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The Great Stone Face-Part I Questions From Textbook, COMPREHENSION CHECK (PAGE 129), Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements., 1.The Great Stone Face stood near where Ernest and his mother lived., 2.One would clearly distinguish the features of the Stone Face only from a distance., 3.Ernest loved his mother and helped her in her work., 4.Though not very rich, Gathergold was a skilful merchant., 5.Gathergold died in poverty and neglect., 6.The Great Stone Face seemed to suggest that Ernest should not fear the general., Answer:, 1.False, 2.True, 3.True, 4.False, 5.True, 6.True, WORKING WITH THE TEXT (Page 130), Answer the following questions., Question 1:, i)What was the Great Stone Face?, ii)What did Young Ernest wish when he gazed at it?, Answer:, i)The Great Stone Face was the work of nature. The rocks were put one over the other on the, mountain side. They ii)resembled the features of a human face., Young Ernest wished that the stone face could speak. He wished to love the man dearly, whoever resembled that face., , Question 2:, What was the story attributed to the Stone Face?, Answer:, The story attributed to the Stone Face was that some day a child with the likeness of that face, would be born. He would become the greatest and noblest person of his age., Question 3:, What gave the people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the, first time?
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Answer:, A youngman named Gathergold had left the valley many years ago. By the time he grew old, he, had grown rich. When he returned to his native valley, a rumour spread that he resembled the, Stone Face. People thought that the prophecy had come true., Question 4:, i)Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face?, ii)Who did he confide in and how was he proved right?, Answer:, i)No, Ernest did not see any likeness of the Stone Face in Gathergold., ii)He confided in the Great Stone Face. After Gathergold’s death as his wealth and gold had, already disappeared, it was generally agreed that Gathergold had no resemblance with the, Great Stone Face., , Question 5:, i)What made people believe General Blood- and-Thunder was their man?, ii)Ernest compared the man’s face with the Stone Face. What did he conclude?, Answer:, i)General Blood-and-thunder had risen to high position from a soldier. When he returned to the, valley, his childhood friends said that the General had always looked like the Stone Face., ii)Ernest could not find any likeness between the General and the Stone Face., WORKING WITH THE LANGUAGE (Page 130), Question 1:, Look at the following words., Like — likeness, punctual — punctuality, The words on the left are adjectives and those on the right are their noun forms., Write the noun forms of the following words by adding -ness or -itv to them appropriately. Check, the spelling of the new words., lofty _____________, able _____________, happy _____________, near _____________, noble _____________, pleasant _____________, dense _____________, great _____________
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stable _____________, Answer:, loftiness, ability, happiness, nearness, nobility, enormity, pleasantness, density, greatness, stability, Question 2:, Add-iv to each of the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blanks., Page 130, Q2, Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting? We all were ______ waiting for you., ______ write your name and address in capital letters., I was______ surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming., It is______ believable that I am not responsible for this mess., He fell over the step and ______ broke his arm., Answer:, eagerly, kindly, pleasantly, perfectly, nearly, Question 3:, Complete each sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets., 1.I ______ (phone) you when I (get) home from school., 2.Hurry up! Madam ______ (be) annoyed if we ______ (be) late., 3.If it ______ (rain) today, we ______ (not) go to the play., 4.When you ______ (see) Mandal again, you ______ (not/recognise) him. He is growing a, beard., 5.We are off today. We ______ (write) to you after we ______ (be) back., Answer:, 1.shall phone: get
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2.will be; are, 3.rains, shall not go, 4.see; will not recognise, 5.shall write; are, SPEAKING AND WRITING (Page 131), Question 1:, Imagine you are Ernest. Narrate the story that his mother told him., Begin like this: My mother and I were sitting at the door of our cottage. We were looking at the, Great Stone Face. I asked her if she had ever seen any one who looked like the Stone Face., Then she told me this story., Answer:, She had heard that story from her own Mother that some day a child would be born resembling, the Stone Face. In manhood he would become the greatest and noblest person of his time., Question 2:, Imagine you are Gathergold. Write briefly the incident of your return to the valley., Begin like this: My name is Gathergold. I left the valley of the Great Stone Face fifty years ago. I, am now going back home. Will the people of the valley welcome me? Do they know that I am, very rich?, Answer:, I drove to my native village in a horse drawn carriage. The people mistook me for the Great, Stone Face. They welcomed me and shouted, “Sure enough, the old prophecy is true and the, great man has arrived at last”., , Comprehension Check (Page 136), Questions:, Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements., Ernest’s words reminded people of the wise old sayings. __________, Total strangers from far away, who visited Ernest in the valley, found his face familiar. _______, The Great Stone Face confirmed Ernest’s view that the poet could be worthy of its likeness., _______, When Ernest and the poet met, they respected and admired each other equally. ________, The poet along with Ernest addressed the inhabitants of the valley. ___________, The poet realised that Ernest’s thoughts were far nobler than his own verses. _________, Answers:, True
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True, False, True, False, True, Working With the Text (Page 137), Answer the following questions., Question 1:, How was Ernest different from others in the valley?, Answer:, Ernest was unlike other commoners in the valley. He was a good, simple hearted, noble and, thoughtful person. He had been under observation. He did not go with the crowd. He welcomed, total strangers as the prophets., Question 2:, Why did Ernest think the poet was like the Stone Face?, Answer:, The poet wrote wonderful songs. He had celebrated the Great stone Face in one of his poems., When Ernest read this poem he became convinced that the poet was like the stone face., , Question 3:, What did the poet himself say about his thoughts and poems?, Answer:, The poet confessed that he was not worthy to be compared with the Stone Face. His actions did, not match with his thoughts., Question 4:, What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the Stone Face?, Answer:, Ernest and the poet together went to a meeting place. Ernest addressed the gathering. His, words had power and his thoughts had depth. They were the words of life, a life of good deeds, and selfless love. The poet was convinced that Ernest – was much nobler than him. Ernest’s, face had such a grand expression that he declared that Ernest bore the likeness of the Great, Stone Face., , Question 5:, Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against each statement below.
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(i) There was a gap between his life and his words., (ii) His words had the power of truth as they agreed with his thoughts., (iii) His words were as soothing as a heavenly song but only as useful as a vague dream., (iv) His thoughts were worthy., (v) Whatever he said was truth itself., (vi) His poems were noble., (vii) His life was nobler than all the poems., (viii) He lacked faith in his own thoughts., (ix) His thoughts had power as they agreed with the life he lived., (x) Greatness lies in truth. Truth is best expressed in one’s actions. He was truthful, therefore he, was great., Answer:, (i) Poet, (vi) Poet, , (ii) Ernest, (vii) Ernest, , (iii) Poet, (viii) Poet, , (iv) Poet, (ix) Ernest, , (v) Ernest, (x) Ernest, , Question 6:, (i) Who, by common consent, turned out to be like the Great Stone Face?, (ii) Did Ernest believe that the old prophecy had come true? What did he say about it?, Answer:, (i) Ernest was accepted by common consent exactly like the Great Stone Face., (ii) No, Ernest still was not convinced that the old prophecy had come true. He hoped that some, day, a man wiser and nobler than him would come, and would look truly similar to the Great, Stone Face., Working With Language (Page 137), Question 1:, Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story., (i) (sun) going down, (a) becoming smaller, (b) weakening, (c) setting, (ii) brightening, (a) making (it) look bright and cheerful
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(b) lending (it) a special glow, (c) causing (it) to appear hopeful, (iii) spacious, (a) lonely and wild, (b) big and wide, (c) special and important, (iv) prophecy, (a) proverb, (b) prediction, (c) rumour, (v) marvellous, (a) wonderful, (b) surprising, (c) shocking, (vi) proclaim, (a) reveal, (b) declare, (c) shout, (vii) cease, (a) happen, (b) stop, (c) remain, (viii) (a night’s shelter), (a) stay, (b) safety, (c) hospitality, (ix) gazed, (a) wandered about, (b) stared at, (c) thought of
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(x) took on (an expression), (a) challenged, (b) resembled, (c) assumed, Answers:, (i) c, (v) a, (ix) b, , (ii) a, (vi) b, (x) c, , (iii) b, (vii) b, , (iv) b, (viii) a, , Question 2:, (i) Read the following sentences., (a) I do hope I’ll live to see him., (b) He will come! Fear not, Earnest: the man will come., (c) Gathergold is arriving tomorrow, people said., (d) Blood-and-Thunder starts his journey back to the valley next week, everyone proclaimed., (e) The great man is going to spend his old age in his native town., Notice that in the above sentences, verbs in bold type are in four different forms, denoting four, important ways of expressing future time. None of these can be said to be exclusively used to, show future time, though each is used to refer to some action in future., (ii) Which form of the verb is more natural in these sentences? Encircle your choice., , (a) I’m not free this evening. I will work/am working on a project., (b) Have you decided where you will go for your higher secondary? Yes, I have. I will go/ am, going to the Kendriya Vidyalaya., (c) Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you, (d) The weatherman has predicted that it will snow/is snowing in Ranikhet tonight., (e) Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father will come/is coming to see her., Answers:, (a) am working, (b) am going, (c) won’t hurt, (d) will snow, (e) is coming., Question 3:
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(i) Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs, Answer:, , (a) am going to listen, (b) will lend, (c) is going to rain, (d) will have, (e) am going to make, (f) will go, (g) am going to get, will get, (ii) Let pairs of children take turns to speak aloud the dialogues., Answer:, For class activity, Speaking and Writing (Page 139), Question 1:, Each of the following words has the sound /f/ as in feel/ The words on the left have it initially., Those on the right have it finally. Speak each word clearly., flail, , life, , philip, , puff, , flowed, , deaf, , fact, , tough, , fail, , laugh, , fast, , stiff, , Answer:, Attempt yourself., Question 2:, Underline the letter or letters representing / f/in each of the following words., file, cough, photograph, , slough, defence, staff, , faint, afford, tough, , lift, enough, aloof
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affront, , philosophy, , sophistry, , Answer:, file, cough, photograph, affront, , slough, defence, staff, philosophy, , faint, afford, tough, sophistry, , life, enough, aloof, , Question 3:, Imagine that you are the poet. You have come to your native valley to meet a famous preacher, called Ernest. the incident of your first meeting with him., Answer:, I lived so far away from the valley. But I had heard about Ernest’s character and wisdom. One, summer day I called on him. I found him reading a book. We sat down together and talked. I, found Ernest wise, gentle and kind. Ernest greeted me warmly and called me a ‘gifted guest’, Then I introduced myself as one who wrote the poems Ernest was reading., Ernest compared my face with the Stone Face. He had hoped to see the fulfilment of the, prophecy but he was disappointed. I told him I was not worthy of that likeness. I said that my, thoughts and actions had no harmony., I went with my host to a meeting place. I heard his address and found depth in his thoughts. In, the golden light of the setting sun, Ernest appeared to me exactly like the Great Stone Face., The gathering also agreed with me., , Question 4:, (i) Put each of the following in the correct order to construct sentences., a resident of Noida near Delhi/is visually impaired/George Abraham., confidence and competitive spirit/and infuses discipline among the participants/It provides., he has helped/The brain behind the World Cup Cricket, /the disabled to dream., to the blind school in Delhi/It was a chance visit/that changed his life., sport is a powerful tool/the disabled/He believes that/for rehabilitation of., Answer:, George Abraham, a resident of Noida near Delhi, is visually impaired., It provides confidence and competitive spirit and infuses discipline among the participants., The brain behind the World Cup Cricket, he has helped the disabled to dream., It was a chance visit to the blind school in Delhi that changed his life., He believes that sport is a powerful tool for rehabilitation of the disabled., (ii) Now rearrange the sentences above to construct a paragraph., Answer:
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George Abraham, a resident of Noida near Delhi, is visually impaired. The brain behind the, World Cup Cricket, he has helped the disabled to dream. It was a chance visit to the blind, school in Delhi that changed his life. He believes that sport is a powerful tool for rehabilitation of, the disabled. It provides confidence and competitive spirit and infuses discipline among the, participants., MORE QUESTIONS SOLVED, SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS, Question 1:, What changes come to be seen in Ernest with passing of time?, Answer:, Ernest was now a man of middle age. His hairs turned white and there were wrinkles across his, forehead and furrows in his cheeks. He had become wiser with profound thoughts. The valley, people respected him and took his advice on several occasions., Question 2:, Why did Ernest become sad after he examined the poet’s features?, Answer:, The poet had celebrated the Great Stone Face in one of his poems. When Ernest read that, poem he became convinced that the poet had the likeness of the Great Stone Face. But when, he met the poet, all his hopes shattered. He found no resemblance between the poet and the, Stone Face. This was the reason why he became sad., , Question 3:, Why did the poet’s eyes fill with tears?, Answer:, The poet became sentimental to listen to Ernest. His words had power because they had depth., They were the words of life, a life of good deeds and selfless love. The poet felt that the life and, character of Ernest were nobler strain of poetry that he had ever written. His eyes filled with, tears and he said to himself that never was there so worthy a sage as that thoughtful face, with, the glim of white hair diffused about it., II. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS, Question 1:, Give a character-sketch of Ernest., Answer:, Ernest was a small boy when he became interested in the Great Stone Face. He felt that the, face smiled on him. He wished to love the man with such a face. He was dutiful and helpful to, his Mother. He grew up to be a gentle and quiet youth. He regarded the Stone Face as his, teacher. He turned to the face for advice. He was not influnced by the common belief that, Gathergold or Blood- and-Thunder General had any resemblance with the Stone Face. Even
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the poet’s face made him sad. And he was right when the poet himself admitted that he wasn’t, worthy to be the likeness of the face. Finally, the same poet shouted with joy that Ernest himself, was the likeness of the Stone Face. But Ernest remained humble to the last. He kept hoping, that some wiser and better man than himself would appear., Question 2:, How did Ernest feel when people hailed him as the likeness of the Stone face?, Answer:, Ernest was truly noble and humble. His deeds matched with his thoughts. He received the poet, warmly. For a while he thought the writer of those poems was truly the greatest and wisest, person. The poet and the people ultimately hailed him as the man with the likeness of the Stone, Face. But Ernest did not agree with them. He kept hoping that a wiser and better man than, himself would appear to make the prophecy true., Question 3:, Describe in brief Ernest’s reaction on three occasions when Gathergold, General, Blood-and-Thunder and the poet came to the valley., Answer:, The inhabitants of the valley believed the story that one day a man bearing resemblance to the, Stone Face would come there. The first one to arrive was a rich merchant Gathergold. The, people were greatly excited. But Ernest noticed no resemblance between Gathergold’s face and, that of the Stone Face. Likewise he did not agree with the people who welcomed General, Blood-and-Thunder as the greatest man. But Ernest almost believed that the poet was the, person he had been waiting for. But again he was disappointed. In fact, Ernest himself was, accepted as the Prophet.
