Kiro's Story
Suhardin's Story
The Tourists' Stories
Verbs and Adjectives
Nouns
100
500
How many people lived in Kiro's village?
100
14
How many countries were hit by the tsunami of 2004?
100
34
How old was Stephen Boulton?
100
scream
What does "yell" mean?
100
land that is surrounded by water on all sides
What does "island" mean?
200
"run!"
What did Kiro yell?
200
7
How many people died on Simeulue in the 2004 earthquake out of 75,000?
200
She had two.
How many children did Jillian Searle have?
200
to stop an action for a time
What does "pause" mean?
200
the condition of being safe
What does "safety" mean?
300
1907
When was the last time a giant wave had hit their island? Or, when was the tsunami in the grandmother's story?
300
Why did almost everyone on Simeulue Island survive the 2004 tsunami?
Because Suhardin remembered his grandmother's story when a man ran past him yelling, "Semong! Semong!" Or, there were a lot of hills on Simeulue.
300
He kept his head above water by holding onto a door.
How did Lachie survive after his mom let go of his hand?
300
extremely shocking; terrible
What does "horrendous" mean?
300
an assemblage of buildings in the country
What does "village" mean?
400
After that, they picked up their children?
What did the people do after they put down their baskets of fish?
400
About walking back down the hill
What was Suhardin thinking just before the water rushed out to the sea? Or, what was Suhardin thinking just before the first wave hit?
400
beach towels
What did Stephen Boulton use to tie his kids to the branches of a palm tree?
400
to quickly take and hold onto something with your hands
What does "grab" mean?
400
the area of land near the ocean
What does "coast" mean?
500
Because the island was closest to the earthquake.
Why did the waves come first to Simeulue?
500
Why didn't Suhardin think about his grandmother's story when he felt the earthquake?
Because nothing had happened after an earthquake three years ago.
500
"Geography Lesson Saves Family"
What was the newspaper headline for Tilly Smith's story?
500
to move back or away; withdraw
What does "recede" mean?
500
the rise and fall of sea levels
What does "tide" mean?
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