1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) & Answers
1. At night the tiger imprisoned could only do of -(a) Moving inside the cage
(b) Sleeping
(c) Eating his stored food
(d) Staring the stars
2. The patrolling cars come to ____ at night.
(a) Vigilate the zoo
(b) To see the tiger
(c) Take the animals
(d) Visit the place
Ans: (a) Vigilate the zoo
3. Where is the tiger's strength locked?
(a) Behind the caged bars
(b) In the jungle
(c) In the nature
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Behind the caged bars
4. 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, tigers in the forest
Ans: (b) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest
5. The tiger was moving in the
(a) Forest
(b) Bushes
(c) Cage
(d) Locality
Ans: (c) Cage
6. The free tiger could hide itself
behind the ____.
(a) Bushes
(b) Long grass
(c) Cage
(d) Big stone
Ans: (b) Long grass
7. Snarling means
(a) Buzzing sound in the jungle
(b) Sound to make afraid the animals
(c) Sound in the water bodies
(d) Sound made by animal
Ans: (d) Sound made by an animal
8. "Baring his white fangs, his claws......" What is the meaning of 'fangs'?
(a) Sharp tooth of an animal
(b) Paws of tiger
(c) One kind of animal
(d) White hair of the animal body
Ans: (a) Sharp tooth of an animal
9. The free tiger could snarl around the ____.
(a) Zoo
(b) Forest
(c) Houses near the forest
(d) City
Ans: (c) Houses near the forest
10. The free tiger would terrorize the village people by showing his ____.
(a) Eyes
(b) Black stripes
(c) Tooth and claws
(d) Huge body
Ans: (c) Tooth and claws
11. Name the poetic device used in the line "He stalks in his vivid stripes".
(a) metaphor
(b) assonance
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Consonance
Ans: (d) Consonance
12. What has been personified in the poem?
(a) Tiger
(b) Forest
(c) Deer
(d) Zoo
Ans: (a) Tiger
13. He should be lurking in the shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer pass.
(i) 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.
(d) Support the predator's vision as it eyes its prey.
Ans: (a) Assist in keeping the prey unsuspecting of the predator's sound.
14. The tiger has velvet-like
(a) Hair
(b) skin
(c) paws
(d) nose
Ans. (c) paws
15. How does the tiger react in the cage?
(a) He is in an angry mood
(b) He is in sad mood
(c) He is in a happy mood
(d) None of thee
Ans: (a) He is in an angry mood
16. How do the eyes of the tiger look?
(a) Sad
(b) brilliant
(c) dark
(d) Light
Ans: (b) brilliant
17. How does the caged tiger react to the visitors?
(a) He ignores them
(b) With a happy face
(c) With a sad face
(d) Proudly
Ans: (a) He ignores them
18. Who passes near the water hole?
(a) Zebra
(b) Plump Buffalo
(c) Plump Deer
(d) All of the Above
Ans: (c) Plump Deer
19. What described "tiger in a jungle"?
(a) Locked in a concrete cell
(b) his strength behind bars
(c) ignoring visitors
(d) baring his white fangs
Ans: (d) baring his white fangs
20. By "ignoring visitors", what is the (d poet trying to say?
(a) The tiger knows his power is restricted
(b) There is no use in showing rage
(c) The tiger is less terrorizing because of the cage
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above
21. Name the poetic device used in the line "Baring his white fangs, his claws".
(a) Metaphor
(b) Assonance
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Consonance
Ans: (d) Consonance
22. Who wrote the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo'?
(a) Leslie Norris
(b) John Berryman
(c) Robert Klein
(d) Robert Frost
Ans: (a) Leslie Norris
23. The tiger is angry because he
(a) is hungry
(b) is ill
(c) is bitten
(d) is imprisoned
Ans: (d) Is imprisoned
24. The captured tiger is stalking in
(a) the zoo
(b) the cage
(c) the house.
Ans: (b) the cage
25. The tiger should be lurking in the grass.
(i) for his prey
(ii) for taking rest.
(iii) for leisure.
Ans: (i) for his prey
26. The tiger snarls around
(i) the jungle
(ii) the cage
(iii) the houses in the village.
Ans: (iii) the houses in the village.
28. The strength of the tiger after being captured is now
(i) in his paws
(ii) in his room
(iii) at night.
Ans: (ii) in his room
29. The tiger hears the last voice.
(i) at noon
(ii) in the morning
(iii) at night.
Ans: (iii) at night
2. Choose the correct meaning of the italicized words from the alternatives given in! brackets.
(a) He 'stalks' in his ............................ (to crawl / to walk / lying )
Ans: Stalks - to walk
(b) ..............be 'snarling' around houses. (walking / an angry sound / sniffing )
Ans: Snarling - an angry sound
(c) On pads of velvet in his quiet rage (love/hatred/violent anger)
Ans: Rage - violet anger
(d) He stalks in his vivid stripes. (moves slowly and quietly/remains idle/moves quickly)
Ans: Stalks - moves quickly
(e) At the jungle's edge. (last/border/middle)
Ans: Edge - border
(f) Near the water hole............ where plump deer pass (thin/weak/fat)
Ans: Plump - fat
(g) Baring his white fangs, his claws (eyes/teeth/fat)
Ans: Fang - teeth
(h) But he is locked in a concrete cell. (hut/cave/cell made of sand, cement, iron bars)
Ans: Concrete - cell made of sand, cement, iron bars
(i) And stares with his brilliant eyes brilliant stars (dull/beautiful/bright and shiny)
Ans: Brilliant - bright and shiny
(j) He stalks in his vivid stripes. (very bright/faded/clear)
Ans: Vivid - very bright
(k) He should be snarling around houses (screaming/making an angry sound/barking)
Ans: Snarling - making an angry sound
(l) Sliding through the long grass.. water hole. (move smoothly unnoticed/jump/move quickly)
Ans: Sliding - move smoothly unnoticed
3. True or False
(a) Leslie Norris wrote the poem, 'A Tiger in the Zoo'.
Ans: True
(b) The tiger after being captured released again.
Ans: False
(c) The tiger stalks in the jungle.
Ans: False
(d) The tiger lurks in the grass to escape from the sight of the hunters.
Ans: False
(e) The strength of the tiger after being caged lies behind bars.
Ans: True
(f) The tiger hears the last voice at noon.
Ans: False
4. Who wrote the poem, "A Tiger in the Zoo"?
Ans: Leslie Norris wrote the poem "A Tiger In The Zoo."
5. Where does the tiger stalk after being captured?
Ans: The tiger stalks in the cage after being captured.
6. What is the emotion shown by the tiger?
Ans: The tiger is very angry.
7. Where should the tiger be lurking?
Ans: The tiger should be lurking in shadow sliding through long grass.
8. What animal is 'he' going to prey?
Ans: 'He' is going to prey deer.
9. Where can the tiger see for food?
Ans: The tiger can see for food near the water hole where plump deer pass.
10. Where should 'he' be snarling?
Ans: 'He' should be snarling around houses at the jungle's edge.
11. Who is being terrorised by the tiger?
Ans: The village is being terrorised by the tiger.
12. Where does 'his' strength lie after being locked in a concrete cell?
Ans: 'His' strength lies behind bars after being locked in a concrete cell.
13. When does 'he' hear the last voice?
Ans: 'He' hears the last voice at night.
14. What is the 'last voice' heard by the tiger?
Ans: The 'last voice' heard by the tiger is the sound of the patrolling cars.
15. Where does 'he' stare with his eyes?
Ans: 'He' stares at the brilliant stars with his eyes.
16. Who is the speaker of the poem "A Tiger in the Zoo" ?
Ans: The poet is the speaker of the poem "A Tiger in the Zoo".
17. Where is the tiger locked?
Ans: The tiger is locked in a cage.
18. How does the tiger stalk in his cage?
Ans: In his cage, the tiger stalks back and forth.
19. What is a water hole?
Ans: A water hole is a natural pit filled with water, specially found in the jungle.
20. What should the tiger be doing near the water hole?
Ans: The tiger should be hunting near the water hole.
21. Where do the plump deer pass?
Ans: The plump deer pass near the water hole.
22. With whom is the tiger in the zoo contrasted with?
Ans: The tiger in the zoo is contrasted with a tiger in the jungle.
23. How does the tiger terrorise the villagers ?
Ans: The tiger terrorises the village by baring his white fangs, his claws.
24. Whom does the tiger ignore ?
Ans: The tiger ignores the visitors at the zoo.
25. Why does the tiger ignore the visitors?
Ans: The tiger ignores the visitors because his strength is limited in the cage.
26. How does the tiger feel inside the cage ?
Ans: The tiger likely feels confined, restless, and frustrated inside the cage.
27. What is there at the jungle's edge?
Ans: There is a village at the jungle's edge.
28. What does the tiger stare with his bright eyes?
Ans: The he tiger stares at the brilliant stars with his bright eyes.
29. What voice does the tiger hear at night?
Ans: The tiger hears the voice of the patrolling cars at night.
30. What does the tiger have on its body?
Ans: The tiger has vivid strips on its body.
31. Whose strength is locked behing the bars?
Ans: The tiger strength is locked behind the bars.
32. What should the tiger hunt in the jungle?
Ans: The tiger should hunt deer in the jungle.
33. Where is the village as mentioned in the poem ?
Ans: The village is mentioned at the jungle's edge in the poem.
34. Who is terrorised by the tiger?
Ans: The villagers are terrorised by the tiger.
35. "On pads of velvet quiet In his quiet rage." What does the word "rage' mean here?
Ans: Here, the word 'rage' means 'the quiet anger.'
36. "He should be lurking in shadow
Sliding through the long grass."
Whom does the word "he" refers to here?
Ans: Here, the word "he" refers to the the tiger.
37. "He should be snarling around houses at the jungles edge." Whose houses are referred to here?
Ans: Here , the villagers houses are referred to.
38. "He stalks in his vivid stiripes
The few steps of his cage." Whose cage is referred to here in the poem?
Ans: The tiger cage is referred to here in the poem.
36. Give the rhyming of the following words
cage, grass, edge, cars
Ans: cage : rage
grass : pass
edge : village
cars : stars
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