Class VIII English Chapter 2 – The Tsunami Solution is given below.
Question 2:
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)
Answer:
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of confusion and many animals escaped into the countryside.
(iii) We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his rescue was filmed by the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
Question 3:
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. ____A____
(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. ______________
Answer:
(i) Someone stole my bicycle. A
(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. P
(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. A
(iv) It had been thrown there. P
(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. A
(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. A
Question 2:
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)
Answer:
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of confusion and many animals escaped into the countryside.
(iii) We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his rescue was filmed by the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
Question 3:
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. ____A____
(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. ______________
Answer:
(i) Someone stole my bicycle. A
(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. P
(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house. A
(iv) It had been thrown there. P
(v) My father gave it to the mechanic. A
(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me. A
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