CBSE Class 8 English The Tsunami MCQs

Question. Ignesious and his family rushed out of the house because
(a) they feared the coming of tsunami
(b) they felt an earthquake
(c) they heard the noise
(d) they just wanted to go out

Answer : B

Question. Tilly smith saved many lives when the tsunami struck —- in Thailand.
(a) Lamai Beach
(b) Phuket Beach
(c) Long Beach
(d) Sairee Beach

Answer : B

Question . Did Meghna’s family manage to stay alive?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. Did Ignesious anticipate it to be a tsunami?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question . How old was Meghna?
(a) Ten
(b) Twelve
(c) Thirteen
(d) fifteen

Answer : C

Question. Almas fainted. When she woke up, she was in a ________in Kamorta.  
(a) Hospital
(b) Sea shore
(c) Relief camp
(d) house

Answer : A

Question . Who all were saved from the waves ?
(a) Sanjeev’s wife and daughter
(b) Cook and his wife
(c) Sanjeev, his wife and his daughter
(d) Sanjeev, his wife, his daughter and the cook

Answer : A

Question . “Before the giant waves slammed into the coast in India and Sri Lanka, __________ seemed to know what was about to happen”              
(a) wild and domestic animals
(b) Wild animals
(c) Domestic animals
(d) humans

Answer : A

Question. Almas javed was —– years old.
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) Fourteen
(d) Ten

Answer : D

Question. The little girl who saved many lives during the tsunami rage was
(a) Meghna
(b) Almas Javed
(c) Tilly Smith
(d) Penny Smith

Answer : C

Question . What did Meghna hold on to in the water?
(a) Wooden log
(b) Wooden door
(c) Both of these
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question . Whose children were they
(a) Javed’s
(b) Ignesious
(c) Sanjeev’s
(d) Almas’s.

Answer : B

Question. How old was Meghna?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 11
(d) None of these

Answer : D

Question. What was Meghna holding on to in the sea?
(a) Tree
(b) Wooden door
(c) Boat
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which member of the Smith’s family recognised it was a tsunami?
(a) Penny Smith
(b) Colin Smith
(c) Tilly Smith
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. Penny is describing a scene from
(a) India
(b) England
(c) America
(d) Thailand.

Answer : D

Question.—– is the path of the Nicobar group of islands.
(a) Kalpeni
(b) Katchal
(c) Neill island
(d) Andrott

Answer : B

Question. Which incident is being talked about?
(a) The earthquake
(b) The Tsunami
(c) The draught
(d) The flood

Answer : B

Question. Who was saved with Ignesious?
(a) His wife
(b) Three other children
(c) His father
(d) All of them

Answer : B

Question. What did the dogs in Galle do?       
(a) Refused to go for a run
(b) Went for the run enthusiastically
(c) Managed to save the man’s life too
(d) Both A and C

Answer : D

Question. What did Almas father had?
(a) Petrol pump
(b) Bunglow
(c) Hotel
(d) All of these

Answer : A

Question. Who did Sanjeev try to save?          
(a) His wife
(b) Guesthouse cook
(c) Guesthouse cook’s wife
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question.Who was saved with Ignesious?
(a) His wife
(b) Three other children
(c) His father
(d) All of them

Answer : B

Question. Why were no animal carcasses found?           
(a) Animals are smart.
(b) For being close to the nature
(c) Sixth sense
(d) Nature saves them

Answer : B

Question. Why did he put the television down on the ground?
(a) So that it would not fall
(b) So that it would not break
(c) So that they could take it out safely
(d) So that it would not fall and break

Answer : D

Question. Ignesious was the manager of a cooperative society in ——.
(a) Majuli
(b) Baratang
(c) Katchal
(d) Kalpeni

Answer : C

Question. The tsunami came on 26 December, ____.
(a) 2004
(b) 2005
(c) 2002
(d) 2001

Answer : A

Question.The little girl who saved many lives during the tsunami rage was
(a) Meghna
(b) Almas Javed
(c) Tilly Smith
(d) Penny Smith

Answer : C

Question. Where did Almas’ live?
(a) Nancowry Island
(b) Port Blair
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer : B

Question. Which places in India, Tsunami attacked?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar island
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Both (i) & (ii)

Answer : D