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NCERT · Class 8 · English

Unit 2: The Tsunami

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Comprehension Check ( (3)

Textbook page 30 · 4 questions
Q1Written answer

In the tsunami, 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

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Although the giant waves that rolled through the Indian Ocean killed more than 150,000 people in a dozen countries, not many animals have been reported dead. The exact count of dead animals is not known compared to human casualties.

Q2Written answer

How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?

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Sixty visitors were swept off the Patanangala beach inside the Yala National Park. No animal carcasses were found, except for that of two water buffaloes.

Q3Written answer

What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?

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The people present at the Yala National Park observed three elephants running away from the Patanangala beach about an hour before the tsunami hit that place.

Q4Written answer

What did the dogs in Galle do?

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The dogs in Galle refused to go for their daily run on the beach on the day the tsunami hit the coast.