But he’s locked in a concrete cell, His strength behind bars, Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors. He hears the last voice at night, The patrolling cars, And stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars
(i) The fact that the tiger is ‘stalking the length of his cage’ tells us that he is
(a) restless.
(b) reckless.
(c) resilient.
(d) reverent.
(ii) What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanzas?
(a) abcb; abcb
(b) abcb; abcd
(c) abcd; abcd
(d) abcd; abcb
iii) These stanzas bring out the contrast between
(a) zoos and cities.
(b) strength and weakness.
(c) freedom and captivity.
(d) visitors and patrolling cars.
(iv) What is the caged tiger NOT likely to say to the visitors?
(a) “Stop staring”.
(b) “Set me free”.
(c) “Join me".
(d) “Go away”.
(v) The tiger’s ‘brilliant eyes’ reveal that he:-
(a) hopes to be free and in the wild, someday.
(b) is looked after well and is nourished and healthy.
(c) enjoys staring at the bright stars each night.
(d) is well-rested and hence, wide-awake.
Answers
Answer:
i. a) restless
ii. d) abcd; abcb
iii. c) freedom and captivity.
iv. c) “Join me”.
v. a) hopes to be free and in the wild
Answer:
The correct answer of this question is restless, abcd; abcb, freedom and captivity, Join me, hopes to be free and in the wild .
Explanation:
Given - Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors. He hears the last voice at night .
(i) The fact that the tiger is ‘stalking the length of his cage’ tells us that he is
Ans - restless.
(ii) What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanzas?
Ans - abcd; abcb
iii) These stanzas bring out the contrast between
Ans - freedom and captivity.
(iv) What is the caged tiger NOT likely to say to the visitors?
Ans - Join me
(v) The tiger’s ‘brilliant eyes’ reveal that he -
Ans - hopes to be free and in the wild