CLASS - X : POEM : UNIT -2 : A TIGER IN THE ZOO

🐅 A Tiger in the Zoo 

Poem

I. Comprehension and Theme (1–10)

1. Who is the poet of the poem “A Tiger in the Zoo”?

a) Leslie Norris

b) William Blake

c) Robert Frost

d) Walt Whitman

Answer: a) Leslie Norris

2. What is the central theme of the poem?

a) Power of the tiger

b) Freedom vs. captivity

c) Love of animals

d) Jungle life

Answer: b) Freedom vs. captivity

3. Where is the tiger kept in the poem?

a) In a forest

b) In a cage at the zoo

c) In the mountains

d) In a field

Answer: b) In a cage at the zoo

4. What does the poet compare in the poem?

a) Wild and domestic animals

b) Tiger in the zoo and tiger in the wild

c) Tiger and lion

d) Zoo and forest

Answer: b) Tiger in the zoo and tiger in the wild

5. How does the tiger move in the cage?

a) Freely

b) Proudly

c) Silently and angrily

d) Sleepily

Answer: c) Silently and angrily

6. What is the tiger’s skin compared to?

a) Stars

b) Fire

c) Stripes on water

d) Lightning

Answer: c) Stripes on water

7. What does the poet want to highlight through the tiger’s condition?

a) Beauty of the zoo

b) Animal’s helplessness in captivity

c) Power of the jungle

d) Visitors’ joy

Answer: b) Animal’s helplessness in captivity

8. What does the tiger do at night in the cage?

a) Sleeps peacefully

b) Dreams of his freedom

c) Paces up and down

d) Watches visitors

Answer: c) Paces up and down

9. What does the tiger ignore in the cage?

a) The visitors

b) The guard

c) The stars

d) The forest

Answer: a) The visitors

10. What would the tiger do if he were free?

a) Roam in villages and hunt

b) Sleep in shade

c) Run after children

d) Drink from ponds

Answer: a) Roam in villages and hunt

II. Mood and Tone (11–20)

11. What is the overall tone of the poem?

a) Angry and rebellious

b) Sympathetic and sorrowful

c) Joyful and proud

d) Cold and indifferent

Answer: b) Sympathetic and sorrowful

12. The mood inside the cage can best be described as:

a) Peaceful

b) Oppressive and lonely

c) Cheerful

d) Excited

Answer: b) Oppressive and lonely

13. The poet’s tone toward the tiger is filled with:

a) Pity and compassion

b) Admiration

c) Hatred

d) Fear

Answer: a) Pity and compassion

14. The mood in the wild scenes of the poem is:

a) Violent and thrilling

b) Free and majestic

c) Sad and gloomy

d) Calm and sleepy

Answer: b) Free and majestic

15. What feeling does the poet evoke by contrasting the cage and the forest?

a) Joy

b) Regret for captivity

c) Curiosity

d) Amusement

Answer: b) Regret for captivity

16. The phrase “He stalks in his vivid stripes” reflects which mood?

a) Power and grace

b) Sleepiness

c) Guilt

d) Fear

Answer: a) Power and grace

17. The tiger’s “quiet rage” represents:

a) Anger suppressed by helplessness

b) Satisfaction

c) Sleepiness

d) Pride

Answer: a) Anger suppressed by helplessness

18. What tone is used when describing the tiger’s free life in the jungle?

a) Joyful and natural

b) Dull and slow

c) Humorous

d) Mysterious

Answer: a) Joyful and natural

19. The mood of the poem shifts from:

a) Hope to despair

b) Freedom to confinement

c) Joy to anger

d) Fear to calm

Answer: b) Freedom to confinement

20. The poet’s attitude toward humans who cage animals is:

a) Supportive

b) Disapproving

c) Indifferent

d) Curious

Answer: b) Disapproving

III. Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices (21–30)

21. “He stalks in his vivid stripes” — which figure of speech is used?

a) Simile

b) Alliteration

c) Personification

d) Metaphor

Answer: b) Alliteration

22. “On pads of velvet quiet” — identifies which poetic device?

a) Metaphor

b) Personification

c) Imagery

d) Hyperbole

Answer: c) Imagery

23. The tiger’s “rage” described as “quiet” is an example of:

a) Irony

b) Simile

c) Personification

d) Alliteration

Answer: a) Irony

24. “He should be lurking in shadow” — highlights which poetic device?

a) Alliteration

b) Imagery

c) Simile

d) Hyperbole

Answer: b) Imagery

25. “Sliding through long grass” — shows:

a) Onomatopoeia

b) Visual imagery

c) Repetition

d) Symbolism

Answer: b) Visual imagery

26. The tiger’s cage represents:

a) Freedom

b) Human cruelty and control

c) Jungle life

d) Safety

Answer: b) Human cruelty and control

27. The phrase “bars of his cage” symbolises:

a) Power

b) Confinement and loss of freedom

c) Strength

d) Hope

Answer: b) Confinement and loss of freedom

28. “He hears the last voice at night, the patrolling cars” — uses:

a) Alliteration

b) Imagery and sound

c) Simile

d) Irony

Answer: b) Imagery and sound

29. The tiger’s “brilliant eyes” are symbolic of:

a) Beauty

b) Lost strength and spirit

c) Danger

d) Sleep

Answer: b) Lost strength and spirit

30. What poetic form is used in “A Tiger in the Zoo”?

a) Free verse

b) Rhyming quatrains

c) Ballad

d) Sonnet

Answer: b) Rhyming quatrains

✅ Summary of Key Poetic Aspects

Aspect Description

Mood : Sad, reflective, sympathetic toward the tiger

Tone : Compassionate, critical of captivity

Figures of Speech : Alliteration, Imagery, Symbolism, Irony, Personification

Theme : Contrast between freedom in the wild and confinement in a zoo; animal rights and human cruelty