For ‘twas the self-same power divine,
Taught you to sing and me to shine;
That you with music, I with light,
Might beautify and cheer the night.

a. The glow-worm was boasting that it could shine and cheer the night.
b. The glow-worn was telling the nightingale that both added beauty to the night.
c. The glow-worm believed that both were equal as they’ve been created by the same divine power.              

A nightingale that all day long 
 Had cheered the village with his song, 
 Nor yet at eve, his note suspended, 
 Nor yet when eventide was ended, 
 Nor yet when eventide was ended, 
 Began to feel, as well he might, 
 The keen demands of appetite; 
 When looking eagerly around, 
 He spied, far off upon the ground, 
 A something shining in the dark, 
 And knew the Glow-worm by his spark; 
 So stooping down from hawthorn top, 
 He thought to put him in his crop; 

a. Name the poem and the poet. 
b. What did the nightingale do all day? 
c. What did the nightingale feel at night? 
d. What did the nightingale decide to eat?

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.

1. ___________________ I was reading this book, I heard the news that a planet has been named Vishyanand after Vishawanathan Anand.

2. Where will you go ___________________ you find the house locked?

3. We can either visit the orphanage _________________ get the children home for Diwali.

4. My father couldn’t pay my fees ___________________ he had left his cheque book in the office.

5. ________________ Grandfather is very old, he never misses his daily walk.

6. I wanted to buy the pink dress ___________________ I wasn’t carrying my purse.

7. We will not board the train ___________________ our reservation is confirmed.

8. You must visit the Tawang Monastery ___________________ you are going to Arunachal Pradesh.