A Tiger in the Zoo (MCQ )

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 A Tiger in the Zoo 

Multiple choice questions (MCQ)

Extract Based Questions

Read the following extracts carefully and choose the correct option:

1. He stalks in his vivid stripes,

    The few steps of his cage,

    On pads of velvet quiet,

    In his quiet rage.

(i) Where is the tiger at present?

(a) in the forest                (b)   in a circus       (c ) in a cage                           (d) in a room

(ii) Mention any one quality of the animal under reference.

(a) Quiet                         (b)    desperate        (c ) vivid stripes of his body   (d) Roaring  

(iii) Which word in the stanza may also mean graphic or picturesque:

(a) Strips                        (b) Velvet                 (c ) Quiet                                (d) Vivid

(iv) Why is the tiger in "quite rage"?

(a) Movement restricted                      (b) Freedom curtailed     

(c ) Not fed properly                            (d) Both (a) and (b)


2. He should be lurking in shadow,

    Sliding through long grass,

    Near the water hole,

    Where plump deer pass.

(i) Who is "He" here?

(a) Zoo curator          (b) Poet                          (c ) The Tiger                       (d) Deer

(ii) Suddenly the focus from tiger in the case shifts to .......................................

(a) tiger killing a deer                               (b) tiger's natural place of habitat

(c ) tiger's situation in a circus                 (d) None of the above

(iii) Which word in the stanza will mean "to lie or wait in concealment"?

(a) Shadow                (b) Water hole                 (c ) Sliding                         (d) Lurking

(iv) What does the tiger do in the forest?

(a) Hiding behind some trees                        (b) Sitting near a water hole

(c ) Roaming around the whole jungle         (d) Both (a) and (b)


3. He should be snarling around houses

    At the jungle's edge,

    Baring his white fangs, his claws,

    Terrorizing the village!

(i) How does the tiger scare the people?

(a) By growing                                             (b) Walking up and down

(c ) Attacking people                                    (d) Baring his white teeth

(ii) Why does the tiger "snarl"?

(a) To show his anger                                    (b) Feeling helpless

(c ) Wants to runaway                                   (d) Both (a) and (b)

(iii) Which word in the stanza will be the antonym of the word "approve" or command.

(a) Lurking                       (b) Snarling                (c ) Pass                 (d) Baring

(iv) How does the tiger show his presence?

(a) Baring teeth and claws                            (b) Sitting quietly

(c ) Growing                                                  (d) Both (a) and (c)

4. But he's locked in a concrete cell,

    His strength behind ears,

    Stalking the length of his cage,

    Ignoring visitors.

(i) In what kind of cell is he locked?

(a) Iron                           (b) Plastic                     (c ) Concrete            (d) Wooden

(ii) Who is being ignored?

(a) Other animals                                           (b) The cage- keeper 

(c ) The villagers                                            (d) The visitors

(iii) Explain the expression "strength behind the bars".

(a) Moving up and down                                (b) Locked in a cage

(c ) terrorising the villagers                            (d) Feeling weak

(iv) Why does Tiger ignore the visitors?

(a) No one will help him                          (b) They have come for amusement

(c ) They make fun of him                        (d) They throw things at him

5. He hears the last voice at night,

    The patrolling cars,

    And stares with his brilliant eyes,

    At the brilliant stars.

(i) What does the tiger hear?

(a) Sounds of aeroplanes                               (b) Whistles by policemen

(c ) Voices of people                                      (d) Sound of patrolling cars

(ii) Which word is the stanza means "to look intently"?

(a) Brilliant               (b) Stares                    (c ) Patrolling                (d) Baring

(iii) What is brilliant in the poem "Tiger in the Zoo"?

(a) The tiger's eyes                                         (b) The stars

(c ) Both (a) and (b)                                        (d) None of these

(iv) What does the poet try to convey through this poem?

(a) Contrast between freedom and captivity         (b) Wild animals should not be caged

(c ) Both (a) and (b)                                               (d) None of the above


    



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