NCERT Class 8 English Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 2
NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face 2
Comprehension check (Page-136)
Question 1.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following state-ments:
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) False
(2) True
(3) True
(4) True
(5) False
(6) 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 noble and had powerful thoughts. Moreover, he became famous beyond the valley. On the other hand, the other people were simple, ordinary and thoughtless.
Question 2.
Why did Ernest think the poet was like the Stone Face ?
Answer:
The poetry Ernest read found worthy and thoughtful. So Ernest thought that the poet was like the Stone Face.
Question 3.
What did the poet himself say about his thoughts and poems?
Answer:
The poet admitted that his songs were heavenly. Moreover his dream had been grand. But life did not agree with his great thoughts. His dreams were mere hollow dreams.
Question 4.
What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the Stone Face ?
Answer:
The poet felt that Ernest’s own life and character were nobler kind of poetry than he had ever written. He could not help declaring that Ernest himself was the Stone Face as he had seen white clouds of mist around the Stone Face and white hair on Ernest’s head.
Question 5.
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.
(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
(ii) Ernest
(iii) Poet
(iv) Poet
(v) Ernest
(vi) Ernest
(vii) Poet
(viii) Poet
(ix) Ernest
(x) Ernest.
Question 6.
(i) Who, by common consent, turned out to be like the Great Stone Face ?
Answer:
Ernest was 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.
As Ernest walked homeword, he still hoped that some man wiser and better than himself, bearing a likeness to the great Stone Face, would appear. Of course, he didn’t
believe so.
MCQs Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Ernest had ceased to be obscure. What does ‘ceased to’ mean?
(a) ended
(b) became
(c) finished
(d) hurried
Answer:
(b) became
Question 2.
What were there in Ernest’s mind ?
(a) wise criticism
(b) wise thoughts
(c) wise dealings
(d) wise guys
Answer:
(b) wise thoughts
Question 3.
Who had come to see Ernest him in the valley ?
(a) correspondent
(b) poet
(c) critic
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) poet
Question 4.
How did Ernest admire the poet for?
(a) great thoughts
(b) dream
(c) hospitability
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above
Question 5.
Who drew the attention of the people to the Ernest greatness ?
(a) poet
(b) village sarpanch
(c) nextdoor neighbour
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) poet
Question 6.
What is the noun form of ‘appear?
(a) appeared
(b) appearing
(c) appearance
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(c) appearance
Question 7.
His thoughts were worthy. Whose thoughts ?
(a) Ernest
(b) poet
(c) villagers
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) poet