Question

Complete the summary of the poem given below with a suitable word/phrase in each blank. The poet finds a young Highland girl who(a) ___alone and sings to herself. The poet asks us to listen carefully, because the whole (b)___ is filled with the overflowing sound of her singing. He asks us to either (c)____ and listen to her sad song, or gently pass by so as not to disturb her. He goes on to say that no nightingale ever sang a more (d)____ song to bands of tired (e)____ in the Arabian Desert. The poet asserts that the beauty of the girl's singing exceeds that of the cuckoo's in the(f)____ Her singing is also the only thing which(g)___ the silence of the valley.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) is

b) atmosphere

c) be calm

d) beautiful

e) with

f)valley

g) breaks

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The poet finds a young Highland girl who

(a) __is_alone and sings to herself. The poet asks us to listen carefully, because the whole

(b)_atmosphere__ is filled with the overflowing sound of her singing. He asks us to either

(c)__stop__ and listen to her sad song, or gently pass by so as not to disturb her. He goes on to say that no nightingale ever sang a more (d)_welcoming___ song to bands of tired

(e)_travelers___ in the Arabian Desert. The poet asserts that the beauty of the girl's singing exceeds that of the cuckoo's in the

(f)___spring_ Her singing is also the only thing which

(g)_overshadowed__ the silence of the valley.