CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“He’ll only Lep and lep” Here ‘he’refers to whom?
A
Asian lion
B
Cow
C
Leopard
D
Bengal tiger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He’ll only lep and lep again. In this stanza the poet talks about leopards. He says while casually walking in a jungle, if we come across an animal who has a skin with spots on it and it goes so fast that it can jump upon us at once, we must recognise the animal as a leopard.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lep means to leap or jump. So “lep and lep” again means the leopard will jump on its prey again and again.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: As leopard has black spots all over its body. As soon as it sees someone, it leaps over him at once. It keeps on pouncing continuously on its victim, attacks him and starts eating him.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) The poet wishes that he could live with animals. (b) The animals appear to be calm, peaceful and self-confident. (c) He stands and looks at them for long. (d) ‘I’ refers to the poet.

Detailed explanation-5: -If strolling forth, a beast you view, Whose hide with spots is peppered, As soon as he has lept on you, You’ll know it is the Leopard.

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