Question

Read the given poem carefully.

How kind is the tiger when it kills to feed the young.

It’s precise and deft, it has a purpose, it preys.

Never without reason does it hunt.

I have seen no vulture scheme or plot, when it dives.

It recycles nature, without complaining, without any spite.

Never without reason does it circle.

How silent is the cobra when it strikes.

The silence is not malice but kindness lest it cause fear.

Never without reason does it slide.

How many humans have a good reason to kill?

Greed, dark joy, evil plots, many got?

Will any of these reasons be our final saviour, when life is done?

Now who are the animals, they or us? The tiger kills because of ……………………….. .

a) kindness

b) a purpose

c) his hunger

d) no reason

ii. The vulture is environment’s best friend since it ………………….. .

a) never schemes or plots

b) never complains

c) keeps circling in the air

d) helps maintain nature’s balance

iii. In the poet’s opinion, the cobra strikes silently because it ………………. .

a) wants to scare its victim

b) does not want to scare its victim

c) is kind to its victim

d) all of these

iv. Humans kill animals to ..............................

a) satisfy selfish motives

b) satisfy hunger

c) recycle

d) entertain themselves

v. Through the examples of animals and birds the poet wants to show

………………… .

a) how silent animals are

b) how kind animals are

c) why animals kill

d) how cruel human beings are

vi. The message delivered by this poem is that .................. .

a) man should plunder earth’s resources without feeling guilty

b) animals hunt in different ways

c) man needs to ponder over his actions and deal with nature in a

responsible way

d) animals and birds are equivalent to mankind in all aspectsvii. The poetic device used in stanza 2 is ................

a) simile

b) metaphor

c) repetition

d) hyperbole

viii. The word ‘saviour’ in the stanza 4 means………………

a) defender

b) attacker

c) critic

d) rebel​

Answer 1

Answer:

First is: c)his hunger.

2 is: a) never schemes or plots.

3 is d) all of these.

4 is a) satisfy selfish motives.

5 is d) how cruel humans are.

6 is c)man needs to ponder over his actions and deal with nature in a responsible way..

7 is c) critic...

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. b) a purpose

2. d) helps maintain nature's balance

3. b) it's kind to its victim

4. b) satisfy selfish motives

5. d) How cruel human beings are

6. c) man needs to ponder over his actions and deal with nature in a responsible way.

7. c) repetition

8. a) defender