od 22... 242 Activity 6 Let's think of some qualities that Khagen, the young man in the story The had and then complete the following: A brave girl or boy is one who
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(a) Why did the people of Chitolia and the neibouring villages panic?
Ans. Because, it rained heavily all week. The swelling water of the Brahmaputra continued rising. Panic gripped Chitolia and its neighbouring villages.
(b) What happened when the embankment at Chitolia village was breached?
Ans. In moments, huge waves of water broke into the villages. The water rolled over some of the house-tops. The air quickly filled with the cries and wails of the village folk huddled on roof-tops of the chang-ghars and the mad bellowing of the livestock being swept away.
(c) What action did Khagen and his classmates take to rescue the villagers of Chitolia?
Ans. Very quickly they made five banana rafts and took a boat and went to rescue all the flood affected people. Then they had been kept safely in school building and arrangement of food and water also been done.
(d) How did Khagen and Dambaru rescue Dr. Hatibaruah and Moni Baidew?
Ans. Khagen and Dambaru reached to the medical where Dr. Hatibaruah was stranded with great effort. On the way of returning they met an accident and all the person boarded on the boat fell into the flood water. But the brave Khagen again rescued all of them and kept them in the relief camp.
(e) Why did the people of the village call Khagen 'The Prince of Panidihing'?
Ans. Khagen is very brave,he rescued many people affected by flood with great effort. so he was called The Prince of Panidihing.
2. How much of the story do you remember? Answer these questions quickly.
(a) Who was Khagen? How old was he?
Ans. Khagen was seventeen year old man. He lives in Borgaon village.
(b) 'In rained heavily all week.' What was the result?
Ans. The swelling water of the Brahmaputra continued rising.
(c) In moments,huge waves of water broke into the villages.'--What is this situation called?
Ans. This situation is called flood.
(d) "Khagen!you have saved our lives,given us a new life."- who said this? Why did he say this?
Ans. Dr. Hatibaruah said this. Because Khagen saved his life and his wife with great effort.
3.Complete the following sentences in your own words:
(a) The water rolled over some pf the house-tops and the air quickly filled with the cries and wails of the village folk huddled on roof-tops of the chang-ghars.
(b) By the time the people of Chitolia were evacuated,and kept them in the school building.
(c) Half an hour later,the boat reached the doctor's house but it narrowly missed crashing into the
railng of the verandah of the doctor's house.
(d) The boat took a U turn now and began to move swiftly with the current.
(e) Dambaru and the two other men somehow managed to catch hold of the capsized boat that had almost been swept away.
4. Read the following. Use the clues to write a summary of the situation of Panidihing to be published in the local newspaper. Give a suitable title.
Ans.
The great disaster of Panidihing
Panidihing, August 20: It rained heavily all week. So swelling water of the Brahmaputra continued rising. Panic gripped throughout Panidihing and its neighbouring villages. A few hours later people were horrified as the embankment at the Chitolia village was breached. In moments, huge waves of water broke into the villages. The water started to rolled over some of the house-tops. The villagers from neighbouring villages rushed to help the affected people. Someone quickly went to informed civil authority. Khagen and his friends very quickly made five banana rafts. Then rushed to rescue the villagers with the help of a little boat and banana rafts. With great effort they rescued hundreds of villagers along with their livestock and kept them to the high ground of school building. Later food and water were arranged. Thus people of Panidihing fought against flood.
5.(b) More practice with adverbs:
Underline the adverbs in the sentences below and say what types they are.
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(i) Khagen quickly grasped the situation.
(ii) He will stay here.
(iii) The civil authorities at Demow had to be informed immediately.
(iv) He had done it already.
(v) He is strong enough to steer the raft.
(vi) Since when has the doctor been stranded?
(vii) Moni Baidew is too afraid to board the boat.