P-4 How To Tell Wild Animals

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

Choose the option listing the stanza that would follow the given extract.

• Option 1

• Option 2

• Option 3

• Option 4

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

Given below are four examples of activities that Jasmeet does. Choose the

option that correctly demonstrates ‘strolling’.

• Jasmeet runs with a great speed after being chased by a dog.

• Jasmeet walks in the garden, relaxing while listening to his favourite song.

• Jasmeet skids sharply on the icy skate rink.

• Jasmeet rushes to switch off the water pump in the backyard.

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

Which option lists the statement that is NOT TRUE according to the extract?

• The poet asks the reader to hide on seeing the leopard.

• The poet cautions the reader about a leopard when walking through its

  territory.

• The poet informs the reader that a leopard can launch repeated attacks.

• The poet tells the reader that a leopard attack can result in pain.

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

The repetition used in “he’ll only lep and lep again” is an example of

• poetic justice.

• satire.

• allusion.

• poetic licence.

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

Choose the option that matches with the rhyme scheme of the extract.

• option 1

• option 2

• option 3

• option 4

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,

The Crocodile you always may

Tell from the Hyena thus:

Hyenas come with merry smiles;

But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

Choose the option that DOES NOT describe a ‘novice’.

• Lakshman has played cricket for the first time today.

• Samiksha has been teaching for last ten years.

• Srishti went for her first French class yesterday.

• Gautam baked a second cake to improve his skills.

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,

The Crocodile you always may

Tell from the Hyena thus:

Hyenas come with merry smiles;

But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

Which option lists the image that DOES NOT indicate what the poet means

by ‘beasts of prey’?

• Option 1

• Option 2

• Option 3

• Option 4

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

What, according to the extract, would cause bewilderment?

• Discovering the similarity between different preys of beasts.

• Analysing habits of beasts that prey on hyenas.

• Knowing the difference between several beasts of prey.

• Drawing the similarities between crocodiles and hyenas.

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the Leopard.

’Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

Choose the line from the given stanza that the poet takes liberty with, to fit to

the rhyme scheme.

• Though to distinguish beasts of prey

• A novice might nonplus

• The Crocodile you always may

• Hyenas come with merry smiles

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,

The Crocodile you always may

Tell from the Hyena thus:

Hyenas come with merry smiles;

But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

Choose the crocodile fact that is related to the given extract.

• They have webbed feet which, though not used to propel them through

  the water, allow them to make fast turns and sudden moves in the water

  or initiate swimming.

• Absence of sweat glands and so, release heat through their mouths

  making them often sleep with their mouths open.

• 99% of crocodiles are eaten in the first year of their life by large fish,

  hyenas, monitor lizards and larger crocodiles.

• While eating, they swallow too much air, which gets in touch with

  lachrymal glands and causes them to weep.