Q1. Tick the correct option.
- What did Abbot do to save ships from being wrecked on the Inchape Rock?
- He installed a lighthouse.
- He fixed a bell that rang a warning.
- He installed a light on the rock.
- He put up a warning signage.
Answer. II. He fixed a bell that rang a warning.
- Who was Sir Ralph the Rover?
- Pirate
- A poet
- A policeman
- A priest
Answer. i. Pirate
- Why did Sir Ralph cut the bell from the Inchape Rock?
- He decided to fix a louder bell.
- He did not think the bell was useful.
- He did not want anybody to bless the Abbot.
- He wanted everyone to praise him.
Answer. He did not want anybody to bless the Abbot.
- What is the ‘dreadful sound’ the Rover heard at the end?
- The Abbot’s prayer
- The bell for a funeral
- The mariner’s cries
- The Inchcape bell
Answer. iv. The Inchcape bell
- Which proverb best suits the poem?
- Actions speak louder than words.
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- God helps those who help themselves.
- Time and tide wait for man.
Answer. As you sow, so shall you reap.
3. Match these famous rocks to the places they are found.
| Famous Rock | Location |
| Old Harry Rocks | i. Te tai-o- Aorere, New zeland |
| b. Rock of Gibraltar | ii. Northern Territory, Australia |
| c. Vaan Irai Kal | iii. Dorset, England |
| d. Uluru | iv. Gibraltar, Mediterranean sea |
| e.Tokangawha | v.Mahabalipuram,India |
| Famous Rock | Location |
| Old Harry Rocks | iii. Dorset, England |
| b. Rock of Gibraltar | ii. Gibraltar, Mediterranean sea |
| c. Vaan Irai Kal | v.Mahabalipuram,India |
| d. Uluru | ii. Northern Territory, Australia |
| e.Tokangawha | i. Te tai-o- Aorere, New zeland |
Q4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
He felt the cheering power of spring;
It made him whistle, it made him sing:
His heart was mirthful to excess.
But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.
- Who was the Rover?
Answer. The Rover was a pirate named Sir Ralph who enjoyed causing harm to others.
What did the Rover perform this particular action?
Answer. He cut off the warning bell from the Inchcape Rock out of wickedness.
How does the poet express ‘the cheering power of spring’?
Answer. The poet describes how spring made the Rover happy, making him whistle and sing.
Find a word from the extract which is the opposite of ‘miserable’
Answer. “Mirthful”
Q5. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words each.
a. How does the poet express ‘the cheering power of spring’? How does it affect Ralph, the Rover?
Answer. The poet describes spring as joyful, making the Rover whistle and sing. However, his happiness was wicked because he planned to harm others by removing the Inchcape bell.
b. Describe the weather conditions when the Ralph the Rover and his crew were sailing towards the shores of Scotland.
Answer. The weather was dark and stormy, with thick haze and no visibility. The wind howled fiercely, making sailing dangerous.
c.What did the sailors wish for when the weather turned bad, and why?
Answer. The sailors wished they could hear the Inchcape bell because it would warn them of the dangerous rock and save their ship.
d. What was placed on the Inchape Rock and by whom?
Answer. A warning bell was placed on the Inchcape Rock by the kind Abbot of Aberbrothok to save ships from crashing.
e.Answer the question briefly.
How is the saying,’ the evil that one plots for others, recoils on oneself’, true to the poem
Answer. Sir Ralph removed the bell to cause harm, but later, his own ship crashed on the same rock because there was no warning. This shows that evil actions return to harm the doer.