Question

POEM -3 A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Ques. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:

He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quite,

a) The tiger at present is in ..............

b) The stripes refer to.................

c) The tiger’s footsteps are quiet because he has.............

d) The expression ‘few steps' are suggestive of tiger’s................

 Inaction

 Laziness

 Freedom

 Captivity

He should be snarling around houses

At the jungle's edge,

Baring his white fangs, his claws,

a) The tiger in the above extract is in a state of

 Aggression

 Pain

 Excitement

 Pride

b) The tiger bares his fangs and claws to...........

c) The houses are located.......................

d) A word in the extract that means the same as ‘ roaring in a rough deep voice ‘ is...................

He hears the last voice at night,

The patrolling cars,

And stares with his brilliant eyes

At the brilliant stars.

a) The voice of the patrolling cars shows that the tiger is

 In his natural habitat

 Away from his natural habitat

 Near the water hole

 At the edge of the forest

b) The tiger’s eyes are ................ while he looks at the stars.

c) The tiger stares at the brilliant stars to express his longing for..............

d) The rhyme scheme in the above lines is.............

Ques. Quote any two instances of cruelty that the tiger in the zoo is subjected to.

Ques. Life of the tiger in the zoo is pathetic. Discuss with reference to the poem.

Ques. Man is cruel to animals. Discuss with reference to the poem.​

Answer 1

Answer:a. Cage

B. White rage

C. At the edge of forest

D. Rage

A. In his natural habitat

B.bright

C. Freedom

D. Brilliant and brilliant

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