WorksheetsThe Tsunami Quiz for Class 8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a Tsunami?
A Tsunami is a wave
A Tsunami is a joke
A Tsunami is a large lake
A Tsunami is a very large and powerful water wave
Identify the place.
This is lakshadweep
This is a little island near America
These are the Andman and Nicobar islands
This is Sri Lanka
On December 26, 2004, a tsunami hit______ and parts of______ such as the______ and______ island.
India, Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai
Thailand, India, Andman, Nicobar
Kanpur, India, Lucknow, Assam
New York, Washington, Kerala, Uttarpradesh
Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law in the Tsunami
False
True
Sanjeev made it to safety after the Tsunami
True
False
Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter
True
False
Almas' father realised that a Tsunami was going to hit the island
True
False
Why did Tilly's family came to Thailand?
They came to Thailand to meet her aunt
They came to Thailand on a vacation to celebrate Christmas
They wanted to witness a Tsunami
Her father had an important meeting to attend and the others came along him
What were the warning signs that both Tilli and her mother saw?
Tilli and her mother saw the sea slowly rise, start to foam and bubble and form whirlpools. These were the warning signs of a Tsunami
They saw a few dead people lying on the beach and got warned of the coming danger.
They saw red flags posted all along the beach as signs of warning
They saw that the sea had become unusually quiet and all the whales were coming to the shore.
In Tsunami 1,50,000 people died. How many animals died?
2,000 animals were dead.
Number of dead animals was far less compared to human casualties.
40 Elephants and 25 water buffaloes were found dead.
All animals were dead
Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?
She had never seen the sea behaving in such a strange fashion.
She had seen such a strange behaviour of the sea on her previous vacation at Hawaii.
Tilly had seen the video of tsunami at Hawaiian islands in her geography class.
It was usual for her to see such activities of the sea in her home town.
Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?
The Smith family and the others ran towards the hotel, and sought refuge on its third floor.
They sought refuge under a large rock.
They went to the airport to escape from the tsunami.
The Smith family and several others went outside the hotel to escape from the tsunami.
How do you think her geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?
The geography teacher felt nothing upon hearing about what Tilly had done in Phuket.
He might have felt hurt because Tilly could not explain the concept of tsunami well when in Phuket.
The teacher must have felt anger towards Tilly for having caused panic to her family.
He, in most probability, felt proud that his student remembered the geography lesson well and was able to use the knowledge in time to save her family.
How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?
60 people got washed away off the Patanangala beach in the park and carcasses of 2 water buffaloes were found.
No human or animal died in the park.
There were 12 people and several birds found dead after the tsunami in the Yala National Park.
Every living being inside the Yala National Park died.
What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?
People say that the elephants of the park started behaving in a strange way as tsunami hit.
People reported to have seen three elephants running away from the Patanangla beach about an hour before tsunami came.
It was told about the elephants of the park that they all lined up together at the beach.
The elephants were observed to start destroying the trees in the park.
