question/answers of chapter 14

D.C. MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL

CLASS 5  

SUBJECT : EVS

CHAPTER 14 (When the Earth Shook)

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

Q1. Have you or anyone that you know ever faced such difficulty?

Ans: - Yes, my cousin lives in Gujrat and she had faced such an earthquake few years back.

Q2. Who had helped at such times? Make a list.

Ans: - The list of people who helped at that time is as follows:

         i.            The neighbours helped each other.

       ii.            Police

      iii.            Few shopkeepers

     iv.            Political leaders

       v.            Doctors and nurses

     vi.            Local leaders

    vii.            Military officials

  viii.            Firemen

     ix.            Non-Governmental Organization

Q3. A lot of people from other places came to Jasma’s village. Who were these people? In what ways would they have helped the villagers?

Ans: - The people who came to Jasma’s village for help were:

         i.            People from other cities.

       ii.            Scientists, architects, engineers.

      iii.            Non-governmental and voluntary organizations

     iv.            Some doctors

       v.            State ministers and other political leaders

     vi.            These people helped the villagers in a number of ways, such as:

    vii.            People from the cities with food, medicines and clothes. These also helped to put the tents.

  viii.            The scientists tried to find out which area has more chances of having earthquake and they gave an alarming signal to villagers to keep them away from these places.

     ix.            The engineers and architects showed them some special designs for houses that would not get much damaged in an earthquake.

       x.            The Non-government voluntary organizations helped the people by providing them foods, clothes, tents to make huts, etc.

Q4. People in Jasma’s village rebuilt their houses with suggestions from the engineers. Will these houses be safer than before in case there in an earthquake again? Why?

Ans: - Yes, these houses would be safer than before because these were now prepared according to the suggestions and designs explained by the engineers.

Q5. Think, if there were an earthquake where would you live, would your house be a danger? What kind of damage could take place?

Ans: - If there is an earthquake in my area, my house would be in danger.
There would be cracks in walls and roofs.
There would be a risk of fire.
So I would have to move to some safer place.

Q6. Compare your houses with that of Jasma’s. List in your notebooks what materials were used in making both the houses.

Ans:-

Jasma’s House	My House
i.            It was made up of clay, cow dung, glass etc.	It is made up of cements, bricks, glass, steel, iron etc.
ii.            It is not very strong and can break due to heavy rain, storm.	It is very strong and cannot be easily harmed due to adverse climatic conditions.

                                               

Q7. Have you been told in your school or anywhere else about what to do in case of earthquake?

Ans: - Yes, we are usually told about the safety measures that should be taken during earthquake in our school. These safety measures are as follows:--

         i.            Go to an open area.

       ii.            Hide yourself under a table, chair or desk.

      iii.            Cover your head with your bag.

     iv.            Stand against the walls or under the slabs.

       v.            Stay away from glass windows and electric appliances.

Q8. Why do you think that one should go under a table during an earthquake?

Ans: - If you go under a table it will save you from some serious injury.

Q9. According to T.V report, thousands of people were injured and some died in Gujrat. If the building had been made in the way that they would not fall in the earthquake, would the damage have been different? How?

Ans: - People in Gujarat did not die because of earthquake but they died because of building collapse. So, if the buildings were made earthquake proof there would have been less damage and less loss of lives.

Q10. At the time like this, when people have lost their homes and all the belongings, what kind of people would they need?

Ans: - At the time like this, people would need following help:--

                     i.            Food and safe water

                   ii.            Medicines

                  iii.            Shelters

                 iv.            Clothes

                   v.            Beddings

                 vi.            Financial help for re-habitation.

Q11. In such situations whose help would be needed and for what? Write in your notebook as shown on the next page?

Ans: -

Whose help will be needed	How  will they help
1.         Dog	To smell where the people are lying trapped.
2.       Labourer	To help in digging out and making new houses.
3.       Doctors	To provide medical aid.
4.       Architects and designers	To design safe buildings.
5.       Government organizations	To provide relief measures.
6.       Non-government organization	To provide relief measures.

Q12. Have you ever seen people in your area are helping each other? When?

Ans:- Yes, I have seen people in my area helping each other.

         i.            Whenever there is scarcity of water in my area.

       ii.            Whenever someone is sick.

Q13. Why do people live together in neighbourhood?

Ans: - People live together in neighbourhood so that they can help each other in difficult times.

Q14. Imagine, living in a place where there was no other houses or people around. How would it be? For example, whom would you play with? With whom would you celebrate festivals and special days? Would you be scared?

Ans: - If there were no other house around my house, it would be very boring.
There would be nobody to play with.
Festivals and special days would be very boring.
It would definitely be very scary.  

Q15. Make your own report which mentions the following:
Cause of the disaster, date and time.
What kind of damage did it cause- to lives, belongings, livelihoods?
Which people came forward to help? Which government offices or other groups?

Ans: - New Delhi, Friday 28 January 2010.
A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in the slum area of Bawana due to gas cylinder blast.
Nearly 200 Juggis were affected.
About 10 people died on the spot and more than 100 people were injured.
The houses and the belongings of the people were completely burnt and destroyed.
The area supervisor and the district leaders came for help and support.
Many non-government organizations also provided clothes, drinking water, food, blankets and medicines etc.

Q16. Have people in your area got affected by famine or drought? Find such reports of different countries from newspaper. Make your own report.

Ans: - Odisha hit by drought
More than 5000 families were affected.
There was a huge loss of its paddy crops.
There is scarcity of food and drinking water.
This was due to the lack of water conservation and destruction of forests.
The government has announced Rs. 25000 to the affected families as compensation.

Q17. Write a report with the help of the following words:

Floods, river water, injured people, food packets, rescue work, camps, dead bodies, dead animals floating in water, houses under water, aerial survey ( to see the scene of disaster from a plane), sad people, diseases spread by dirty water, homeless people, trapped people.

Ans: - There was a flood situation in Guwahati on August 1, 2005.
The river water level of the Brahmaputra River rose above the danger mark.
Many people were injured and many were died.
The area had about 8000 houses under water.
The dead bodies of people and animal were floating on the water.
The government had opened refugee camps for the sad and homeless people.
Food packets, drinking water, milk and medicines were distributed among the affected people.
Aerial survey was conducted to estimate the loss and help the trapped people.
The government has announced the compensation for the affected families.

Q18. What type of difficulties is faced by people during floods? Look at the picture, what kind of a school has the children come to after flood? Write down what people had to do to make their life normal again after the flood.

Ans: - the following difficulties were faced by the people during floods:--

         i.            Many people die.

       ii.            Many people get injured.

      iii.            The buildings, farms and the belongings of the people get destroyed.

     iv.            There is scarcity of drinking water.

       v.            The roadways and the railways get affected.

In this picture, the school building has been destroyed, so the children have to study in a park.

The people had to do following jobs to make their life normal:-

         i.            They had to treat the injured people.

       ii.            They had to help each other in mending their houses.

      iii.            They had to arrange safe drinking water.

     iv.            They had to seek government help to get money, jobs, mending public buildings etc.