Question

From Class 10 Poem-3 A tiger in zoo
Can a tiger do all of the above in a zoo ??

POEM : “A TIGER IN THE ZOO” - By Leslie Norris

(1)He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quiet,

In his quiet rage.

(3) He should be snarling around houses

At the jungle’s edge,

Baring his white fangs, his claws,

Terrorizing the village!

(2) He should be lurking in shadow,

Sliding through long grass

Near the water hole

Where plump deer pass.

(4) But he’s locked in a concrete cell,

His strength behind bars,

Stalking the length of his cage,

Ignoring visitors.

(5) He hears the last voice at night,

The patrolling cars,

And stares with his brilliant eyes

At the brilliant stars

The tiger looks beautiful. It has stripes on its body, its paws are soft like velvet. The tiger is angry as he should be in the

forest near a water body waiting to catch its prey or making the villagers afraid showing its sharp teeth and claws .It is sad

that the tiger is in the zoo in a cell .He is so unhappy that he does not even look at the visitors in the zoo. At night he hears

the sirens of the patrolling cars but all he does is looks at the star lit sky as if dreaming of being free.

Animals are free beings and must not be kept in captivity.

Questions:

1. The tiger is in the zoo in stanza 1, 4 and 5 .Where is he in stanza 2 and 3?

2. The forest is the ____ of the tiger. (habitat/residence).

3. ‘The few steps ‘in stanza 1 suggest that the cage is _____ (very small /big).

4. The word ‘rage’ in stanza one shows that the tiger is angry. Why is he angry?

5. Why is the tiger quiet? Choose the correct option:

1. He can’t show his anger as he is caught in a cage. 2. He is not in a mood to react.

6. The poet uses the word ‘should ‘to describe what the tiger usually does.

Write all the things he should be doing .

For example : The tiger should be hiding in the grass and ___________ , _________ ,________ .

7. The word ‘sliding ‘in stanza 2 means ______ (passing without being seen / coming down a slide).

8. The ‘water hole’ in stanza 2 is a water body .Can you guess what it is?

9. The tiger preys upon the ____ (deer, lion, another tiger) in the forest.

10. Give 2 reasons for the villagers being scared of the tiger?

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Answer 1

Answer:

2. habitat

3.big

4.yes, the tiger is angry

5. Because the tiger is unhappy

9. deer

10. The first point is that the tiger's sharp teeth and the second point is the tiger's claw made the villagers scared.

7. coming down a slide.