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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 2 The Earthquake
The Earthquake Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Exercise:
I. Answer each of the following in a sentence or two:
Question 1.
What was the wild imagination of the hare?
Answer:
The hare imagined that the earth was falling to pieces around him.
Question 2.
Which event caused the crash?
Answer:
A huge ripe bel fruit fell right on top of the palm shrub.
Question 3.
Name a few animals that joined the race.
Answer:
Hares, deer, boars, antelopes, buffaloes, gazelles, rhinoceroses, tigers and elephants.
Question 4.
Which of the animals do you think was the sensible one? How do you justify that?
Answer:
The lion was the sensible animal. It knew that there wasn’t any earthquake. And the animals had misunderstood some sound for an earthquake.
Question 5.
What did the lion guess about the cause of the crash?
Answer:
The lion guessed that there was no doubt it was a ripe bel fruit fell from above on to the palm leaf and made the crash.
Question 6.
What was the command given by the lion to the animals at the end?
Answer:
The lion told the animals that there was neither an earthquake nor any other calamity. It ordered them to go back to their places and live peacefully.
II. Write the answers for each of the following in about 50-60 words.
Question 1.
It is said: ‘The mob cannot think’. Do you agree? If so, how does this story illustrate that? If you do not agree with the statement, how do you explain the behaviour of the animals?
Answer:
Yes. I agree with the statement. In the story the hare misunderstands the sound of the bel fruit falling on a palm shrub for an earthquake and starts running to save its life. Hares and other animals believe what the other animals had said and joined the stampede towards a safe place. In a mob, the group mentality prevails over individual judgment. The majority cannot go wrong is belief. So, without making sure that there has been an earthquake really, the animals rush towards a safer place to save their lives. No. I do not agree with the statement. When there is a threat to life, the instinct is to run away from the danger area and be safe.
Question 2.
Sum up what the lion did to verify the statement of the hare.
Answer:
The lion guessed what might have happened. But, it wanted to make sure. It asked the other animals to stay there until it came back. It asked the hare to sit on its back and ran towards the palm trees. The lion examined the place and found the bel fruit which had fallen on the palm shrub. It returned to the place where the other animals were waiting. It assured them that there was no reason to fear. It ordered them to go back and lead their normal lives.
Multiple Choice Questions
Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/ incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate one.
Question 1.
The story ‘The Earthquake’ happened at a place dose to
A) the western ghats
B) the western sea
C) western India
D) Mithila
Answer:
B) the western sea
Question 2.
The hare lived under a small palm shrub at the foot of a
A) bel tree
B) hill
C) mountain
D) banyan tree
Answer:
A) bel tree
Question 3.
What incident made the hare to think that the earth was fallin§ to pieces?
A) All the animals started running
B) The earth began to shake
C) It saw the earth-shaking when it looked into its earthhole
D) A huge ripe bel fruit fell on a palm shrub
Answer:
D) A huge ripe bel fruit fell on a palm shrub
Question 4.
Which event caused the crash?
A) The earth started shaking
B) A bel tree crashed
C) A ripe bel fruit fell on a palm shrub
D) A huge stone fell on a palm shrub
Answer:
C) A ripe bel fruit fell on a palm shrub
Question 5.
The animal that did not join the race was the
A) lion
B) tiger
C) elephant
D) deer
Answer:
A) lion
Question 6.
The most sensible of the animals was the
A) tiger
B) lion
C) buffalo
D) rhinoceros
Answer:
B) lion
Question 7.
‘So they all joined the stampede’. The word ‘stampede’ means
A) parade
B) procession
C) march
D) mad rush
Answer:
D) mad rush
The Earthquake Summary in English
Very long ago, near the Western Sea, a hare lived in an earth hole under a small palm shrub at the foot of a bel tree. One day, as he was bringing food to his earth hole, a strange fear entered his mind. He thought what would become of him if the earth were to fall to pieces. At that very moment, a huge ripe bel fruit fell on top of the palm shrub. The hare was sure that the earth was falling to pieces around him. He started running without looking back. Another hare saw him running and asked why he was terrified and running like that. The hare told the second hare that the earth was falling to pieces behind them.
So, the second hare ran after him. Similarly, each and every hare followed suit. Soon a hundred thousand hares were all fleeing after him. Then a deer, a boar, an antelope, a buffalo, a gazelle, a rhinoceros, a tiger and an elephant saw the hare one after the other. After they were told that the earth was falling to pieces, they also ran after him. Gradually the whole race of each species joined the mad race towards safety.
Then a huge lion saw the wild flight of animals. He asked them what the matter was. When he was told that the earth was falling to pieces, he thought, there wasn’t any question of an earthquake. He was pretty sure that the animals had misunderstood some sound they had heard. He decided to find out the truth and save all the animals from destruction.
The lion ran to the foot of the hill, stood before the animals and roared thrice. All the animals were frightened. They huddled up together. The lion asked them the reason for their running. They all said that the earth was falling to pieces. He asked who had seen that. Some said the elephants knew about it. When he asked the elephants, they said the tigers knew it. In this way each and every animal said it had not seen it. Finally, the hare, which started the commotion, was asked. The hare said that it was true. The lion wanted to know where the hare was at that time.
The hare replied that he was resting under a palm leaf at the foot of a bel tree near the Western Sea. The lion guessed what might have happened. A ripe bel fruit had fallen from above on to the palm leaf and made some noise. The hare must have thought that the earth was cracking up and fled. The other animals without bothering to confirm had run after him.
The lion decided to find out. It ordered all the animals to stay where they were until he returned. He asked the hare to sit on his back and lead him to the place. The hare took the lion near the bel tree and showed him the spot. The lion found a ripe bel fruit near the place and there was no sign of an earthquake. The lion and the hare returned to the place where the other animals were waiting. The lion assured them saying that there was neither an earthquake nor any other kind of calamity. It told them not to be afraid of anything but to go to their place and live as they did before. The animals thanked their king and went back to their habitats.
The Earthquake Summary in Kannada