CLASS 10
A TIGER IN THE ZOO
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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out of fear
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out of anger
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to catch the deer
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both 1 and 2
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: The poet thinks that the tiger should be in the jungle, in its natural habitat. He should be moving in the long grasses near a water hole. He should lurk in shadow to hunt the plump deer for his food.
Detailed explanation-3: -He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass, Near the water hole, Where plump deer pass.
Detailed explanation-4: -The tiger is lurking in the shadow of the long grass near the water hole in order to prey on the deer who come to the water body to have their fill of water. What hospitality did the peddler receive from the crofter?
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: “He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass.