CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does he react to the visitors?
A
becomes friendly
B
ignores them
C
plays with them
D
takes food from them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He ignores the visitors and feels helpless.

Detailed explanation-2: -His strength and might have also been imprisoned, so he is utterly helpless. He chooses to ignore the visitors because they mean nothing to him and he knows that he cannot expect anything from them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The tiger was heedless to the guests because he viewed humans as devoid of emotions. He doesn’t like any soul present out there because no one has ever tried to help him get out of those iron bars. As his freedom had been confined, the tiger was infuriated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: By ignoring visitors the poet is trying to say that tiger is restricted in the case and he cannot get out.So there is no use in showing rage.It would not get him freedom.

Detailed explanation-5: -Well, that is because a tiger feels helpless inside the cage. A tiger is meant to roam free in a jungle and hunt to feed itself. However, when kept in a cage, it becomes helpless and even its strength and might are imprisoned. Hence, the tiger ignores the visitors because they mean nothing to it.

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