WorksheetsThe Great Stone Face-
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Great Stone Face was made by
(a) nature
(b) sculptors
(c) Ernest
(d) Ernest’s forefathers
The word ‘industrious’ means the same as
(a) the owner of an industry
(b) industrial
(c) hardworking
(d) ran an industry.
The melting away of gold means
(a) making a gold pot
(b) making goldcoins
(c) melting gold coins
(d) vanishing of wealth.
What is Ernest's level of renown as an old man?
He is renowned, but only among the people in his neighborhood.
He is renowned, but only among the people of the valley.
He is very famous.
He is obscure and generally unknown.
What does the poet admire in Ernest?
Ernest's emotional eloquence.
Ernest's collection of books.
Ernest's height.
What would happen if a spectator approached too near to the great stone face?
Saw a pile of rocks
Saw Lyonnesse
Saw nothing
Saw the great stone face (nothing changed)
Meaning of benign
Kind,Gentle
The beginning
Huge,Very big
Thoughtful
In the meeting between the poet and Ernest
Ernest did all the talking
The poet was much impressed by Ernest
Ernest was much impressed by the poet
They did not like each other
What was Ernest to the various people who came to meet Ernest
Teacher
Doctor
Counsellor
Tourist Guide
1.How did Mr. Gathergold make his fortune?
As an inventor.
As the owner of a coal mine.
As a factory owner.
As a merchant.
Which new character is introduced in the second part of the story?
Ernest
Ernest mother
Poet
None of these
Ernest became famous
even as a child
when he became young
when he became an old man
when he died
Ernest was much impressed by
The fact that the poet resembled the great stone face
What the poet had written
the thoughts of the poet about him
the poet when he said that Ernest resembled the great stone face
Ernest examined the poet's features again and again because
He was so charmed by his looks
He felt he had met him somewhere
He felt that he had a disease
He was comparing him with the great stone face
Who all were part of Ernest's daily audience
A group of neighbours
College professors
Doctors
The poet
Choose the meaning of "OBSCURE" from the following options
Dead
Hidden
Lost
Not well known
