Page 1 : STD: - 6th Subs: - English (Final Exam), 4.7:- The Sword in the stone, Hard Word:, ancient – very old, traitors – disloyal people, attempted – tried, intended – planned to, assembled – gathered, signified – shown by a sign, anvil – a heavy block, Q.1) Put the following events in chronological order., The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard., Lord Uther died., Lord Uther drove the barbarians away., The Lords and knights began to fight for the kingdom., Sir Kay left his sword behind at home., Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Lord Uther., Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard., Ancient Britain was invaded by wild Barbarians., Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone., Arthur grew up in sir Ector’s house., Merlin entrusted a baby to sir Ector., Ans., Ancient Britain was invaded by wild Barbarians., Lord Uther drove the Barbarians away., Merlin entrusted a baby to Sir Ector., Lord Arthue grew up in Sir ector’s house., Lord Uther died., The Lord and knights began to fight for the kingdom., The sword in the stone appeared in the churchyard., Many knights tried to pull the sword out of the stone., Sir Kay left his sword behind at home., Arthur brought the sword from the churchyard., Merlin announced that Arthur was the son of Lord Uther., Q.2) What do the following events/actions tell us about the characters? Discuss., The Archbishop announced that everyone was free to try his hand at the sword and called all the Lords to the Great Tournament., Ans. The Archbishop is a bishop or priest of the highest rank. By giving a chance to all the lords to try their hand at the sword, he showed that he was fair and impartial. Through this act, he proved that he believed in given everyone an equal chance. He acted responsibly in finding the rightful king of Britain., Arthur agreed to bring Sir Kay a sword at once., Ans. Arthur wanted his brother to win the tournament. He was dutiful and wanted to do all he could to help him achieve success at the tournament. He was excited about the prospects of this brother’s victory., Sir Ector asked Sir Kay to show him whether he could draw the swords out the stone., Ans. Sir Ector was a man of integrity and honesty. He believed in always begin truthful. These were the very lessons he had taught his sons too. Sir Ector insisted that Sir Kay show him whether he could draw the sword of the stone to ascertain whether his son’s claim was true., Sir Ector kneeled before Arthur., Ans. Sir Ector did a splendid job of bringing up Arthur. But on realizing that he was the son of the good Lord Uther pendragon he bowed down to authority with the devotion as Arthur was the king of Britain. This shows that he respected the king of the land though he had brought him up as his own son., Q.3) Read the following extract and complete the activities that follow., Extract: Turning to Sir Ector, Merlin said, “In the name of the Late King uther, I thank you. You have done a splendid job of bringing up the heir to the British throne. Now, you must inform the Archbishop and your fellow Knights of all that has happened here. I shall await your return.”, Forthwith, Sir Ector called upon the archnishop and all the Lords assembld at the Tournament. Holding Arthur by the hand, he announced to the assembly, “Behold, the rightful King of England.”, For a moment, there was silence. And then, the crowd burst out in angry protests. “How can we believe you?” “Who is this unknown boy?’” “Where did he come from?” How is he any better than one of us?”, The Archbishop took them all to the churchyard. The entire assemblage watched in awe, as Arthur inserted the sword in the anvil and drew it out effortlessly. Some of the Lord and Knights also tried to draw the sword, but failed to do so., Again, and yet again, Arthur drew the sword from the stone before his people. Each time, cheers went up, and each time, more and more Knights drew their swords and held them high, in a gesture of loyalty to their newfound prince. Loud cheers rose from the common people, who had surrounded the churchyard, eager to greet their new king., State whether the following statements are true or false., As soon as the Archbishop announced that Arthur was the rightful king, the crowd cheered happily. – False, The entire assemblage watched Arthur’s feat in awe. –True, What does the extract deal with?, Ans. The extract deals with the introduction of Arthur by the Archbishop to the assemblage and their reaction on seeing their newfound prince., What was the reaction when the Archbishop announced that king Arthur was the king of England?, Ans. There was silence and anger as the assemblage was not ready to believe that an unknown boy whose whereabouts were not known was the king of England. The Lords and Knights wanted to know how he was any better than any one of them., How did the Knights display their loyalty to their newfound prince?, Ans. Each time more and more knights drew their swords and held them high in a gesture of loyalty to their new found prince., How did the common people react?, Ans. The common people reacted with loud cheers and they were eager to greet their new king., Pick out proof to show that Merlin was appreciative of what Sir Ector had done., Ans. You have done a splendid job of bringing up the heir to the British throne., Give the noun forms of:, believe, high, Ans. a) Belief b) height, Find the odd word. assembly cheers rose, Ans. rose: The rest of the words are nouns., Loud cheers rose from the common people., Ans. Loud, common, Why do we need a good leader?, Ans. Every society needs a good leader to run the administration effectively. It is the responsibility of a good leader to work towards the progress and prosperity of the society., It is rightly said: ’A society cannot rise above its leaders’., Q.4) Find five words each with the suffix: -less, -ly, -ness, Q.5) Write five words each with the prefix: - un-, in-, ssss 1) un…………. 2) in………………, 1) unsafe 1) insecure, 2)uncomfortable 2) insignificant, 3) unaware 3) infamous, 4) unknown 4) incomplete, 5) uncommon 5) inactive.