The Summit Within Class 8 Worksheet English Honeydew Chapter 5

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: Why does the narrator climb mountains, according to the passage?
(a) For physical fitness and endurance.
(b) To overcome obstacles and demonstrate will power.
(c) To experience the challenging beauty of nature.
(d) To feel connected with the supernatural element.
Ans: (b)
The passage mentions that people climb mountains to demonstrate endurance, persistence, and willpower.

Q2: What does climbing a mountain provide, according to the narrator?
(a) Physical fitness only.
(b) Emotional fulfillment only.
(c) Spiritual fulfillment only.
(d) Physical, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment.
Ans: (d)
The passage states that climbing a mountain provides physical, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment.

Q3: According to the narrator, why is climbing the summit within oneself more difficult than climbing a mountain?
(a) It requires more physical strength.
(b) It is a risky job.
(c) It is fearful and unscalable.
(d) It involves facing life's ordeals with determination.
Ans: (c)
The passage mentions that climbing the summit within oneself is fearful and unscalable, similar to the climb to the summit of a mountain.

Q4: What do fellow climbers prove to be, according to the passage?
(a) A hindrance.
(b) A source of inspiration.
(c) A competition.
(d) A distraction.
Ans: (b)
The passage states that fellow climbers prove to be a source of inspiration.

Q5: What change does the narrator experience in his mind upon reaching the summit of Everest?
(a) Physical change.
(b) Emotional change.
(c) Spiritual change.
(d) Mental change.
Ans: (c)
The passage mentions that reaching the summit of Everest brings a spiritual change in the narrator's mind.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Climbing a mountain is a highly ________ job and needs others' help also.
Ans: risky
The passage mentions that climbing a mountain is a highly risky job.

Q2: It is far more difficult to climb the summit within oneself than to climb the summit of a ________.
Ans: mountain
The passage compares the difficulty of climbing the summit within oneself to climbing the summit of a mountain.

Q3: The internal summits are much Higher than ________.
Ans: Everest
The passage states that the internal summits are much higher than Everest.

Q4: Both the climbs teach one much about the ________ and about oneself.
Ans: world
The passage mentions that both climbing a mountain and climbing the summit within oneself teach one much about the world and oneself.

Q5: The narrator thanked God for his ________ success on the summit of Everest.
Ans: physical
The passage mentions that the narrator thanked God for his physical success on the summit of Everest.

Answer the following Questions

Q1: “There is another summit. It is within yourself.” What does the author mean by these lines?
Ans: The author meant that there is another summit, it is within oneself. It is in one’s mind. Each man carries within himself in his mountain peak. One must climb it to reach the last limit of his knowledge. It is scary, it cannot be measured, and no one else can climb it for someone else. Only the person himself can do it. It is strenuous physically, mentally, and emotionally. Its effect is similar to climbing the mountain, you feel thrilled. There is a change in a person that nothing else could bring than trying to be better with each passing day.

Q2: What does he think of while looking back at having climbed the mountains?
Ans: When Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia looks back at life after climbing Everest Mountains, he does not think of any other summit. The summit of Everest is the summit of the mind.

Q3: What did he think of while getting down from the summit?
Ans: Major Ahluwalia when coming down from the summit, once his physical exhaustion vanished, he asked himself why he chose to climb Everest, why was he clingy about having climbed Everest.

Q4: What question and the answer did he have to his questions about climbing Everest?
Ans: As he had climbed Everest himself, he had so many positive questions about his choice but he also wondered why people climb the mountains. He believed there is only one answer that is the mountains are there for climbing.

Q5: What does climbing the mountain present?
Ans: Climbing the mountains is challenging. It presents great difficulties. Man takes pleasure in conquering obstacles. The obstacles in climbing a mountain are physical. A climb to a summit requires endurance, willpower, and persistence. It requires both the physical and mental power of a human.

Q6: Why did Major choose to climb the mountain? Answer in relevance with his personal choice.
Ans: Major chose to climb the mountain because since childhood he has been attracted by the mountains. He had been miserable and lost whenever he was in the plains, away from mountains. He believes that mountains are nature at their best. He also believed like everyone else that mountains are ways of making a connection with god.

Q7: What did he feel about glimpsing a peak in the distance?
Ans: Major Ahluwalia explains that while looking at the peak in the distance, he felt like he is in some other world. He experienced a change within himself which was kind of mystical. The beauty of the peak had his attention like Everest. It was an irresistible challenge for him. 

Q8: To what questions does Major relate the question “why I climbed Everest”?
Ans: Major relates his question “why I climbed Everest” to the questions asked such as “Why you breathe, why do you help your neighbor? Why do you want to do good?” he believes that there is never a final answer to this question the same as there is not an answer to these questions.

Q9: How does he answer his question why did he choose Everest?
Ans: He had answers to all his questions. He knew that climbing Everest is a great challenge as it is the highest and the mightiest peak. It even requires the last ounce of energy left in the person. Once a person has begun the journey, he cannot give up halfway, even if his life is at risk. The passage of going back is as difficult as the passage of going forward. Climbing the mountain gave him a sense of joy and thankfulness, a sense of battling and winning.

Q10: What is more to the fact that Everest is just a physical climb?
Ans: There is more to the fact that Everest is more than a physical climb. One who climbs the mountain-top becomes conscious in a special manner of his smallness in this big universe. The physical conquest can be considered only one part of the achievement. There is more to it than just climbing the mountain. The experience is both emotional and spiritual. The achievement is followed by a sense of fulfillment. There is the contentment of a deep urge to ascend above one’s surroundings. It happens because of the eternal love for adventure in an individual.