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A TIGER IN A ZOO

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Author of the poem: A Tiger in a Zoo is

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Leslie Norris

c)

Alfred Tennyson

d)

Kenneth Anderson

2.

The poem draws a contrast between _____ and _____ .

a)

A) animals, human beings

b)

B) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

c)

C) tiger in a zoo, humans

d)

D) humans, tiger in forest

3.

What has been personified in the poem?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Option a and d

4.

Name the poetic device used in the line "In his quiet rage".

a)

A) metaphor

b)

B) assonance

c)

C) Oxymoron

d)

D) Consonance

5.

Name the poetic device used in the line "On pads of velvet quiet".

a)

A) metaphor

b)

B) assonance

c)

C) Oxymoron

d)

D) Consonance

6.

Name the poetic device used in the line "Baring his white fangs,his claws".

a)

A) metaphor

b)

B) assonance

c)

C) Oxymoron

d)

D) Consonance

7.

Why should he be lurking in shadow?

a)

A) out of fear

b)

B) out of anger

c)

C) to catch the deer

d)

D) both 1 and 2

8.

By "ignoring visitors", what is the poet trying to say?

a)

A) tiger knows his power is restricted

b)

B) there is no use of showing rage

c)

C) he is less terrorising because of the cage

d)

D) all of the above

9.

What describes "tiger in a cell"?

a)

A) Locked in concrete cell

b)

B) snarling around houses

c)

C) shadow, long grass

d)

D) baring his white fangs

10.

What is the last sound heard by the tiger in the zoo?

a)

sounds of the plump deer

b)

sound of the patrolling cars

c)

sound of the zoo keeper

d)

sound of tiger cubs

11.

According to the poet where should the tiger be?

a)

in the zoo

b)

in the jungle

c)

in the village

d)

none of the above

12.

How does the tiger feel in the cage?

a)

he was in sad mood

b)

he was in happy mood

c)

he was in surprised

d)

he was in angry mood

13.

How do the eyes of the tiger look?

a)

(a) Sad

b)

(b) brilliant

c)

(c) dark

d)

(d) Light

14.

At what does the tiger look at in night?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

How does the caged tiger react to the visitors?

a)

(a) He ignores them

b)

(b) With a happy face

c)

(c) With a sad face

d)

(d) Proudly

16.

Who passes near the water hole?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
In his natural habitat, a tiger is ______
a)
busy hunting
b)
always lazy
c)
Always sleepy
d)
happy & joyful
18.
In a cage, a tiger is __________
a)
always sleeping
b)
raged & troubled
c)
happy & joyful
d)
lazy & timid
19.
If sometimes a tiger strays into human habitation, what does he do?
a)
He displays his strength & ferociousness
b)
He becomes friendly with humans
c)
He hunts and kills people
d)
All of the above
20.
Like human beings, the tiger too loves and values his ________
a)
belongings
b)
family
c)
food
d)
freedom
21.
How does a tiger show his anger, hatred, and defiance in the cage?
a)
by walking about in rage
b)
by not eating
c)
by roaring loudly
d)
All of the above
22.
Human progress should not be at the cost of ____________
a)
destroying the natural habitats of untamable animals
b)
destroying the natural habitats of proud animals like the tiger
c)
ruining natural habitats
d)
Both A), & C)
23.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ is?
a)
A)abcb; abcb; abcb; abcb; abcb
b)
acbb; abbc; accb; aabb; acca
c)
abcc; accb; accb; abba; aacb
d)
None of the above
24.

What does a tiger have on his body?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
How are the pads of a tiger?
a)
velvet                                                       
b)
rough
c)
hard                                                          
d)
all of the above
26.
The poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ emphasizes on?
a)
Importance of Tigers
b)
Importance of freedom
c)
Importance of cages
d)
D)All of the above
27.
What are the two contrasting ideas in the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
a)
Life in jungle VS life in captivity
b)
Life in Zoo VS life in natural habitat
c)
Tamed Tiger VS Wild Tiger
d)
Both Life in Jungle / in zoo vs Life in capitivity /natural
28.
The poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ completes a full circle What is the circle?
a)
From home to zoo and back to home
b)
From zoo to home and back to zoo
c)
From jungle to zoo and back to jungle
d)
From zoo to jungle and back to zoo
29.
What does the tiger do at night in the cage?
a)
He sleeps peacefully
b)
He watches stars & longs for freedom
c)
He waits for the other day
d)
All of the above
30.

What is the ‘artificial habitat’ of the tiger in the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?

a)

cage

b)

Jungle

c)

Circus

d)

Poet’s home

31.
Why is the tiger in his ‘quiet rage’ in the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
a)
He is sleepy
b)
He is hungry
c)
He is lazy
d)
He is unhappy and controlling his anger
32.
How does the tiger terrorize the villagers, as per the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
a)
By a loud roar
b)
By pouncing on them
c)
By chasing them
d)
By opening out his long sharp teeth & powerful claws
33.
According to the poet, Leslie Norris, why has the tiger lost his strength?
a)
He has become weak & old
b)
He has been starving
c)
He is put behind bars
d)
All of the above
34.
In the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’, the tiger ignores the visitors because _______
a)
He does not find them interesting
b)
He hates to entertain them
c)
They do not offer him food
d)
None of the above
35.
Why do you think the tiger of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ stares at the brilliant stars?
a)
Because they are shining freely in the sky
b)
Because he loves to gaze at them
c)
Because he loves their brightness
d)
Because they entertain him
36.
Where do you think the tiger should be snarling?
a)
In the cage
b)
At the jungle’s edge
c)
At the visitors
d)
At the caretakers

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