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

The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.

Do you remember any incident when something that you learned in the Did classroom help you in some way outside the classroom?

Write our experiences in a paragraph of about 90-100 words or narrate it to the a whole class like an anecdote.

Suppose you are one of the volunteers who went to the Andaman and The Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You work in the relief camps, distributing food, water, and medicine among the victims. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds to bring about some semblance of normalcy in their lives. You admire their grit and determination. Write a diary entry.

What did the dogs in Galle do?

Almas’s father realized that a tsunami was going to hit the island.

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

Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?

In the list brave, heroic and selfless are the words that describe Sanjeev in my opinion.

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

(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, humorous………. or ……ambitious……. .

(ii) I think that he was very brave, …heroic………. and ……selfless…….. .

(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, …careless…. or …brash…… .

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?

How are Meghna and Almas’s stories similar?

Study the sentences in the columns A and B.

Compare the sentences in A to the ones in B. Who is the ‘doer’ of the action in every case? Is the ‘doer’ mentioned in A, or in B?

Notice the verbs in A: ‘was swept away’, ‘was hit’, ‘were washed away’, ‘were found’. They

are in the passive form. The sentences are in the Passive Voice. In these sentences, the

focus is not on the person who does the action. In B the ‘doer’ of he action is named. The

verbs are in the active form. The sentences are in the Active Voice.

Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A

or P after each sentence as shown in the first sentence.

(i) Someone stole my bicycle.

(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police.

(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house.

(iv) It had been thrown there.

(v) My father gave it to the mechanic.

(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me.

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?