Earthquake

Earthquake

A. Fill in the blanks with words from the text.

1. The name of the narrator is ……………………..
2. There were …………….. villages in the valley.
3. Brij went to Pauri to buy his ………………….
4. The soldiers had set up a ……………………
5. Bhuli had been buried under the debris for …………… hours

Ans:

1. M.S. Mahadevan
2. 670
3. school books
4. make shift camp
5. 116

 

B. Based on your understanding of the story, choose the right answers from the options.

Question 1.
Brij started a tea shop because he wanted to ………………….
(a) start a company
(b) serve the people
(c) go on a pilgrimage
(d) become a tour guide
Answer:
(b) serve the people

Question 2.
Molthi was completely devastated because of ……………………
(a) a high-intensity earthquake
(b) thunder and hail storm,
(c) drought and famine
(d) flash floods.
Answer:
(a) a high-intensity earthquake

Question 3.
The brother searched everywhere and looked dejected because
(a) he couldn’t find his house
(b) he couldn’t locate his sister.
(c) he was hungry and didn’t eat for a few days
(d) he lost his school books.
Answer:
(b) he couldn’t locate his sister.

Question 4.
The boy had great reverence and respect for Army officers as they …………………..
(a) were brave and courageous
(b) worked day and night
(c) saved his sister from death
(d) all the above
Answer:
(c) saved his sister from death

Question 5.
Brij finally offered the traveller a ………………….
(a) cup of milk
(b) cup of tea
(c) glass of water
(d) cup of coffee
Answer:
(b) cup of tea

C. Identify the character or speaker of the following lines.

1. Greetings, traveller. You looked tired and cold.
2. Tomorrow, we will go back to Pauri.
3. Whom are you looking for?
4. My men have been on their feet for days.
5. May God be with you!

Answers:

1. Narrator/ Briji
2. Brij’s uncle
3. Army officer
4. Army officer
5. Narrator/ Briji

 D. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 to 100 words.

Title: Earth Quake

Author: M.S. Mahadevan

Theme: “Where there is love, there is God”

 Brij, the narrator, was away last night. He stayed in his uncle’s house at Pauri. They felt the tremor. They had run out into open. His two years old sister Bhuli was missing. The soldiers cleared the debris. They had set up a makeshift camp.

The narrator was crying and searching but in vain. The Army officer said that it was of no use to search anymore. It was dark and someone brought a few lit petromax lamps. A soldier stood in the middle of a hollow. The narrator recognized a small door. Someone said that she was alive. It was a miracle. She was taken to the made shift hospital. Thus the narrator’s little sister Bhuli was saved. It was a miracle.

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