A Tiger in the Zoo Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding!

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.

He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars

What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanzas?

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.

He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars

These stanzas bring out the contrast between

The tiger’s ‘brilliant eyes’ reveal that he

He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

‘shadow’ here, refers to the shadow of

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars, …

Choose the image that best describes the condition of the tiger based on the given extract.

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars, …

Choose the option listing the most likely reason for the tiger to ignore visitors, according to the extract.

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.

He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars

The fact that the tiger is ‘stalking the length of his cage’ tells us that he is

“He should be lurking in the shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.”

The poem, “A Tiger in the Zoo” is written by

In the poem A Tiger in the Zoo, what does the tiger’s ‘quiet rage’, indicate? It indicates that the tiger’s anger is

He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

Which fact DOES NOT connect with the significance of the water hole for the tiger?

Which option correctly lists the reason for the tiger ‘stalking the length of his cage’?

He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

Pick the option that DOES NOT use ‘lurking’ correctly to fill in the blank.

He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

According to the extract, the poet wishes for the tiger to be ‘sliding’ through the foliage as this would

He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.

He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

The contrast indicated in the given extract is between __________.

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars, …

Which option identifies a patrolling car correctly?