The Summit Within Ch 5 English Honeydew Class 8

byMr. Chandan

 NCERT Solution : The Summit Within Chapter 5 English Honeydew Class 8

Comprehension Check, Page - 79

1. Standing on Everest, the writer was
(i) Overjoyed
(ii) very sad
(iii) jubilant and sad.
Choose the right item.
Answer:
(iii) jubilant and sad

2. The emotion that gripped him was one of
(i) victory over hurdles
(ii) humility and a sense of smallness.
(iii) greatness and self importance.
(iv) joy of discovery.
Choose the right item.
Answer:
(ii) humility and a sense of smallness.

3. "The Summit of the mind" refers to
(i) great intellectual achievements.
(ii) the process of maturing mentally and spiritually.
(iii) overcoming personal ambition for common welfare.
(iv) living in the world of thought and imagination.
(v) the triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause.
(vi) a fuller knowledge of oneself.
Mark the item (s) not relevant.
Answer:
(vi) a fuller knowledge of oneself

Working with the text

1. Answer the following questions.

(i) What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author's climb ?
Answer:
The three qualities that ensured the success of the author were 'endurance, persistence and will power'.

(ii) Why is adventure, which is risky, also pleasurable ?
Answer:
Mountain climbing is a great adventure but is also risky. It is a great challenge and doing challenging job is in itlsef pleasurable. It gives immense joy to the doers.

(iii) What was it about Mount Everest that the author found irresistible ?
Answer:
Mount Everest attracted the author because it is the highest, the mightiest and has defied many previous attempts. It takes the last ounce of one's energy.

(iv) One does not do it (climb a high peak) for fame alone. What does one do it for, really ?
Answer:
Conquering summit is a great physical achievement. But more than that, it gives the climber the emotional and spiritual satisfaction. It satisfies man's eternal love for adventure.

(v) "He becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe". This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is the emotion ?
Answer:
The emotion is 'humility'.

(vi) What were the "symbol of reverence" left by memebers of the team on Everest ?
Answer:
The author left on Everest a picture of Guru Nanak. Rawat left a picture of Goddess Durga. Phu Durgi left a relic of Buddha. Edmund Hillary, being a christian, buried a cross under the rock. All these were the symbols reverence of God.

(vii) What, according to the writer, did his experience as an Everester teach him ?
Answer:
The experience of having conquered Mount Everest changed him completely. It made him realise his own smallness.

2. Write 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.

(i) The eperience changes you completely.
      One who has been to the mountains is never the same again.

(ii) Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.
Answer:
The obstacles in climbing a mountain are physical. A climb to a summit is a test of endurance and will power. It is a challenge that is difficult to rest.

(iii) Mountains are nature are its best.
Answer:
Everest is the highest and mightiest and has defied many previous attempts.

(iv) The going was difficult but the after - effects were satisfying.
Answer:
When the summit is climbed, there is the joy of having done something, one has the feeling of victory and happiness.

(v) The physical conquest of a mountains is really a spiritual experience.
Answer:
Mountains are a means of communication with God.

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