Question

1. 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 Ignestous family did not have any time to discuss and
plan their course of action after the tsunami struck?​

Answer 1

No, because when he felt the tremors, he put his television set off its table so that it would not fall and break. This shows that he did not get worried immediately of a tsunami ; otherwise he would have rushed out of the house. ‘When the tremors stopped, they saw the sea rising. In the chaos and confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother, and rushed in the opposite direction.

Answer 2

: Required Answer

$\implies$ No, Ignesious did not realise a tsunami had struck when he felt the earthquake initially. He got up and carefully took his television set off its table and put it down on the ground so that it would not fall and break. Then the family rushed out of the house.

Ignesious family did not have any time to discuss and plan their course of action after the tsunami struck due to chaos and confusion. When the tremors stopped, they saw the sea rising. In the chaos and confusion, two of his children caught hold of the hands of their mother’s father and mother’s brother, and rushed in the opposite direction.