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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English<\/a><\/p>\n

The Summit Within NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Chapter 5<\/h2>\n

The Summit Within NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

The Summit Within Comprehension check<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nStanding on Everest, the writer was
\ni. overjoyed.
\nii. very sad.
\niii. jubilant and sad.
\nChoose the right item.
\niii. jubilant and sad.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nThe emotion that gripped him was one of
\ni. victory over hurdles.
\nii. humility and a sense of smallness.
\niii. greatness and self-importance.
\niv. joy of discovery.
\nChoose the right item.
\nii. humility and a sense of smallness.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\n\u201cThe summit of the mind\u201d refers to
\ni. great intellectual achievements.
\nii. the process of maturing mentally and spiritually.
\niii. overcoming personal ambition for common welfare.
\niv. living in the world of thought and imagination.
\nv. the triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause.
\nvi. a fuller knowledge of oneself.
\nMark the item(s) not relevant.
\nvi. a fuller knowledge of oneself.<\/p>\n

The Summit Within Working with the text<\/strong>
\n1. Answer the following questions.<\/p>\n

i. What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author\u2019s climb?
\nAnswer:
\nThe three qualities that played a major role in the author\u2019s climb were endurance, persistence and will power.<\/p>\n

ii. Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable?
\nAnswer:
\nAdventure is pleasurable because man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. It is a symbol of overpowering one\u2019s weaknesses.<\/p>\n

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iii. What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible?
\nAnswer:
\nMount Everest is the highest, the mightiest and has defied many previous attempts. It takes the last ounce of one\u2019s energy. Climbing the summit would bring immense joy and exhilaration to the writer. When the summit is climbed, there is the joy of having done something, the sense of a battle fought and won. There is a feeling of victory and of happiness. It is this that the author found irresistible.<\/p>\n

iv. One does not do it (climb a high peak) for fame alone. What does one do it for, really?
\nAnswer:
\nClimbing a mountain is followed by a sense of fulfilment. There is the satisfaction of a deep urge to rise above one\u2019s surroundings. It is the eternal love for adventure in man. The experience is not merely physical. It is emotional and spiritual.<\/p>\n

v. \u201cHe becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe. \u201d This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is the emotion?
\nAnswer:
\nThis awareness refers to the humility one feels on climbing a mountain. One realizes the small position that one occupies in such a vast universe.<\/p>\n

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vi. What were the \u201csymbols of reverence \u201d left by members of the team on Everest?
\nAnswer:
\nThe writer left a picture of Guru Nanak on Everest. His teammate Rawat left a picture of Goddess Durga. Phu Dorji left a relic of the Buddha. Edmund Hillary had buried a cross under a cairn (a heap of rocks and stones) in the snow. These are all symbols of reverence.<\/p>\n

vii. What, according to the writer, did his experience as an Everester teach him?
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to the writer, his experience as an Everester has provided him with the inspiration to face life\u2019s ordeals resolutely.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWrite a sentence against each of the following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick out sentences from the text and rewrite them. The first one has been done for you.<\/p>\n

i. The experience changes you completely.
\nAnswer:
\nOne who has been to the mountains is never the same again.<\/p>\n

ii. Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.
\nAnswer:
\nOvercoming obstacles bring happiness to man because everyone likes challenges.<\/p>\n

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iii. Mountains are nature at its best.
\nAnswer:
\nMountains are like a communion with nature.<\/p>\n

iv. The going was difficult but the after-effects were satisfying.
\nAnswer:
\nThe journey was not an easy one, but what it offered is beyond words.<\/p>\n

v. The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual experience.
\nAnswer:
\nClimbing a mountain peak is in reality a spiritual experience.<\/p>\n

The Summit Within Working with language<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nFill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box.
\nSolved
\ni. Teacher. You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal at once<\/span> and submit your explanation.
\nPupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?<\/p>\n

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ii. Arun: Are you unwell?
\nIla: No, not at all<\/span>. Why do you ask?
\nArun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.<\/p>\n

iii. Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love at first sight<\/span>.
\nDavid: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?<\/p>\n

iv. Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits at a low ebb<\/span> today?
\n(Use such in the phrase)
\nAshok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.<\/p>\n

v. Shieba: Your big moment is close at hand<\/span>.
\nJyoti: How should I welcome it?
\nShieba: Get up and receive the trophy.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWrite the noun forms of the following words adding -ance or -ence to each. Solved
\nAnswer:
\ni. endure – endurance
\nii. persist – persistence
\niii. signify – significance
\niv. confide – confidence
\nv. maintain – maintainence
\nvi. abhor – abhorrence<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nMatch words under A with their meanings under B.
\nSolved
\ni. remote: far away from means method(s) dominant: most prominent formidable: difficult to overcome overwhelmed: be overcome\/overpowered
\nii. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A. Solved<\/p>\n