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Weathering the Storm in Ersama

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

.

Prashanth is a____years old boy

a)

17

b)

9

c)

19

d)

21

2.

Prashant belongs to

a)

Ersama

b)

Sambalpur

c)

Kalikuda

d)

Bhadrak

3.

Prashant lost his mother at the age of

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

4.

Prashanth prepared himself for the long trek home by arranging a

a)

a guide

b)

a boat

c)

a sturdy stick

d)

an iron rod

5.

Prashant's expedition was ________km long.

a)

18

b)

19

c)

17

d)

14

6.

What did Prashant see on his way back home ?

a)

Dead bodies of humans floating in the flood water

b)

Dead bodies of animals floating in the flood water

c)

Several villages entirely destroyed

d)

All the above

7.

Where did Prashant go to look for his family ?

a)

Red Cross shelter

b)

Red Cross accounts office

c)

neighboring village

d)

Red Cross Old Age home

8.

Prashant spotted his __________first.

a)

Mother

b)

Grandmother

c)

Grandfather

d)

Father

9.

Who all were found at the Red Cross Shelter

a)

His brothers & sisters

b)

His grandmother

c)

His uncle & aunts

d)

All of them

10.

The extent of damage caused by the storm in Prashant's village was

a)

The crops were damaged

b)

86 lives had been lost & 96 houses had been washed away

c)

There wasn't enough food left for the survivors

d)

No one survived the storm

11.

When did the cyclone hit Orissa?

a)

27 October 1999

b)

17 October 1999

c)

27 October 1989

d)

20 October 1989

12.

Q1- What does this lesson speak about?

a)

A) storm

b)

B) A young boy and his ventures

c)

C) Importance of courage and positive approach towards life

d)

D) How to face storms

13.

Q2- Where did the storm hit?

a)

A) Coastal town of Ersama in Odisha

b)

B) Odisha

c)

C) A town

d)

D) A remote area

14.

Q3- When did the storm hit the town Ersama?

a)

A) 1989

b)

B) 1979

c)

C) 1969

d)

D) 1999

15.

Q7- Why did Prashant go to Ersama?

a)

A) to see a new place

b)

B) to visit his relatives

c)

C) to visit his friend

d)

D) none

16.

Q8- How did people in Ersama survive during the storm?

a)

A) by eating tender coconut and remaining on the rooftops

b)

B) remaining in the water

c)

C) by hanging on trees

d)

D) all

17.

Q11- How did Prashant help the storm victims?

a)

A) by arranging food for them

b)

B) formed a volunteer group and NGO to help widows

c)

C) helped in fostering families and playing with the orphans

d)

D) all

18.

Q12- Whom did the flood victims send signals to for food help?

a)

A) Military helicopters

b)

B) Strangers

c)

C) People of the town

d)

D) Government

19.

Q13- Who helped the orphans?

a)

A) widow women

b)

B) military

c)

C) men

d)

D) all

20.

Q14- Why did Prashant and other volunteers not want a separate institution for widows and orphans?

a)

A) to save them from isolation and grief stricken feelings

b)

B) for their personal benefits

c)

C) to take work from them

d)

D) none