The Tsunami - Textbook Questions

Q1. Why did Tilly's family come to Thailand?

They came to celebrate Christmas at a beach resort.

Q2. How did Tilly Smith save lives?

She remembered her geography lesson about tsunamis—the sea rising, foaming, and forming whirlpools. She screamed and warned everyone to get off the beach.

Q3. Why do animals sense danger earlier?

Many experts believe animals have more acute hearing and can feel the earth's vibration before humans realize what is happening.

Q4. How many animals died in Yala National Park?

Very few animals died. Sixty visitors were washed away, but only two water buffalo carcasses were found.

Grammar Exercises: Articles (Detailed usage)

Q1. Fill in A/An/The

1. **The** tsunami caused destruction.
2. It was **an** earthquake underwater.
3. He is **a** European tourist.

Q2. Omission of Article

Do not use 'the' before proper nouns like 'India' or 'Thailand'.

Grammar Rules: Articles (Detailed usage)

1. Definite 'The'

Specific things, rivers, oceans, mountain ranges, superlatives.

2. Indefinite 'A/An'

Countable singular nouns. 'An' for vowel sounds (Hour, Honest).

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