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SAI International School
                                                 Class IX- English
                                 Chapter- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
                                                   Assessment

               A-Read the extracts given below and answer the questions:                       (2x4=8)

               1. “ On 27october 1999, seven years after his mother’s death, Prashant had

               gone to the block headquarters of Ersama, a small town in coastal Orissa,
               some eighteen kilometres from his village, to spend the day with a friend. In
               the evening, a dark and menacing storm quickly gathered. Winds beat

               against the houses with a speed and fury that Prashant had never witnessed
               before.

               a. When did Prashant go to the block headquarters of Ersama?


               b.Why did Prashant go to Ersama?

               c.How far was the town from his village?

               d.What happened in the evening?


               2.“For the next two days, Prashant sat huddled with his friend’s family in the
               open on the rooftops. They froze in the cold and incessant rain; the rain
               water washed away Prashant's tears. The only thought that flashed through

               his mind was whether his family had survived the fury of the super cyclone.
               Was he to be bereaved once again?

               1. What had Prashant done for the next two days?

               2. What happened to Prashant and his friend’s family?


               3. What washed away Prashant’s tears?

               4. What was the only thought that flashed through Prashant’s mind?

               B-Answer the following questions in about 30 words:                             (2x6=12)


               1-What happened when Prashant had gone to spend a day with his friend?

               2-Describe the furious storm.

               3-How did Prashant and his friend’s family take refuge during the cyclone?


               4-What thought flashed through Prashant’s mind?

               5-What made Prashant move after two days?

               6-What scenes Prashant had to witness as he waded through the waters?
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