(i)The Great Stone Face was a work of nature. It was formed on the perpendicular side of a mountain by some immense rocks that had been thrown together so that when viewed at a proper distance, they resembled the features of a human face.
(ii)Gazing at the Great Stone Face, young Ernest wished that it could speak because it looked so very kindly that he thought its voice must be pleasant. He also said that if he ever saw a man with such a face, he would love him very much.
Answered by Abhisek | 2 years agoComplete 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.
(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?
(i) Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face?
(ii) Who did he confide in and how was he proved right?
What gave the people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the first time?
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.