daughter urgently screaming that it was a tsunami, she realised the seriousness of the situation.
Question 4: Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?
Answer 4: A video of a tsunami was shown to Tilly in a class by her geography teacher. That was the first time Tilly saw the sea behaving in such a strange fashion.
Question 5: Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?
Answer 5: The Smith family and the others on the beach took refuge on the third floor of a hotel.
Question 6: How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?
Answer 6: I think her geography teacher must have been proud of Tilly when he heard about what she had done in Phuket.
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: Not many animals were reported dead.
Question 2: How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?
Answer 2: Sixty visitors and only two animals died at the Yala National Park.
Question 3: What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?
Answer 3: People say that the elephants ran from the beach an hour before the Tsunami hit the coast.
Question 4: What did the dogs in Galle do?
Answer 4: The dogs in Galle refused to go for their daily run on the beach on the day the tsunami hit the coast.
Working with the text (Pages 30-31) Discuss the following questions in class. Then write your own answers.
Question 1: When he felt the earthquake, do 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 discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?
Answer 1: No, Ignesious did not worry about a tsunami when he felt the earthquake. Rather he was worried about his television. He took it off the table and put it on the ground lest it should break. The sentence that tells us that Ignesious did not have any time for discussion is — “In the chaos and confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother, and rushed 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 2: The words that would 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 Almas’s stories similar?
Answer 3: Meghna was swept away along with her parents. She spent two days floating in the sea, holding on to a wooden door. A wave brought her to the shore. Similarly, Almas was also washed away. She climbed on a log of wood and fainted. She woke up to find herself in a hospital. Thus, both escaped death.
Question 4: What are the different ways in which Tilly’s parents could have reacted to her behaviour? What would you have done if you were in their place?
Answer 4: Tilly’s parents instead of listening to her, alternatively, could have calmed her down and told her that there was nothing to worry about. If they would have done that the family would have been washed away by the tsunami. If I were in their place, I would have done the same and realised that we were in danger and acted the way she would have guided.
Question 5: If Tilly’s award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with — her parents or her geography teacher?
Answer 5: In my opinion, Tilly should have shared her award with her geography teacher, who made her aware of what a tsunami is and its various effects. Due to 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 do you find more believable?
Answer 6: The first idea is that the animals have sixth sense to know when the earth is going to shake. The second idea is that they have acute power of hearing and feeling about earth’s vibration. The second idea has more authentic aspect in it.
Working With Language (Page-31)
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 many words in one column and not in the others?
Answer 1:
| Fast movement | Slow movement | Neither slow nor fast |
| Earthquake | Floating | Walking |
| Rushed | Recede | |
| Tremors | ||
| Swept | ||
| Ran | ||
| Fell | ||
| Climb |
The ‘fast movement’ column has many more words as compared to the other two columns. This is because the story is about tsunami, which is a fast movement of waters. Due to tsunami, all the immediate actions are fast, such as running, climbing and sweeping away from people by water.
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 _______ and 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 and his _______ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _______ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Answer 2: (i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot 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 was filmed by the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
Question 3: Study the sentences in the columns A and B.
| A | B |
| Meghna was swept away. | The waves swept Meghna away. |
| Almas’s grandfather was hit on the head. | Something hit Almas’s grandfather on the head. |
| Sixty visitors were washed away. | The waves washed away sixty visitors. |
| No animal carcasses were found. | People did not find any animal carcasses. |
Compare the sentences in A to ones in B. Who is the ‘doer of the action in every case ? Is the ‘doer’ mentioned in A, or in B?
Notice the verbs in A : ‘was swept away’, ‘was hit’, ‘were washed away’, ‘were found’. They are in the passive form. The sentences are in the Passive Voice. In these sentences, the focus is not on the person who does the action.
In B, the ‘doer’ of the action is named. The verbs are in the active form. The sentences are in Active Voice.
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.
(i) Someone stole my bicycle. A
(ii) The tyres 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 3: (i)Someone stole my bicycle. A
(ii)The tyres 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
Speaking And Writing (Page 32)
Question 1: Suppose you are one of the volunteers who went to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You work in the relief camps, distributing food, water and medicine among the victims. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds to bring about some semblance of normalcy in their lives. You admire their grit and determination. Write a diary entry.
You may start in this way.
31 December, 2004
The killer tsunami struck these islands five days ago. But the victims are being brought in even now. Each one has a story to tell….
Answer 1: The killer tsunami struck these islands five days ago. But the victims are being brought in even now. Each one has a story to tell. Their stories are hair raising as well as heartening or inspiring. Many were determined to start a new life. They don’t want to stay in the camp for long. They feel small because living on charity was disgraceful. Most of them want to return to their cottages which are no more there, and to get a fishing boat to earn their livelihood. One woman, though old, recalled how she had saved a child from drowning.
Question 2: The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
Do your remember any incident when something that you learnt in the classroom helped you in some way outside the classroom ? Write your experiences in a paragraph of about 90-100 words or narrate it to the whole class like an anecdote.
Answer 2: One incident that stands out to me is when my knowledge of basic first aid, learned in a health class, came in handy during a family picnic. My younger cousin tripped and cut his knee badly. Remembering the steps from class, I stayed calm, cleaned the wound with bottled water, and applied pressure with a clean cloth to stop the bleeding. I then bandaged it securely until we could get proper medical help. My quick actions prevented further injury and reassured everyone. It was a proud moment, realizing how classroom learning could be applied in real-life situations.