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The following is a summary of the poem but it is jumbled up. Write out the events in their correct order to form a continuous paragraph.

(a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.

(b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures from miles around came to hear her sing.

(c) All the creatures in the bog cheered and clapped at her beautiful song.

(d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

(e) So the frog could sing unrivalled in the bog once more.

(f) The next night the frog introduced himself.

(g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot of money from these concerts.

(h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in an unpleasant voice.

(i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse continuously in the rain.

(j) One night a nightingale began to sing in a melodious voice.

(k) Finally the nightingale burst a vein and died.

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(h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in an unpleasant voice.

(j) One night a nightingale began to sing in a melodious voice.

(c) All the creatures in the bog cheered and clapped at her beautiful song.

(f) The next night the frog introduced himself.

(d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

(b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures from miles around came to hear her sing.

(g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot of money from these concerts.

(i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse continuously in the rain.

(a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.

(k) Finally the nightingale burst a vein and died.

(e) So the frog could sing unrivalled in the bog once more.

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The following is a summary of what happened in the story, in mixed order. Write the events in their correct order to form a continuous paragraph.

(a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.

(b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures for miles around came to hear the nightingale sing.

(d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

(e) So the frog could once more sing at night in his bog, unrivalled.

(f) The next night, the frog introduced himself.

(g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot of money from these concerts.

(h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in a loud unpleasant voice.

(i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse too much, and in the rain.

(j) One night, a nightingale suddenly began to sing.

(k) Finally, the nightingale burst a vein and died.

Day by day the nightingale

Grew more sorrowful and pale.

Night on night her tired song

Zipped and trilled and bounced along,

Till the birds and beasts grew tired

At a voice so uninspired

And the ticket office gross

Crashed, and she grew more morose -

For her ears were now addicted

To applause quite unrestricted,

And to sing into the night

All alone gave no delight.

She no longer enjoyed singing alone as

1. she wanted to sing only for titled crowd

2. she was now used to the appreciation she got

3. the frog was no longer with her

4. she had become proud of herself

Read the stanza given below and complete the sentences by choosing the

appropriate option.

Day by day the nightingale

Grew more sorrowful and pale.

Night on night her tired song

Zipped and trilled and bounced along,

Tillthe birds and beasts grew tired

Ata voice so uninspired

And the ticket office gross

Crashed, and she grew more morose -

For her ears were now addicted

To applause quite unrestricted,

And to sing into the night

All alone gave no delight.

i.The nightingale was sorrowful and pale because

1. She had been practicing in the rain

2. She had been performing all night

3. She was losing confidence in herself

4. She was falling ill

ii. The audience was tired of her song because

1. They had heard it many times

2. It had become mechanical

3. She looked tired

4. She had added trill to her song

iii. She no longer enjoyed singing alone as

1. She wanted to sing only for titled crowd

2. She was now used to the appreciation she got

3. The frog was no longer with her

4. She had become proud of herself

Now that you have read the poem, add more personality traits to the word-web of the frog and the nightingale as depicted in the poem. Then complete the table given below. (Some of the words in the box below may help you. You may also use the words given in Q. 1.)

Character	Extract	Personality
Nightingale	Sorry - was that you who spoke?	Polite, Timorous
Frog	Yes,… you see, I'm the frog who owns this tree In this bog I've long been known For my splendid baritone.
Nightingale	Did you…did you like my song?
Frog	Not too bad - but far too long The technique was fine, of course, But it lacked a certain force.
Frog	Without proper training such as I And a few others can supply You'll remain a mere beginner, But with me you'll be a winner.
Nightingale	But I can't sing in this weather.
Nightingale	…This is a fairy tale - And you're Mozart in disguise Come to earth before my eyes.
Frog	Come, my dear - we'll sing together.
Frog	We must aim for better billing You still owe me sixty shillings.
Frog	Brainless bird - you're on the stage Use your wits and follow fashion. Puff your lungs out with your passion.
Frog	…I tried to teach her, But she was a stupid creature.

Dismissive	Nervous	Timid	Presumptuous
Superior	Fawning	Shy	Polite
Meek	Possessive	Dominating	Mercenery

Day by day the nightingale

Grew more sorrowful and pale.

Night on night her tired song

Zipped and trilled and bounced along,

Till the birds and beasts grew tired

At a voice so uninspired

And the ticket office gross

Crashed, and she grew more morose -

For her ears were now addicted

To applause quite unrestricted,

And to sing into the night

All alone gave no delight.

The nightingale was sorrowful and pale because

1. she had been practicing in the rain

2. she had been performing all night

3. she was losing confidence in herself

4. she was falling ill

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