Textbook Solutions: Fire Stones | Buzzword Class 7: Book Solutions, Summaries & Worksheets PDF Download

(A) Answer these questions. 

1. 
Ans: The island boy was admiring the approaching tsunami wave on the day of the tsunami.

2. 
Ans: The Shompen boy picked the island boy's pocket as a ruse to make him follow into the jungle, away from the danger of the approaching tsunami wave.

3. 
Ans: There is no direct evidence in the given text to show that the island boy was an obedient son. 

4. 
Ans: The Shompen boy proves that he had done his best by saving the island boy's life during the tsunami.

(B) Read these lines from the text and answer the questions. 

1. The wave was high with white foam at its head.
(a).
Ans: The speaker was on the beach.

(b).
Ans: The speaker is describing the approaching tsunami wave.

(c).
Ans: After describing the wave, the Shompen boy warns the island boy about the danger and urges him to go to higher ground.

2. He had risked his own life and save mine. And all I had done in return was to mistrust him.
(a).
Ans: 'He' refers to the Shompen boy.

(b).
Ans: The Shompen boy saved the speaker by leading him to a high neem tree, which protected them from the tsunami wave.  

(c).
Ans: The speaker realized he had misunderstood the Shompen boy when he found his money pouch, including two black stones, as a gift in return for saving his life. This happened after they were rescued from the neem tree.

(C) Think and answer.

1.
Ans: The Shompen boy likely adapted well to the situation because he understood the urgency of the approaching tsunami wave. Once he ensured the island boy's safety by guiding him to the neem tree, he accepted the situation, realizing that beyond that point, it was beyond their control. His calmness might have stemmed from accepting the circumstances and being prepared for the outcome.