The Tsunami Class 8 Worksheet English Honeydew Chapter 2

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What is a tsunami?
(a) A large sea creature
(b) A powerful wave in the sea caused by an earthquake
(c) A type of storm
(d) A volcanic eruption
Ans: (b)
A tsunami refers to a very large and powerful wave in the sea caused by an earthquake under the sea.

Q2: How many people lost their lives in the tsunami that hit several countries on December 26, 2004?
(a) 50,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 1,50,000
(d) 200,000
Ans: (c)
The tsunami in 2004 caused the loss of around 1,50,000 lives.

Q3: What did animals do before the tsunami hit?
(a) Ran to safer high places
(b) Swam in the sea
(c) Hid in caves
(d) Slept peacefully
Ans: (a)
Animals, unlike humans, seemed to sense the coming earthquake and ran to safer high places.

Q4: How did Ignesious's three children survive the tsunami?
(a) They were in a sturdy building
(b) They climbed trees
(c) They were with Ignesious when the waves struck
(d) They had sensed the earthquake and ran to safety
Ans: (c)
Ignesious's three children survived because they were with him when the waves washed away other family members.

Q5: What did Meghna hold on to for two days to survive after being carried away by the tsunami?
(a) A wooden door
(b) A rock
(c) Her parents
(d) A lifebuoy
Ans: (a)
Meghna held on to a wooden door for two days to survive after being carried away by the tsunami.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Sanjeev, a policeman, managed to save himself, his wife, and daughter from the waves, but he heard cries for help from the wife of __________, the guesthouse cook.
Ans: John
Sanjeev heard cries for help from the wife of John, the guesthouse cook.

Q2: Little Tilly Smith, in Thailand, saved her family from the tsunami by recalling a __________ lesson.
Ans: geography
Tilly Smith recalled a geography lesson about tsunamis, which helped her save her family.

Q3: Almas Javed, a ten-year-old student, climbed onto a log of __________ to survive the tsunami.
Ans: wood
Almas Javed climbed onto a log of wood to survive the tsunami.

Q4: The Smith family in Thailand survived by going up to the __________ floor of the hotel.
Ans: third
The Smith family survived by going up to the third floor of the hotel.

Q5: The animals in Yala National Park in Sri Lanka sensed the danger, and no dead bodies of animals were found while __________ visitors were washed away.
Ans: sixty
In Yala National Park, no dead bodies of animals were found while sixty visitors were washed away.

Short Answer Type Questions

Q1: Describe Ignesious's experience during the tsunami. How did his family fare?
Ans: Ignesious, the manager of a cooperative society, lost two children and in-laws to the waves. However, three other children survived as they were with him when the waves struck.

Q2: Narrate Meghna's ordeal during the tsunami. How did she manage to survive?
Ans: Meghna, a 13-year-old, was carried away with her parents and others. She held on to a wooden door for two days until she was brought to the shore by a wave.

Q3: Explain how Tilly Smith in Thailand saved her family from the tsunami.
Ans: Tilly Smith saved her family by recalling a geography lesson that taught her about tsunamis. She urged her family to leave the beach, and they survived by going to the third floor of the hotel.

Q4: What happened to Almas Javed and her family during the tsunami?
Ans: Almas Javed's father and grandfather were swept away by a giant wave, and her mother and aunts were also washed away. Almas survived by climbing onto a log of wood.

Q5: How did the animals in Yala National Park in Sri Lanka react to the tsunami, and what was the outcome?
Ans: The animals in Yala National Park sensed the danger and ran for higher ground. No dead bodies of animals were found while sixty visitors were washed away.

Long Answer Type Questions

Q1: Who was Ignesious? Why did his wife wake him up? What did he do thereafter?
Ans: Ignesious worked as a manager at a cooperative society in Katchall. His wife felt an earthquake and she woke him up at 6 a.m. He immediately kept his television on the ground so that it does not break and the family rushed out of the house.

Q2: What happened when the tremors stopped?
Ans: Everyone realized that the tremors have stopped but they saw a rise in sea level. There was chaos all around and two of their children caught their relative’s hand and rushed in the opposite direction. His relatives, wife, and two children have been swept away in the sea, and only he and three children were saved.

Q3: Who was Sanjeev? What happened when he heard about the tsunami?
Ans: Sanjeev was a policeman who was serving in Katchall Island. Sanjeev managed to save himself and his family from the tsunami. But as soon as he heard their cook’s wife crying for help, he went back to rescue her and wave swept them away.

Q4: Who was Almas Javed? What happened to her family members? How was she saved?
Ans: Almas Javed was ten years old when she faced a tsunami. Her grandfather was hit on the head by something; he has swept away along with her father. Her mother and aunt have swept away with the tree they were clinging to.

Q5: Where was Meghna found?
Ans: After Meghna was swept away by tsunami waves; she spent two days on a wooden block, floating on a sea until she was brought to the shore by a wave. Meghna was spotted walking on the seashore in a daze.

Q6: Who are the members of the Smith family? What were they doing in Thailand? What do they face there?
Ans: The Smith family was a family of four people. Tilly Smith, a ten-year-old schoolgirl, her seven-year-old sister, and their parents Penny and Colin Smith. They all had gone to Thailand to celebrate Christmas. Tilly Smith and her family faced Tsunami on 26 December 2004.

Q7: What signs do Penny Smith and her daughter Telly notice about Tsunami?
Ans: Penny Smith noticed that the seawater was boiling and the beach was getting smaller and smaller. No one knew what was happening. Telly noticed something was unusual about the seawater. She saw a rise in its water level and that it started foaming, bubbling, and forming whirlpools.

Q8: How Telly figured out that it was an earthquake under the sea?
Ans: Tilly knew that it was an earthquake under the sea because she remembered her geography lessons in England. She remembered that her geography teacher told about the ways tsunami can be caused, by earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. She warned everyone about it and they along with other tourists went back to the hotel.

Q9: What happened when the giant waves slammed into the coast in India and Sri Lanka?
Ans: When the giant waves slammed into the coast in India and Sri Lanka, the animals, both wild and domestic got aware of what was going to happen. All the animals moved to safer areas. Some say that elephants started screaming and ran for higher ground; dogs didn’t step out of the house, zoo animals caved into their shelters and flamingos refused to low-lying breeding grounds.

Q10: What do many people believe about animals concerning natural disasters?
Ans: Many people believe that animals have some sixth sense that lets them know when the earth will shake. Some experts believe that it is because of an animal’s hearing ability. They believe that acute hearing in animals helps them in hearing or feeling the vibrations of the earth. They can sense when a disaster is approaching, way before machines by the humans. Sometimes even they don’t collect data accurately. And even humans fail to understand these changes in nature.