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THE SWORD IN THE STONE, Meanings, , Destiny – Fate the power believed to Control events., Squire a young man who is an assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself., Intervened - Got involved: came in between, Bewildered-highly confused., Barbarians-wild and uncivilized people., Traitors – people who go against their country, Choir - (here) the part of the church where the singers sit during the service., Rivalry-fierce competition., Integrity-honesty: having strong moral principles., Pillaging – looting: plundering., Prevailed – existed: was widespread. Anvil-an iron block used by blacksmiths, Impulsively-acting suddenly., Overwhelmed – overcome with emotion., To shape pieces of iron., Whoso pulleth (old Eng.) whoever Pulls out, Inscription-words cut in stone., Hooded wearing a hood (hood – a piece of cloth covering someone’s face or head.), Archbishop-a Bishop or Priest of the hiighest rank, Forthwith immediately, at once., Knighted to be given the rank or title of a knight (knight- a man who has been given a special honour by, the king, Foster son - Someone who is raised as a son though not related by birth., Assemblage – a group of people., Merlin – In the legends of King Arthur, Merlin is portrayed as a great wizard who helped, advised and, guided Arthur. Merlin. With the help of the Archbishop, had arranged the sword in the stone so that, Britain would I get its rightful king, Gallop – ride a horse very fast.
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Glint-small, bright flashes of light, , SUMMATIVE EVALUATION, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, In ancient…….. The Games are over., , Q. 1. Answer the following questions, , (1) Describe King Uther., Ans. King Uther was brave and noble. He fought the wild barbarians bravely and drove them away, from his land. He ruled Britain wisely and well, and his people were content. They gave him the title, of Pendragon, meaning Dragon’s head., (2) Did Sir Kay send Arthur home?, Ans. Sir Kay wanted to participate in the Great Tournament. However, as he was paring to join the, tournament, he realized that he had left his sword behind at home. Asked Arthur to go home and, get his sword., (3) Where did Arthur get the sword from?, Ans. Arthur saw a sword that was mounted on an anvil on top of a block of marble in the middle of, the churchyard. He ran up and drew out the sword to give it to Sir Kay., 3. Frame Wh-questions to get the underlined parts as the answer:, 1. Lord Uther fought the wild barbarians., Ans. Who fought the wild barbarians?, 2. King Uther ruled Britain wisely and well., Ans. How did King Uther rule Britain?, 3. They met in the field nearby., Ans. Where did they meet?, 4. In the churchyard they saw a large stone., Ans. What did they see in the churchyard?, (5) On Christmas morning, they saw a strange sight., Ans. When did they see a strange sight?
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Assignment 2 (Textbook pages 99 and 100), Sir Kay stood speechless… without any hesitation, Q.1. Who said the following?, (1) I am the rightful king of Britain., Ans.Sir Kay, (2) We have to know the truth about this., Ans.Sir Ector, (3) Isn’t that enough?, Ans.Sir Kay, (4) Here, let me put it back.., Ans. Arthur, (5) Put the sword back in its anvil., Ans. Sir Ector, (6) I did not steal the sword., Ans. Arthur, , Q. 2. Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words given in the brackets:, (The answers are underlined directly.), (1) Sir Ector was a wise man. (foolish), (2) Kay’s mind was working rapidly. (slowly), (3) Sir Kay lowered his eyes. (raised), (4) Arthur was unaware of it all. (aware), (5) The strongest and best knights could not get hold of it. (weakest, worst), (6) What matters most for a knight is integrity. (least), Q. 3. Write five words each :
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(1) With the suffix:, (a)-less: careless, tasteless, odourless, colourless, painless., (b) -ly: safely. Bitterly, sweetly, nicely, happily., ©-ness: happiness, sadness, fondness, cleanliness, untidiness., (2) With the prefix:, (a) Un- unhappy, unknown, unscientific, uneasy, unaware., (b) in: inhuman, inability, Inaction. Insane, inaccessible., Assignment 3 (Textbook pages 100 to 102], , Sir Ector was overwhelmed...He is your rightful king!”, Q. 1. Write the answers to the following questions:, , (1) How did Sir Ector show his respect for Arthur?, Ans. Sir Ector fell on his knees before Arthur and bowed his head in deep devotion. In this way he, showed his respect for Arthur., , (2) How did the knights show their loyalty to Arthur?, Ans. The knights cheered Arthur. Then they drew their swords and held them high. In a gesture of, loyalty to their King., , Q. 2. Match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B :
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Q. 3. Put the following events in chronological order., (Note: This question is based on the whole story.), (The answer is given directly.), (1) Ancient Britain was invaded by wild barbarians., (2) Lord Uther drove the barbarians away., (3) Lord Uther died., (4) The Lords and Knights began to fight for the kingdom., (5) The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard., (6) Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone., (7) Arthur grew up in Sir Ector’s house., (8) Sir left his sword behind at home., (9) Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard., (10) Merlin entrusted a baby to Sir Ector., (11) Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Sir Uther., , FORMATIVE EVALUATION, ORAL WORK:, Discussion: What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters?, a) The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and led all the, Lords to a tournament.
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(belief in equality-fair play to all, etc.), (b) Arthur agreed to bring Sir Kay a sword at once., (respect for brother – love-family bonds, etc.), c) Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the sword out of the one, Fairness – integrity, etc.), (d) Sir Ector kneeled before Arthur. (respect for the king, humility, acceptance, etc.), , B) ACTIVITY/PROJECT:, (1) Read the story. Underline the new words. Guess their meaning from the context., Verify it from a good dictionary., (2) Visit a library. Read the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
