Worksheet With Solutions: Earthquake in Assam Class 8 Worksheet English

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2. According to the Geological Survey of India, the shift of the Shillong plateau has been taking place gradually over the past ___________ years.
Ans: ninety years

3. The animals sensed the approach of the earthquake ___________ than humans.
Ans: much more quickly

4. Grandfather's scrapbook on the earthquake contains ___________.
Ans: grandfather's own letters and memoirs

5. The prisoners in the jail, instead of making their escape, sat huddled on the road waiting for ___________.
Ans: the superintendent

True/False

1. Animals sense the approach of an earthquake more quickly than humans. (True/False)
Ans: True

2. Grandfather realized the earthquake while he was taking a bath. (True/False)
Ans: False

3. The first shock of the earthquake lasted for about half a minute. (True/False)
Ans: True

4. The earthquake reduced the town of Shillong to ruin and rubble. (True/False)
Ans: True

5. People in Calcutta were in a state of panic after feeling the earthquake. (True/False)
Ans: True

Match the Column

Match the events from the earthquake with their corresponding consequences.

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Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: What made the earthquake seem recent and vivid?
(a) Newspaper accounts
(b) Grandfather's scrapbook
(c) Letters and memoirs
(d) The earthquake itself
Ans: (c)

Q2: Why were people sleeping in carriages?
(a) The houses were destroyed
(b) It was safer than sleeping indoors
(c) The roads were damaged
(d) Nerves were on edge
Ans: (d)

Q3: Why was the assistant engineer annoyed about his destroyed bungalow?
(a) He was worried about his belongings
(b) He had seen it collapse during a storm before
(c) He didn't like earthquakes
(d) He wanted to stay in his bungalow
Ans: (b)

Q4: What did the thatched roofs slithering like a pack of cards suggest?
(a) The roofs were made of playing cards
(b) The roofs collapsed in a synchronized manner
(c) The roofs were slippery
(d) The roofs were damaged
Ans: (b)

Q5: What was the extent of the calamity?
(a) Only minor damage occurred
(b) The town of Shillong was reduced to ruin and rubble
(c) A few buildings collapsed
(d) The earthquake was not severe
Ans: (b)