CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where should the tiger be snarling?
A
at the jungle’s edge
B
at the cage’s edge
C
inside the cage
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans: The poet thinks that the tiger should be in the jungle, lurking in the shadow of long grass in order to prey deer near the water holes. He should also be on the edge of the jungle snarling around houses and terrorising villagers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The tiger should snarl around houses at the edge of the forest because of the following reasons. Firstly the villagers will not disturb the peace of the forest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The tiger creates terror for the villagers by snarling around their houses as they are situated near the jungle. He frightens them by showing his white fangs and claws. 2. Leslie Norris has described some of the activities of a tiger behind the bars of its cage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: According to the poem, ‘he’ should be snarling to show his anger and terrorize people.

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