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A. Match the phrases in column ‘A’ with the correct continuations in
column ‘B’:
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

a) The speaker and the bird were i. didn’t listen to the bird.
b) The song was ii. on the lea

c) The speaker was iii. on the lawn.
d) There was wind iv. both singing at the same time.

e) The dew was v. about the dew and the wind.
f) The speaker vi. competing with the bird.
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B. From the poem, find the words as suggested in the brackets.

a. dusk (antonym) b. breeze (synonym)
c. horribly (antonym) d. on (synonym)

C. Find the rhyming words for the following words:

i. tree ii. dawn iii. me

D. Write ‘True’ for the true statements and ‘False’ for the false ones.
a. The competition took place in the morning time.

b. The speaker was singing much more beautifully than the bird.
c. Both of them were singing the same song.

d. The birds sing for us but the bird in the poem was not singing for
the speaker.
e. The speaker didn’t listen to the bird but the bird listened to him.

E. Answer the following questions.

a. What were the bird and the speaker singing about?
b. Give two reasons why the speaker didn’t listen to the bird?

c. When did the competition take place?
d. Where was the bird singing from?

e. According to the poem, where was the wind?
f. Who was singing more sweetly, the poet or the bird?

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