Unit 2: The Tsunami

Q1Written answer

Go through Part-I carefully, and make a list of as many words as you can find that indicate movement of different kinds. (There is one word that occurs repeatedly — count how many times!) Put them into three categories.

fast movement

slow movement

neither slow nor fast

Can you explain why there are many words in one column and not in the others?

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Fast movement	Slow movement	Neither slow nor fast
Earthquake	Recede	Floating
Fall	Rising
Rushed
Tremors
Swept away
Washed away
Ran

The ‘fast movement’ has more words than the other two columns, i.e., ‘slow movement’ and ‘neither slow nor fast’. This indicates that there are fast movements in a tsunami, because of which it is extremely difficult to instantly avert such a critical situation for both men and animals. Although people were fast in their movements such as running or climbing, most of them got washed away by the tsunami waves.

Q2Written answer

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).

(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the _________. (tremble)

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _________ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)

(iii) We heard with _________ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _________ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)

(v) There was much _________ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)

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(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.

(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of confusion and many animals escaped into the countryside.

(iii) We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.

(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his rescue was filmed by the TV crew.

(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.

Q3Written answer

Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after each sentence as shown in the first sentence.

(i) Someone stole my bicycle. __A__

(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. _______________

(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. _______________

(iv) It had been thrown there. _______________

(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. _______________

(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. _______________

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(i) Someone stole my bicycle. __A__

(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. ______P________

(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. _____A__________

(iv) It had been thrown there. ______P_________

(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. _____A__________

(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. _____A__________

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