Unit - 9 : The Great Stone Face – I (Reduced) English - Unit - 9 : The Great Stone Face – I (Reduced)

The Great Stone Face was a work of nature, formed on the perpendicular side of a mountain by some immense rocks, which had been thrown together so that, when viewed at a proper distance, they resembled the features of a human face. If the spectator approached too near, he lost the outline of the enormous face and could see only a heap of gigantic rocks, piled one upon another.
But seen from a distance, the clouds clustering about it, the Great Stone Face seemed positively to be alive. It was the belief of many his native valley. The inhabitants, his old neighbours and their grown up children, prepared to welcome the renowned commander.
It was being said that at last the likeness of the Great Stone Face had actually appeared. Great, therefore, was the excitement throughout the valley, and many people who had never once thought of glancing at the Great Stone Face now spent much time in gazing at it, for the sake of knowing exactly how General Blood-and-Thunder looked.
1. Who had become a soldier?
2. What was he now?
3. How was the soldier now?
4. What was his lately expressed desire?
5. Find the one word from the passage which means, "person or animal living in a place".
6. Find the opposites of the following from the passage :
(i) unknown
(ii) soft

What gave the people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the first time?

What was the story attributed to the Stone Face?

The Great Stone Face seemed to suggest that Emest should not fear the general..

Gathergold died in poverty and neglect.

Though not very rich, Gathergold was a skilful merchant

Ernest loved his mother and helped her in her work.

One would clearly distinguish the features of the Stone Face only from a distance. ......