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Read the extracts given below and complete the
statements that follow:

Q.1. Now the frog puffed up with rage.

"Brainless bird-you're on the stage-Use your wits
and follow fashion.
Puff your lungs out with your passion". (Board
2014,Set PRE2N18 QUD9VQW)
(a) Why was the frog puffed up with rage ?
(b) Give the opposite of 'Brainless'?
(c) What happened when the nightingale puffed
up her lungs ?
Ans. (a) The frog's income from the sale of tickets
had come down.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) She died because of the bursting of her vein.

Q.2. "Other creatures loathed his voice

But, alas, they had no choice And the crass
cacophony
Blared out from the sumac tree." (NCT 2014)
(Board Term- 2012, Set 28)
(a) Whose voice was loathed ?
(b) Why did they have no choice?
(c) 'Crass-Cacophony' means.
Ans. (a) The frog's voice was loathed.
(b) Because the frog was stubborn anddid not
stop croaking.
(c) avery loud andunpleasant noise.
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Q. 3. Animals for miles around
Flocked toward the magic sound And the frog
with great precision Counted heads and charged
admission. (Board Term-I 2013, Set 101)
(a) From where did the animals rush to the bog?
(b) What does the Magic sound refers' to ?
(c) How did the frog cash in on the nightingale's
talent?
Ans. (a) The animals rushed from all comers of
that place, some of them even waded through
water and rushed to
the bog.
(b) If refers to the melodious song of the
nightingale.
(c) The frogtook an admission fee from allthe
creatures of the bog to listen to the sweet song of
the nightingale.

Q.4. Nowthe frog puffed up with rage,

"Brainless bird-you're on the stageUse your wits
and follow fashion
Puff your lungs out with your passion." (Board
Term-l 2012, Set EC2,018)
(a) The frog was puffed up with rage
because...
(b) The frog called her a brainless bird
because...
(c) When the nightingale puffed up her
lungs..
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Ans. (a) animals stopped coining to listen her
Song.
(b) she did not follow frog's instructions.
(c) she died because her vein burst due to strain.

Q.5. "Well, poor bird she should have known

That your song must be your own.
That's why Ising with panache Koo-oh -ah! ko
ash ko-ash!"
And the foghorn of the frog Blared unrivalled
through the bog. (Board Term-1 2012, Set 32)
(a) Who is referred to as the »poor bird' in the first
line?
(b)What is it that she should have known ?
(c) 'Panache' here means ?
Ans. (a) The nightingale.
(b) That one should be original.
(c) Feeling of pride.

Q. 6.So the Nightingale once more, Quite unused

to such applause,
Sang tilldawn without apause. (Board Term-l
2012, Set 40)
(a) The nightingale was not used to so much
appreciation as...
(b) The creatures of the Bingle Bog requested her
for another song as.....
(c) The nightingale's song made the frog think
about..
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(a) she had no audience before.
(b) her musical notes were a welcome change.
(c) how to take advantage of the situation.

Q.7. Neither stones nor prayers nor sticks, Insults

or complaints or bricks Stilled the frog's
determination To display his heart's elation.
(Board Term-l 2012, Set 28)
(a)The stones were thrownat the
(b) The frog determined to..
(c) The figure of speech in line 1is.....
Ans. (a) frog.
(b) croak from dusk to dawn.
(c) alliteration.

0.8."But Ican't sing in the weather""Come my

dear. We'll sing together Just put on your scarf
and sash Koo - oh - ah! ko - ash! ko - ash
!" (Board Term-l 2012, Set 55)
(a)Which quality of the frog is revealed here?
(b) Why can't the nightingale sing ?
(c) Which figure of speech is used in the last line

Ans. (a) Heartlessness.

(b) Because it is raining.
(c) Onomatopaea.

Q.9."Inthis bog I've long been known For my

splendid baritone And of course, Iwield my
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penFor Bog Trumpet now and then." (Board
Term-1 2012, Set 59)
(a) Who is speaking and to whom ?
(b) What is Bog Trumpet' here ?
(c) What does the word 'baritone' mean?
Ans. (a) The frog tothe nightingale.
(b) A music magazine.
(c) A male singing voice.

0. 10. Iam the frogwho owns this tree. In this

bog I've long been known For my splendid
baritone Andof course Iwield my pen
For Bog Trumpet now and then
(a) What does the frogtalk about ?
(b) The lines show that the frog is.
(c) The Bog Trumpet is... (Board Term-l
2012, Set 29)
Ans. (a) About his singingtalent.
(b) proud/arrogant.
(c) a magazine for which he writes.

Q. 11. So the frog and nightingale Journeyed up

and down the scale For six hours, till she was
shivering Till her voice was hoarse and quivering'
(a) The journey mentioned here is......
(b) The nightingale was shivering because
of.....
(c) The rhyme scheme of these lines is.......
(Board Tenn-1 2012, Set 20)
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Ans. (a) the musical journey.

(b)cold and exhaustion.
(c) aa bb.

Q.12. 'Next night when the Nightingale Shook her

head and twitched her tail, Closed an eye and
fluffed a wing And had cleared her throat to sing
She was started by a croak (Board Term-12012,
Set 28)
(a) The Nightingale was eager to sing
because....
(b)She was started by.
(c) She twitched her tail to......
Ans. (a)she wantedto gain applause.
(b)the frog's croak.
(c) sing a song.

Q. 13. Day-by-day the nghtingale

Grew more sorrowful and pale.
Night on night her tired song Zipped and trilled
and bounced along.
(a) Why did the nightingale grow sorrowful and
pale ?
(b) What did she perform at night
(c) What is the poetic device used in the phrase
tired song'?
Ans. (a) She was constantly scolded and forced to
sing. c) transferred
(b) She sang tired songs. epithet