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Poem - 03, A Tiger in the Zoo, , 1.Name the poet of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’., a) Leslie Norris, , b) Robert Frost, , c) Carolyn Wells, , d) Walt Whitman, , 2.The poem draws a contrast between and, a) animals, human beings, , b) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest, , C) tiger in a zoo, humans, , d) humans, tiger in forest, , 3.What has been personified in the poem?, a) Tiger, , b) Forest, , c) Zoo, , d) All of these, , 4.Name the poetic device used in the line “In his quiet rage”., a) Metaphor, , b) Assonance, , c) Oxymoron, , d) Consonance, , 5.Name the poetic device used in the line “He stalks in his vivid stripes”., a) Metaphor, , b) Assonance, , c) Oxymoron, , d) Consonance
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6.Why should he be lurking in the shadows?, a) Out of fear, , b) Out of anger, , c) To catch the deer, , d) Both a. and b., , 7.Name the poetic device used in the line “Baring his white fangs.his claws”., a) Metaphor, , b) Assonance, , c) Oxymoron, , d) Consonance, , 8.What describes ‘tiger in a cell”?, a) Locked in concrete cell, , b) Snarling around houses, , c) Shadow, long grass, , d) Baring his white fangs, , 9 By Ignoring visitors’, what is the poet trying to say?, a) Tiger knows his power is restricted, , b) There is no use of showing rage, , c) He is less terrorising because of the cage, , d) All of the above, , 10. The tiger is locked in a/an:, a) open cell, , b) wooden room, , c) concrete cell, , d) village house, , 11.Name the poetic device used in the line “On pads of velvet quiet”., a) Metaphor
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b) Assonance, c) Oxymoron, d) Consonance, , 12.What is described as a ‘tiger in a jungle”?, a) Locked in concrete cell, , b) His strength behind bars ., , c) Ignoring visitors, , d) Baring his white fangs, , 13.The tiger hears the voice at night., a) patrolling cars, , b) guards, , c) other jungle animals, , d) birds, , Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the, questions that follow:, , 1. He stalks in his vivid stripes, The few steps of his cage, , On pads of velvet quiet,, , In his quiet rage., , 14. Who is ‘he’ in the first line?, (a) The poet, , (b) The tiger, , (c) The man, , (d) None of these, , 15.Where is ‘he’?, (a) In the forest
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(b) Ina village, (c) In the zoo, (d) In a river, , 16.The name of the poem is:, (a) Animals, , (b) The Trees, , (c) A Tiger in the Zoo, , (d) Amanda!, , 17. The tiger Is:, (a) angry, , (b) happy, , (c) indifferent, (d) curious, , 18.A word from the stanza which means ‘bright’ is:, (a) stripes, , (b) vivid, , (c) rage, , (d) stalks, , 2. He should be lurking in shadow,, Sliding through long grass, , Near the water hole, , Where plump deer pass., , 19. According to the extract, the poet wishes for the tiger to be “sliding”, through the foliage as this would:, , (a) assist in keeping the prey unsuspecting of the predator’s sound., , (b) aid in camouflaging the presence of the predator.before it rushes in., (c) help the predator pounce on the prey comfortably without getting tired.
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(d) Support the predator’s vision as it eyes its prey., , 20.Which fact does not connect with the significance of the water hole for the, tiger?, , (a) Many tigers chase prey into the water and holds the victim’s head under, water until it drowns., , (b) Prey feed in the water on water-lilies, and often wander into the middle of, the water hole, where they are vulnerable and easy for the tiger to kill., , (c) Prey that has quenched its thirst ensures consumption of hydrated meat, for the tiger., , (d) Chasing the panicked prey from shallow to deep water where the tiger, grabs it., , 21, Pick the option that does not use ‘lurking’ correctly to fill in the blank., (a) the thug was in the alley late evening, for unsuspecting passers-by., , (b) the hyena was in its den after a good meal., , (c) the detective cautioned her team about the dangers likely to impact the, case., , (d) the prejudices beneath the surface create misunderstandings., , 22. ‘shadow’ here, refers to the shadow of:, (a) the tiger, , (b) long grass, , (c) water hole, , (d) deer, , 23.Pick the phrase that does not suggest that the forest in the extract is lush., (a) Long grass, , (b) The water hole, , (c) PLump deer, , (d) Lurking in shadow
