Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).

There was much _________ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)

Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?

Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?

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

In the tsunami, 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?

What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?

What did the dogs in Galle do?

Discuss the following questions in class. Then write your own answers.

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?

Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?
(Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)

cheerful     ambitious         brash         brave          careless
heroic        selfless          heartless      humorous

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

(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ___________ or ___________.
(ii) I think that he was very brave,___________ and___________.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, ___________or___________.

How are Meghna and Almas’s stories similar?