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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 to 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.
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Why did Tilly's family come to Thailand?
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What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
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Do you think Tilly's mother was alarmed by them?
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Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?
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How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Fhuket?
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Answer using a phrase or a sentence.
1. In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?
2. How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?
3. What do people says about the elephants of Yala National Park?
4. What did the dogs in Galle do?
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When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ingenious immediately 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?
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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
frightened heroic selfess hertless humorous
Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(i) I non’ t Know if Sanjeev was Dheerful……. or ………….
(ii) I think that he was very brave……. and.........
(in) Sanjeev was not heartless,.........or.........
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How are Meghna's and Almas's stories similar?
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What are the diferent ways in which Tilly's parents could have reacted to her behaviour? What would you have done if you were in their place?
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If Tilly's award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with—her parents or her geography teacher?
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What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the Tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?
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Go through Part 1 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 Jieither slow nor fast. Can you explain why there are more words in one column and not in the others?
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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)
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Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after each sentences.
1. Someone stole my bicycle.
2. The tyres were deflated by the traffic police.
3. I found it last night in a ditch near my house. .
4. It had been thrown there.
5. My father gave it to the mechanic.
6. The mechanic repaired it for me.
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Suppose you are one of the volunteers who went to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands for relief work after 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.
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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 learnt very well at school. She remembered the visuals about tsunami and warned her parents.
Do you remember any incident when something that you learnt . in the classroom helped you in some way outside the classroom? Write your experienced in a paragraph of about 90-100 words or narrate it to the whole class like an anecdote.
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Quote the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles.
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Mention the following
(i) Two examples of absurd social practices.
(ii) Two oppressive policies of the British.
(iii) Two ways in which common people suffered.
(iv) Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 war of independence.
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