Available Answers

1. 1.

   Match the following.

   A	B
   1. fiddler crabs	a. pushed water levels up to 15 kilometers inland
   2. adapted for movement on land	b. place to drop anchor
   3. Haldibari Camp	c. a floating log
   4. water of the Sundarbans	d. digging a sweet water pond
   5. a Royal Bengal tiger	e. confiscated boats of logs
   6. Ghazikhali	f. mudskippers
   7. Matla Four Forest Compartment	g. as many as 65 different species
   8. mangroves	h. earth jewels
   9. Cyclone Amphan	i. brackish

    

2. 2.

   Describe the encounter between the narrator and the tiger.

3. 3.

   What was happening at Matla Four Forest Compartment? What was the author's view about the activity?

4. 4.

   What does the author say about the biodiversity of the Sundarbans?

5. 5.

   What is the significance of the Sundarbans?

6. 6.

   How did the mangroves prevent more extensive damage caused by Cyclone Amphan?