Class:- 8 English (Honeydew) Chapter - 2 The Tsunami Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions

Class:- 8 English 

(Honeydew)

Chapter - 2

The Tsunami 

Summary, Word Meanings, NCERT Solutions & Frequently Asked Questions  

-- Summary --

⭐ Summary In English

Part - I

• Introduction:- This part gives us some important and inspiring incidents. These occurred when tsunami hit some parts of India. The stories are from Andaman and Nicobar islands.

• Unfortunate Ignesious:- The first story is about Ignesious. His wife woke him up at 6 a.m. sensing an earthquake. Ignesious put the television on the ground to save it from the quake. Then all the members of the family rushed out. When the tremors stopped, they saw the sea rising. This caused them confusion. They ran but in opposite directions. His wife was swept away. Her two children along with her father and brother were also lost. Thus Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.

• Brave Sanjeev:- Sanjeev was a policeman. He managed to save himself, his wife and his baby daughter. Then he heard the cries for help. These were from John’s wife. John was the guest house cook. Sanjeev jumped into the water to save her. They both were swept away and drowned.

• Fortunate Meghna:- Meghna was 13 years old. She was swept away along with her parents and seventy-seven other people. She held on to a wooden door and kept floating on it for two days. She was brought to the shore by a wave and saved.

• Tragedy of Almas:- Almas was ten years old. The family was sleeping but her father had woken up. He saw the water receding after the tremors. He knew it would come back with great force. He woke everyone trying to rush to a safer place. As they ran his father fell down. Almas’s father rushed to help him. Then came a big wave and swept them both away. Her mother and aunts were washed away too. They were swept away with the tree they were holding on to.

• A Log of Wood:- Almas saw a log of wood floating. She climbed on to it. Then she fainted. She woke up in a hospital in Kamorta.

Part - II

• Intelligent Tilly:- This is a story from Thailand. Tilly’s family had come to Thailand from England to celebrate Christmas. It was December 26. She was standing with her family on the beach. Tilly and her mother Penny Smith both saw the water swelling. The beach was getting smaller and smaller every moment. They saw the sea slowly rise and start to foams. Tilly saw the sea making whirlpools.

• Bad Signs:- Tilly’s mother was not alarmed by these signs. Tilly remembered the video that her geography teacher had shown in the class two weeks before. It occurred to her that these were the sure signs of tsunami. She screamed and asked her family to go off the beach. The mother did not sense anything terrible. She, however, felt that her daughter must be right.

• Tilly the Saviour:- Tilly’s parents took her and her sister to the swimming pool at the hotel. Many others also left the beach with them, “Then it was as if the entire sea had come after them.” The family took refuge in the third floor of the hotel. The building withstood the force of the tsunami. If they had stayed on the beach, they I would have been dead

Part - III

• The Animal Sense:- Some people believe that animals possess a sixth sense. Tsunami killed 1,50,000 people but only a few animals died. In Yala National Park in Sri Lanka sixty visitors were washed away but only two animals died. In the same Park people had observed three elephants run away from the beach an hour before the tsunami hit. A man on the coast near Galle in Sri Lanka had two dogs. On that fatal day of tsunami they refused to go to the beach with their master. So the master too stayed back. Thus the dogs had saved his life also.

⭐ Summary In Hindi

भाग - I

• भूमिका:- इस भाग में हमें कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण और प्रेरक घटनाएँ मिलती हैं। ये वे घटनाएँ हैं जो तब घटीं जब सुनामी ने भारत के कुछ भागों को तबाह किया। ये कहानियाँ अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपों से संबंधित हैं।

• अभागा इगनेसियस:- पहली कहानी इगनेसियस के बारे में है। भूचाल का अहसास कर उसकी पत्नी ने उसे प्रातः छः बजे जगा दिया। भूचाल से बचाने के लिए इग्नेसियस ने टेलीविजन को जमीन पर रखा। फिर परिवार के सारे सदस्य बाहर दौड़े। जब भूचाल के झटके बंद हुए तब उन्होंने समुद्र में उफान देखा। इससे वे भ्रमित हो गए। वे दौड़े परंतु विपरीत दिशाओं में। उसकी पत्नी बह गयी। उसके दोनों बच्चे भी उस (पत्नी) के पिता और भाई के साथ बिछुड़ गए। इस प्रकार इगनेसियस ने सुनामी में अपनी पत्नी, दो बच्चों, अपने ससुर और अपने साले को खो दिया।

• बहादुर संजीव:- संजीव पुलिस का सिपाही था। उसने स्वयं को, अपनी पत्नी और अपनी शिशु पुत्री को बचा लिया था। तभी उसे सहायता को पुकारती चीखें सुनाई दीं। ये जॉन की पत्नी की थी। जॉन गेस्टहाउस का रसोइया था। उसे बचाने के लिए संजीव पानी में कूद गया। वे दोनों बह गए और डूब गए।

• भाग्यवान मेघना:- मेघना 13 वर्ष की थी। वह अपने माता-पिता व 77 अन्य व्यक्तियों के साथ बह गयी। उसने लकड़ी के एक दरवाजे को पकड़ लिया और उसके ऊपर दो दिन तक तैरती रही। एक लहर के साथ वह किनारे आ गयी और वह बच गयी।

• अल्मास की त्रासदी:- अल्मास दस वर्ष की थी। परिवार सो रहा था पर उसका पिता जाग गया था। भूकंप के झटकों के बाद उसने पानी को पीछे हटते देखा। वह समझ गया कि यह बड़ी ताकत से वापस आएगा। उसने हर व्यक्ति को जगाया और अधिक सुरक्षित स्थान पर पहुँचने का प्रयत्न किया। जब वे भाग रहे थे, उसके पिता गिर गए। अल्मास का पिता उसकी सहायता के लिए बढ़ा। तभी एक विशाल लहर आयी और उन दोनों को बहा कर ले गयी। उसकी (अल्मास की) माँ और बुआ भी बह गयीं। वे उस पेड़ के साथ ही बह गयीं जिसको पकड़ कर वे खड़ी हुई थीं।

• लकड़ी का लट्ठा:- अल्मास ने लकड़ी के एक लट्ठे को बहता देखा। वह इस पर चढ़ गई। फिर वह मूर्छित हो गयी। जब उसकी आँख खुली तब वह कमोरटा के अस्पताल में थी।

भाग - II

• बुद्धिमान टिली:- यह कहानी थाइलैंड की है। टिली का परिवार क्रिसमस मनाने के लिए इंग्लैंड से थाइलैंड आया था। यह 26 दिसंबर की बात है। वह अपने परिवार के साथ समुद्र-तट (बीच) पर खड़ी थी। टिली और उसकी माँ पेनी-स्मिथ दोनों ने पानी को उठता हुआ देखा। समुद्र तट प्रतिक्षण छोटा होता जा रहा था। उन्होंने देखा कि समुद्र धीरे-धीरे ऊपर उठ रहा है और उसमें झाग बन रहा है। टिली ने समुद्र के अंदर भंवर बनते देखे।

• बुरे चिह्न:- टिली की माँ इन संकेतों से डरी नहीं। टिली को वह वीडियो याद आया जो उसकी भूगोल टीचर ने दो सप्ताह पूर्व कक्षा में दिखाया था। उसे लगा कि ये निश्चित रूप से सुनामी के संकेत थे। वह चीखी और अपने परिवार को समुद्र तट से दूर जाने को कहा। माँ को कुछ आतंक नज़र न आया। पर उसे लगा कि उसकी बेटी की बात ठीक होगी।

• रक्षक टिली:- टिली के माता-पिता उसे और उसकी बहन को होटल के स्वीमिंग पूल में ले आए। उनके साथ बहुत से अन्य लोग भी समुद्र तट से दूर चले गए। तब ऐसा हुआ मानो सारा समुद्र उनके पीछे पीछे आ गया था।” परिवार ने होटल की तीसरी मॅज़ल में शरण ली। उस भवन ने सुनामी की शक्ति का सामना सफलतापूर्वक कर लिया। अगर ये लोग समुद्र-तट पर रुक गए होते, तो मर गए। होते।

भाग - III

• पशु दृष्टि:- कुछ लोगों का विश्वास है कि पशुओं के पास छठी इंद्रिय होती है। सुनामी से 1,50,000 लोगों की मृत्यु हुई किंतु केवल कुछ पशु ही मरे। श्रीलंका के येल नेशनल पार्क में 60 पर्यटक/सैलानी बह गए परंतु केवल दो पशु मरे। उसी पार्क में लोगों ने देखा कि सुनामी के आक्रमण से लगभग एक घंटा पहले ही तीन हाथी बीच से दूर भाग रहे थे। श्रीलंका के गैले बंदरगाह के पास रहने वाले एक व्यक्ति के पास दो कुत्ते थे। सुनामी के घातक दिन को उन्होंने अपने मालिक के साथ समुद्र-तट पर जाने से इनकार कर दिया। अतः मालिक भी रुक गया। इस प्रकार कुत्तों ने उसका जीवन भी बचा लिया।

-- Moral --

We should not be afraid in any kind of situation and try hard to get out of that and should help others. 

-- Word Meanings -- 

• Powerful - ताकतवर 

• Wave - बड़ी लहर

• Earthquake - भुकंप 

• Coast - तट, किनारा 

• Sense - संवेद

• Rush - दौड़कर आना जना 

• Tremor - कंपन

• Chaos - गड़बड़ी 

• Sweep away - बहा ले जाना 

• Serve - नौकरी करना 

• Recede - कमी, पीछे हटना

• Traumatise - सदमे में होना

• Stay - रहना

• Slap - फटका मारना 

• Possess - पास होना

-- NCERT Solutions --

Comprehension Check (Page 27)

Say whether the following are true or false.

Questions:-

a) Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.

b) Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.

c) Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.

d) Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.

e) Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.

Answers:- 

a) True

b) False

c) False

d) True

e) True

Comprehension Check (Page 28)

Answer the following in a phrase or sentence.

Question 1.- Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?

Answer:- Tilly’s family had come to Thailand to celebrate Christmas.

Question 2.- What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?

Answer:- Both saw the sea rise and it started to foam and form whirlpools.

Question 3.- Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?

Answer:- No, Tilly’s mother was not alarmed by them.

Question 4.- Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?

Answer:- Tilly had seen the strange sea behaviour in a video.

Question 5.- Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape; from the tsunami?

Answer:- They went to the third floor of the hotel and were saved.

Question 6.- How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?

Answer:- She felt very pleased and satisfied.

Comprehension Check (Page 30)

Answer using a phrase or a sentence.

Question 1.- In the Tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

Answer:- Very few animals died.

Question 2.- How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?

Answer:- Sixty visitors and two animals.

Question 3.- What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?

Answer:- People say that the elephants ran from the beach an hour before the Tsunami hit the coast.

Question 4.- What did the dogs in Galle do?

Answer:- The dogs in Galle refused to go to the beach for their daily exercise.

Working With the Text (Page 30)

Discuss the following questions in class. Then write your own answers.

Question 1:- When he felt the earthquake, do you think Ignesious immediately worried about a Tsunami? Give reasons for your answer. Which sentence in the text tells you that the Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?

Answer:- No, Ignesious did not think about the tsunami. He thought that it was just an earthquake. So he took the television off the table and put it on the ground. His family did not have time to discuss and plan their course of action. The following sentence tells about the chaos and confusion. “…two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother, and rushed in the opposite direction.”

Question 2:- Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?

Answer:- brave, heroic, selfless

Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.

a) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ………………. or……………….

b) I think that he was very brave, ……………….. and……………….

c) Sanjeev was not heartless, ……………….. or……………….

Answer:- 

a) ambitious or brash.

b) heroic and selfless.

c) careless or humorous.

Question 3:- How are Meghna and Almas’s stories similar?

Answer:- Meghna and Almas—both were lucky. Meghna was carried away with her parents and other people. But she alone survived. She was washed ashore by a wave. Almas climbed on to a log of wood. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a hospital in Kamorta.

Question 4:- What are the different ways in which Tilly’s parents could have reacted to her behaviour? What would you have done if you were in their place?

Answer:- Tilly foresaw the danger of tsunami at once. She became hysterial. Her parents didn’t ignore her. They were sure that something wrong must be going to happen. So they all left the beach and were saved. If I were in place of Tilly parents, I might not have believed her. I might have scolded her for making a nonsense situation.

Question 5:- If Tilly’s award was to be shared, who do you think she should share it with— her parents or her geography teacher?

Answer:- It is very obvious. Tilly’s award should be shared with her geography teacher. Her parents could not guess the tsunami was coming.

Question 6:- What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?

Answer:- Very few animals were killed in the tsunami. Perhaps they feel the tremor much before humans do. Secondly, the animals have sixth sense. They can guess the coming disaster and so run away to safer places/higher ground. The idea that the animals are gifted with the sixth sense is more believable. They move fast to get over the crisis.

-- Previous Year Questions --

Question 1:- What is a Tsunami? When did it hit so many countries and sea coasts?

Answer:- A tsunami is a very large and powerful wave. It is caused by earthquakes under the sea. The deadly tsunami hit Thailand, India and the Andaman Islands on 26 December, 2004.

Question 2:- Do animals get foreknowledge of the tsunami coming?

Answer:- Yes, it is true that animals sense the coming disaster earlier than human beings. It became evident in 2004. The tsunami killed more than 1,50,000 people in a dozen countries. But very few animals were reported dead. Buffaloes, goats and dogs remained unharmed. So did elephants and leopards. They ran away to higher places to save their lives.

Question 3:- Who was Ignesious? Why did he put his television down on the ground from table?

Answer:- Ignesious was the manager of a cooperative society in Katchall. When his wife told him about an earthquake, he immediately took his television set off its table and put it down on the ground so that it would not fall and break.

Question 4:- How did Sanjeev lose his life?

Answer:- When Sanjeev heard cries for help from the wife of John, the guest house cook, he immediately jumped into the water to rescue her. But unfortunately they were both swept away by the powerful waves.

Question 5:- What is the view of some experts about the animals?

Answer:- Some experts believe that animals more acute hearing helps them to hear or feel the earth’s vibration. They can sense an approaching disaster long before humans realise what’s going on.

Question 6:- How did Tilly Smith save her family from the deadly waves?

Answer:- Tilly Smith with her family was celebrating Christmas at a beach in Thailand. She was only 10 years old. She noted the sea water flowing towards, the beach. She was reminded of a geography lesson and the video of Hawaiian Islands in 1946. She started shouting to her parents to clear off the beach. Her parents heeded her. They all took shelter in the third floor of the hotel and were saved.

Question 7.- Give a brief account of how the animate saved themselves when the giant waves hit India and Sri Lanka.

Answer:- Before the great waves moved towards the coast in India and Sri Lanka, the wild and domestic animals foresaw the danger. Elephants ran for higher ground. Dogs refused to go outdoors. Zoo animals rushed into their shelters. This was perhaps the animals possess a sixth sense, which is very sharp and work as warning during disasters. So not many animals lost their lives in 2004 Tsunami while thousands people were washed away.

Question 8.- What happened to Almas and her family?

Answer:- When the tremors came early in the morning, Almas and her family were sleep­ing. Suddenly Almas’s father saw the sea water recede. He understood that the water would come rushing back with great force. He woke everyone up and tried to rush them to a safer place. As they ran, her grandfather was hit on the head by something and fell down. Her father rushed to help him. But soon a giant wave came and swept both of them away. Her mother and ants too were washed away by the mighty waves. Almas was somehow saved. But she became the victim of trauma.

-- By Durgesh Pandey

(Eklavya Coaching Institute)

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