What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?
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- Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?
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Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
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Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My little sister is very naughty. When she ____ (come) back from school yesterday, she had _____(tear) her dress. We _____(ask) her how it had _____(happen). She ______(say) she _____ _____ (have, quarrel) with a boy. She _____ _____ (have, beat) him in a race and he _____ ____ (have, try) to push her. She _____ ____ (have, tell) the teacher and so he _____ _____ (have, chase) her, and she _____ _____ (have, fall) down and _____ _____ (have, tear) her dress.
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- 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?
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Mention the following.
(i) Two examples of social practices prevailing then.
(ii) Two oppressive policies of the British.
(iii) Two ways in which common people suffered.
(iv) Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence.
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Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
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- 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?
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- In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?
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- What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami? Which idea do you find more believable?
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Say whether the following are true or false.
1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.
2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
4. Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.
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- The process that you saw in Activity 11.7 is used for purification of copper. A thin plate of pure copper and a thick rod of impure copper are used as electrodes. Copper from impure rod is sought to be transfered to the thin copper plate. Which electrode should be attached to the positive terminal of the battery and why?
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- Suppose 2 kg of sugar contains 9 x 106 crystals. How many sugar crystals are there in (i) 5 kg of sugar? (ii) 1.2 kg of sugar?
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