Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face - II

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Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face - II

Class: VIII

Exercise number – 1

Question 1
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements.

1. Ernest’s words reminded people of the wise old sayings.
2. Total strangers from far away, who visited Ernest in the valley, found his face familiar.
3. The Great Stone Face confirmed Ernest’s view that the poet could be worthy of its likeness.
4. When Ernest and the poet met, they respected and admired each other equally.
5. The poet along with Ernest addressed the inhabitants of the valley.
6. The poet realised that Ernest’s thoughts were far nobler than his own verses.

Answer 1

1. True
2. True
3. False, The Face did not answer.
4. True
5. False, Only Ernest addressed the inhabitants of the valley.
6. True

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Question 1
How was Ernest different from others in the valley?

Answer 1
What made Earnest different from others in the valley were his wise thoughts. Ernest was widely known in his valley and had become popular even beyond the valley. College professors and even the active men of cities came from far to see and chat with him. He received them with gentle sincerity and spoke with them freely about whatever came uppermost or lied deep in his heart or their own.

Question 2
Why did Ernest think the poet was like the Stone Face?

Answer 2
When Ernest read the poems, he hoped that the poet was like the Stone Face. The poet had acknowledged the Great Stone Face in his poems and Ernest felt that the poet’s thoughts were worthy of him bearing resemblance to the Stone Face.

Question 3
What did the poet himself say about his thoughts and poems?

Answer 3
The poet said that Earnest can hear the remote voice of a heavenly song in his poems & thoughts. Although, he felt that his own life had not corresponded with his thoughts. He had grand dreams, but they had stayed dreams only. Sometimes he even lacked faith in his own thoughts.

Question 4
What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the Stone Face?

Answer 4
When Ernest was addressing the dwellers of the valley, the poet noticed that the life and character of Ernest were even more noble than his works of poetry. At a distance high up in the golden light of the setting sun, the Great Stone Face appeared with white mists around it, similar to the white hair around the brow of Ernest. In that particular moment, Ernest’s face took on an expression so magnificent that the poet proclaimed that Ernest was the Stone Face.

Question 5
Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against each statement below.

1. There was a gap between his life and his words.
2. His words had the power of truth as they agreed with his thoughts.
3. His words were as soothing as a heavenly song but only as useful as a vague dream.
4. His thoughts were worthy.
5. Whatever he said was truth itself.
6. His poems were noble.
7. His life was nobler than all the poems.
8. He lacked faith in his own thoughts.
9. His thoughts had power as they agreed with the life he lived.
10. Greatness lies in truth. Truth is best expressed in one’s actions. He was truthful, therefore he was great.

Answer 5

1. Poet
2. Ernest
3. Poet
4. Ernest
5. Ernest
6. Poet
7. Ernest
8. Poet
9. Ernest
10. Ernest

Question 6

1. Who, by common consent, turned out to be like the Great Stone Face?
2. Did Ernest believe that the old prophecy had come true? What did he say about it?

Answer 6

1. By common consent, Ernest turned out to be like the Great Stone Face.
2. Ernest did not believe that the old prophecy had come true. Although everyone had agreed that he bore resemblance to the Great Stone Face, he on the other hand hoped that some wiser and better man than him would appear, bearing a resemblance to the Great Stone Face.

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Question 1
Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.

1. (sun) going down

1. becoming smaller
2. weakening
3. setting
   1. brightening
4. making (it) look bright and cheerful
5. lending (it) a special glow
6. causing (it) to appear hopeful
   1. spacious
7. lonely and wild
8. big and wide
9. special and important
   1. prophecy
10. proverb
11. prediction
12. rumour
    1. Marvelous
13. Wonderful
14. surprising
15. shocking
    1. Proclaim
16. reveal
17. declare
18. shout
    1. Cease
19. happen
20. stop
21. remain
    1. (A night’s) Shelter
22. stay
23. safety
24. hospitality
    1. gazed
25. wandered about
26. stared at
27. thought of
    1. took on (an expression)
28. challenged
29. resembled
30. assumed

Answer 1

1. (Sun) Going down − (c) setting
2. Brightening − (b) lending (it) a special glow
3. Spacious − (b) big and wide
4. Prophecy − (b) prediction
5. Marvellous − (a) wonderful
6. Proclaim − (b) declare
7. Cease − (b) stop
8. (A night’s) Shelter − (a) stay
9. Gazed − (b) stared at
10. Took on (an expression) − (c) assumed

Question 2
Which form of the verb is more natural in these sentences?

1. I’m not free this evening. I will work/am working on a project.
2. Have you decided where you will go for your higher secondary?
   Yes, I have. I will go/am going to the Kendriya Vidyalaya.

• Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you.

1. The weatherman has predicted that it will snow/is snowing in Ranikhet tonight.
2. Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father will come/is coming to see her

Answer 2

1. I’m not free this evening. I am working on a project.
2. Have you decided where you will go for your higher secondary?
   Yes, I have. I will go to the Kendriya Vidyalaya.

• Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt you.

1. The weatherman has predicted that it will snow in Ranikhet tonight.
2. Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father is coming to see her.

Question 3
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.

1. Rani: Why are you turning on the radio?
   Ravi: I ___________ (listen) to the news.
2. Rani: Oh, I can’t buy this book. I have no money.
   Ravi: Don’t worry. I ___________ (lend) you some.
3. Rani: Look at those dark clouds.
   Ravi: I think it ___________ (rain).
4. Rani: What shall we have for dinner?
   Ravi: I can’t decide.
   Rani: Make up your mind.
   Ravi: All right, then. We ___________ (have) fried rice and dry beans.
5. Rani: Why are you filling the kettle with water?
   Ravi: I ___________ (make) coffee.
6. Rani: We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
   Ravi: All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some. (Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
   Ravi: I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
   Father: Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
   Ravi: Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.

Answer 3

1. Rani: Why are you turning on the radio?
   Ravi: I am going to listen to the news.
2. Rani: Oh, I can’t buy this book. I have no money.
   Ravi: Don’t worry. I will lend you some.
3. Rani: Look at those dark clouds.
   Ravi: I think it is going to rain.
4. Rani: What shall we have for dinner?
   Ravi: I can’t decide.
   Rani: Make up your mind.
   Ravi: All right, then. We will have fried rice and dry beans.
5. Rani: Why are you filling the kettle with water?
   Ravi: I am going to make coffee.
6. Rani: We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
   Ravi: All right. I will go to the bakery and get some. (Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
   Ravi: I am going to get some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
   Father: Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
   Ravi: Fine, I will get you a packet.