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1. Animals sense the approach of an earthquake more quickly than humans. (True/False)
2. Grandfather realized the earthquake while he was taking a bath. (True/False)
3. The first shock of the earthquake lasted for about half a minute. (True/False)
4. The earthquake reduced the town of Shillong to ruin and rubble. (True/False)
5. People in Calcutta were in a state of panic after feeling the earthquake. (True/False)
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Match the events from the earthquake with their corresponding consequences.
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
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
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
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
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
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