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• How are Meghna and Almas's stories similar?
• Rewrite as directed:(1) Then the family rushed out of the house. (Turn Into Negative.)(2) Sanjeev Jumped Into the water to rescue her, but they were both swept away.(Use even though)(3 ) The family had gone to the Nancowry Island to celebrate Christmas. (Use ‘with a view to’.)(4) Then came the first giant wave that swept both of them away. (Make It Simple.)(5)! didn’t know what was happening. (Turn Into Afirmattue.)(6) TIny started to scream at her family to get off the beach. (Use ‘so that’.)(7 ) Seeing my daughter so frightened, I thought something serious must be going on.(Use ‘when’.)
• Answer using a phrase or a sentence. 1. In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died? 2. How many people and animals died in Yala National Park? 3. What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park? 4. What did the dogs in Galle do?
• What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in; the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?
• Working with Language  Go through Part-I carefully, and make a list of a 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 movementslow movementneither slow nor fastCan you explain why there are many words in one column and not in the others?
• What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?
• 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)
• Say whether the following are true or false.1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami. 2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami. 3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter. 4. Almas's father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island. 5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.
• If Tilly's award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with - her parents or her geography teacher?
• 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. ______