Chapter 9 – The Great Stone Face – I Solutions
Question - 11 : - Add -ly to each of the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blanks.
perfect near kind pleasant eager
(i) Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting? We all were _______ waiting for you.
(ii) _________ write your name and address in capital letters.
(iii) I was _________ surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming.
(iv) It is _________ believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
(v) He fell over the step and _________ broke his arm.
Answer - 11 : -
(i) Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting? We all were eagerly waiting for you.
(ii) Kindly write your name and address in capital letters.
(iii) I was pleasantly surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming.
(iv) It is perfectly believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
(v) He fell over the step and nearly broke his arm.
Question - 12 : - Complete each sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
(i) I _________ (phone) you when I _________ (get) home from school.
(ii) Hurry up! Madam _________ (be) annoyed if we _________ (be) late.
(iii) If it _________ (rain) today, we _________ (not) go to the play.
(iv) When you _________ (see) Mandal again, you _________ (not/recognise) him. He is growing a beard.
(v) We are off today. We _________ (write) to you after we _________ (be) back.
Answer - 12 : -
(i) I will phone you when I will get home from school.
(ii) Hurry up! Madam will be annoyed if we are late.
(iii) If it rains today, we will not go to the play.
(iv) When you see Mandal again, you will not recognize him. He is growing a beard.
(v) We are off today. We will write to you after we are back.
Question - 13 : - 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 like-ness. ___
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 - 13 : -
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
Question - 14 : - How was Ernest different from others in the valley ?
Answer - 14 : -
There were thousands of inhabitants in the valley. Ernest was good and simple hearted. He did noble deeds every day. He was a humble and thoughtful person. He had wise thoughts in his mind. He became famous throughout the world. In this way, he was different from others in the valley.
Question - 15 : - Why did Ernest think the poet was like the Stone Face ?
Answer - 15 : -
The poet wrote songs with lofty thoughts. While he was talking to Ernest, he looked wise, gentle and kind. Even the Great Stone Face appeared bending forward to listen to his talk. The Stone Face even looked kindly at the poet, though he was a complete stranger. Therefore, Ernest thought the poet was like the Stone Face.
Question - 16 : - What did the poet himself say about his thoughts and poems ?
Answer - 16 : -
The poet said that his thoughts contained the distant voice of a heavenly song. However, his life had been different from his poems. He himself lacked faith in his dreamy thoughts.
Question - 17 : - What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the Stone Face ?
Answer - 17 : -
Through Ernest’s speech, the poet judged his greatness. He felt that Ernest’s life and character were a nobler kind of poetry.
Moreover, Ernest’s white hair looked like the Great Stone Face surrounded by white clouds. Ernest’s face also assumed a grand expression. It moved the poet’s heart. It also made him proclaim Ernest as the Stone Face.
Question - 18 : - Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against each statement below :
(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.
(viii) 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 - 18 : -
(i) Poet
(ii) Ernest
(iii) Poet
(iv) Poet
(v) Ernest
(vi) Poet
(vii) Ernest
(viii) Poet
(ix) Ernest
(x) Ernest.
Question - 19 : - (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 - 19 : -
(i) By common consent, Ernest turned out to be like the Great Stone Face.
(ii) No, Ernest did not believe that the old prophecy had come true. He still hoped, that some day, some man, wiser and better than himself would appear. He would bear a likeness to the Great Stone Face.
Question - 20 : - 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
(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
(а) 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
(x) took on (an expression)
(a) challenged
(b) resembled
(c) assumed
Answer - 20 : -
(i) —> (c)
(ii) —> (b)
(iii) —> (b)
(iv) —> (b)
(v) —> (a)
(vi) —> (b)
(vii) —> (b)
(viii) —> (a)
(ix) —> (b)
(x) —> (c).