Official Class 8 English Worksheets: The Inchcape Rock
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Words to Know
1. Words to know: meanings.
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Answer: keel: the bottom beam of a ship
mariners: sailors
mirthful: full of fun and laughter
quoth: said
Teacher's Note: Use each word in a sentence of your own to remember it.
A. Comprehension
1. How does the poet describe the sea at the start?
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Answer: As calm and still, with no stir in the air or the sea. The ship is as still as a picture and the waves are gentle.
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2. Who placed the Inchcape Bell and why?
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Answer: The Abbot of Aberbrothok placed it on a buoy on the dangerous rock, so that the bell would ring in the storm and warn sailors to keep away.
Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.
3. Why is the rock called perilous?
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Answer: It lies just under the surface of the sea and is hidden by high tides, so ships could hit it and sink.
Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.
4. Who was Ralph the Rover?
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Answer: He was a wicked sea pirate who plundered ships.
Teacher's Note: Learn this point and write it in your own words.
5. What did he do to the Inchcape Bell?
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Answer: He cut the bell from the buoy and let it sink into the sea, saying that the next person would not bless the Abbot for the bell, because he would take the profit.
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6. How did the crew react to the bad weather?
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Answer: They were frightened by the storm. They had lost their way in the dark and cried out that they could not tell where they were. Then the ship struck the Inchcape Rock, and they cried in fear.
Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.
B. Reference to Context
1. 'No stir in the air, no stir in the sea...' (a) The literary device in the first line. (b) Explain 'Her sails from heaven received no motion'. (c) Whose keel was steady and why?
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Answer: (a) Repetition (and parallelism). (b) There was no wind, so the sails did not move at all. (c) The ship's keel was steady because the sea was calm.
Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.
2. 'When the Rock was hid by the surge's swell, the mariners heard the warning bell...' (a) When was the rock hidden? (b) What did the mariners do on hearing the bell? (c) Whom did they bless and why?
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Answer: (a) When the tide was high and the waves covered it. (b) They knew where the rock was, steered away from it and were saved. (c) They blessed the Abbot of Aberbrothok, who had placed the bell.
Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.
3. 'Sir Ralph the Rover sailed away...' (a) Where did he sail? (b) How did he grow rich? (c) Why did he return to Scotland?
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Answer: (a) He sailed the seas for many days. (b) By robbing and plundering other ships. (c) He was returning home with his plunder.
Teacher's Note: Learn this point and write it in your own words.
C. Think and Answer
1. What kind of man is Ralph the Rover?
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Answer: He is cruel, selfish, greedy and a wicked pirate. He cut the bell only for his amusement, though it saved lives, and he did not care about others. In the end his own sin destroyed him.
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2. The poem is based on a legend. Identify it.
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Answer: It is based on the Scottish legend of the Inchcape (Bell Rock) off the east coast of Scotland, near Arbroath, where an abbot placed a bell on the rock to warn ships and a pirate removed it, and was later wrecked on the same rock.
Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.
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