Write True or False for 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, Gather gold was a skilful merchant.
5. Gather gold died in poverty and neglect.
6. The Great Stone Face seemed to suggest that Ernest should not fear the general. ———
Q.1. (i) What was the Great Stone Face ?
(ii) What did young Ernest wish when he gazed at it'?
Q.2. What was the story attributed to the Stone Face ?
Q.3. What gave people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the first time ?
Q.4.(i) Did Ernest see in the man the likeness of the Stone Face?
(ii) Who did he confide in and how was he proved right?
Q.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 ?
(ii) Ernest compared the man's face with the Stone Face. What did he conclude ?
1.) Write the noun forms of the following words by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new words.
(i) Lofty
(ii) able
(iii) happy
(iv) near
(v) noble
(vi) enormous
(vii) pleasant
(viii) dense
(ix) great
(x) stable
2.) Add -ly to each of the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blanks.
Perfect near kind pleasant eager
(i) Why did not 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) He is __________believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
(v) He fell over the step and __________ broke his arm.
3. Complete each sentence below using the appropriate froms of the verbs in brackets.
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.