Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

“He should be lurking in shadow,

Sliding through long grass

Near the water hole

Where plump deer pass.”

a. The poem, “A Tiger in the Zoo” is written by

(i) Leslie Norris (ii) William Blake

(iii) Peter Niblett(iv) Robert Frost

b. The tiger should be lurking in the shadow

(i) for his prey (ii) for taking rest

(iii) for leisure (iv) for scaring others

c. The deer frequents the water hole to ________________________

d. The phrase ‘lurking in the shadow’ here means ________​

Answer 1

Answer: a. i) Leslie Norris

B. i) for his prey

C) to drink water from the water hole

D) hiding in the dark so that the deer wouldn't notice him