BUDS PUBLIC SCHOOL, DUBAI

English
Worksheet Grade 10
The Frog and the Nightingale
I. Answer the Following Questions (Short Answer Type)
1. Where did the Frog sit and sing?

2. What was the reaction of the creatures to the Frog's singing?

3."In this I've long been known for my splendid baritone". Explain.

4."You'll remain a mere beginner. But with me you'll be a winner". What does this reveal about the frog's
character?
5."This is a fairy tale - And you're Mozart in disguise. Come to earth before my eyes". What does this
reveal about the Nightingale's character?
6. Explain the lines: "And the Sumac tree was bowed with a breathless titled Crowd".

7. Explain the lines: "And the frog with great precision counted heads and charged admission".

8. Said the frog 'I tried to teach her but she was a stupid creature’, do you agree with the Frog's view. Give
two reasons to support your answer.

9.” Not too bad.... But far too long the technique was fine, of course, but it lacked a certain force". What
does this reveal about the Frog's nature?

10. "And the ticket office gross crashed, and she grew more morose".
a) Why did the ticket office gross crash?
b) Why did the bird grow morose?

II. Answer the Following Questions (Long Answer Type)

1. Give a character sketch of the Frog.
2. Give a character sketch of the Nightingale.

3. .How did the Nightingale meet her death?

4. How did the Frog scheme to break the birds spirit and destroy her?
5. "Well poor bird she should have known.
That your song must be your own”. Is the Frog right in his view? Give reasons to support your answer.
6. .In spite of having a melodious voice and being a crowd puller the nightingale turns out to be a loser and
dies. Is she responsible for her own downfall?
7. "Now the nightingale, inspired flushed with confidence, and fired with both art and adoration sang"
(a) Explain 'art and adoration' (b) What was the outcome of her singing?
8. And the foghorn of the frog blared unrivalled through the bog.
(a). Explain 'foghorn' (b). Why was he 'unrivalled' now?
9. What was the philosophy of the frog? Do you agree with it?

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