CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass What for does he lurk in the grass?
A
For Food
B
To eat grass
C
None of above
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tiger waits for its prey at the water hole amidst the long grass and waits patiently to hunt. Lurking in the grass is essential for the tiger because the movements of the tiger are not detected by the prey.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The phrase ‘lurking in the shadow’ means that the tiger is hiding or waiting in ambush in the shadows of the trees, bushes, or tall grasses. It would hide so as to catch on its prey like deer which comes to drink water in the water hole. Explore all similar answers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: The reason behind the tiger’s sliding through long grass is to hunt plump deer that generally pass near the water holes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tiger should be lurking in the shadow for his prey. When in the forests or natural habitat, the tiger usually hides in the shadows of the trees, bushes or tall grasses and waits to catch its prey. The deer frequents the water hole to drink water for clenching its thirst.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sliding through long grass. Near the water hole. Where plump deer pass. Here, the poet says that the tiger actually belongs to the jungle and not in the cage. If the tiger was free, he would have hidden himself in the tall grass near water bodies in order to catch a deer as his prey to eat.

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