SEBA Class 9 English MCQ Chapter 28 Weathering the Storm in Ersama

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Weathering the Storm in Ersama

Chapter: 28

MOMENTS SECTION

MCQs

Choose the Correct Answer: 

1. Why had Prashant gone to Ersama on 27 October 1999?

(i) To buy groceries.

(ii) To spend the day with a friend.

(iii) To attend a village meeting.

(iv) To visit a hospital.

Ans: (ii) To spend the day with a friend.

2. What natural disaster struck coastal Orissa in October 1999?

(i) An earthquake.

(ii) A flood.

(iii) A super cyclone.

(iv) A drought.

Ans: (iii) A super cyclone.

3. Why was Prashant and his friend’s family forced to take shelter on the roof?

(i) Their house caught fire.

(ii) Floodwater entered the house.

(iii) The roof was under repair.

(iv) They wanted to watch the storm.

Ans: (ii) Floodwater entered the house.

4. What helped Prashant and the trapped family survive for several days?

(i) Food packets from helicopters.

(ii) Rice from nearby villages.

(iii) Tender coconuts from fallen coconut trees.

(iv) Fruits collected from the forest.

Ans: (iii) Tender coconuts from fallen coconut trees.

5. Why did Prashant decide to leave the rooftop after two days?

(i) He wanted to search for food.

(ii) He wanted to rescue his friend.

(iii) He wanted to find his family.

(iv) He wanted to reach the town market.

Ans: (iii) He wanted to find his family.

6. What did Prashant carry during his journey back to his village?

(i) A torch.

(ii) A rope.

(iii) A long, sturdy stick.

(iv) A life jacket.

Ans: (iii) A long, sturdy stick.

7. Why did Prashant use the stick while walking through the floodwater?

(i) To catch fish.

(ii) To defend himself from animals.

(iii) To locate the road and shallow water.

(iv) To collect floating objects.

Ans: (iii) To locate the road and shallow water.

8. What painful sight did Prashant witness on his way to the village?

(i) Empty roads only.

(ii) Floating human bodies and animal carcasses.

(iii) Crowds celebrating survival.

(iv) New houses being built.

Ans: (ii) Floating human bodies and animal carcasses.

9. Where did Prashant finally find his family?

(i) In their repaired house.

(ii) At the police station.

(iii) In a Red Cross shelter.

(iv) In a nearby town.

Ans: (iii) In a Red Cross shelter.

10. Who was the first member of Prashant’s family that he met?

(i) His brother.

(ii) His father.

(iii) His maternal grandmother.

(iv) His uncle.

Ans: (iii) His maternal grandmother.

11. What responsibility did Prashant take upon himself at the shelter?

(i) He became a school teacher.

(ii) He decided to lead and help the villagers.

(iii) He worked as a shopkeeper.

(iv) He joined the army.

Ans: (ii) He decided to lead and help the villagers.

12. How did Prashant arrange food for the people in the shelter?

(i) By buying food from another town.

(ii) By requesting a merchant to part with his rice.

(iii) By fishing in the floodwaters.

(iv) By collecting fruits from the forest.

Ans: (ii) By requesting a merchant to part with his rice.

13. What was the next important task undertaken by Prashant and the youth volunteers?

(i) Building new houses.

(ii) Cleaning the shelter and caring for the injured.

(iii) Repairing roads.

(iv) Opening a school.

Ans: (ii) Cleaning the shelter and caring for the injured.

14. What did the military helicopter drop on the fifth day?

(i) Blankets only.

(ii) Medicines only.

(iii) Food parcels.

(iv) Rescue boats.

Ans: (iii) Food parcels.

15. How did the children communicate their need for food to the helicopters?

(i) By waving white flags.

(ii) By shouting loudly.

(iii) By lying on the sand with empty utensils on their stomachs.

(iv) By writing messages on the ground.

Ans: (iii) By lying on the sand with empty utensils on their stomachs.