CBSE Guess Questions from Class 10 the Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth the Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth

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CBSE Guess Questions from Class 10 The Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth The Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth

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Question 1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly.

So the frog and the nightingale

Journeyed up and down the scale

For six hours, till she was shivering

And her voice was hoarse and quivering.

I. 'Who journeyed up and down the scale?' II. What trait of the frog is highlighted in lines? III. How did this 'journey' affect the nightingale?

Answer:

i. Both the nightingale and the frog journeyed up and down the scale as the hyprocrtic frog was pretending to teach her the high and low notes of music and this was their practice season.

ii. The frog's meanness, egoism, wickedness and vested interest are highlighted in lines.

iii. This journey had a disastrous affect on the nightingale. Too much strain on her tender veins led to their burst and she died.

Question 2.

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ii. The others threw stones; prayed; beat with sticks. Insulted him, complained against him because for them his voice was nothing more than cacophony. They hated his voice.

iii. With the advent of the nightingale who perched on the sumac tree and sang in a melodious tone.

iv. The frog is determined and stubborn.

Question 3.

"The technique was fine, of course,

But it lacked certain force."

"Oh!" the nightingale confessed.

Greatly flattered and impressed......

I. Whose technique is referred to here? II. How did the listener react to these words?

Answer:

i. The technique here refers to the method of the nightingale's singing.

ii. The listener (nightingale) felt flattered and impressed by these words of praise.

Question 4.

"Oh!" the nightingale confessed

That a critic of such note

Had discussed her art and throat:

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iv. The nightingale burst her vein and dies in the end.

v. Lack of self-confidence and gullible characters.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks Each)

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each:

1. How did the nightingale die?

2. What advice did the nightingale give to the frog?

3. How did the frog exploit the nightingale?

4. How did the frog become the unrivalled king of the bog?

5. Why did the frog tell the nightingale to puff up her lungs?

6. Why does the nightingale call the frog a 'Mozart in disguise?'

7. What made the nightingale a huge sensation? (famous in the Bog).

8. Why did the animals come to the bog from miles around?

9. How did the frog use the nightingale to fulfil his own selfish interests and what all means did he adopt to achieve his goal?

Answer 1: The nightingale died of the bursting of a vein caused by excessive singing and humiliation. The frog called her a brainless bird and told her to puff her lungs up out with passion so that the audience is happy to listen to the song and he is able to earn money.

Answer 2: The frog advised the nightingale to use frills and trills in the song and that she should give something new to the audience so that the audience is happy. He also told her that her song shouldn't be monotonous but have a freshness about it.

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Answer 7: The nightingale was a talented singer with a melodious voice. But she was very hard-working and knew how to keep the audience happy. Morever, her confidence got a boost when people showered praises on her.

Answer 8: The animals came from the bog all around to listen to the sweet and melodious voice of the nightingale. The nightingale had immense talent and she was a very meticulous singer too. So, the people who were tired of hearing the frog's crass cacophony richly praised and applauded the nightingale.

Answer 9: The frog was a cunning and crafty creature who felt his position as a singer threatened by the nightingale. So, in order to get rid of her, he made her practice for long hours and humiliated her for nothing. Morever he organised the nightingale's concerts and kept all the ticket money as his training charges.

LONG ANSWER (HOTS) QUESTIONS (6 Marks Each):

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you think the nightingale was a stupid bird? Why/Why not? Explain with instances from the poem.

Answer: No, I don't think that nightingale was a stupid bird. But she was very simple, innocent and credulous. The nightingale wanted to be a acknowledged as a great singer. By now, she had sung for herself only. The praises showered by the creatures of the Bingle Bog made her feel that she could make her name in the field of singing. And the frog introduced himself as a great singer. Unfortunately the nightingale was taken in. She was not able to see through the evil motives of the frog because she was gullible enough. She needed a mentor and she thought she had found one in the frog. Anyone in her place would have got caught by the crafty words of the frog and believed him. The nightingale was very gullible and the frog was extraordinary cunning and crafty. So, the poor and simple nightingale easily fell pray to the frog and paid with her life.

Also Read Class 10 English CBSE Guide - The Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth - NCERT Solutions

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