✅ Section A – Understanding the Poem (1×20 = 20 Marks)
Q1. Where is the tiger in the poem kept?
a) In the forest
b) In a zoo
c) In a sanctuary
d) In a village
Q2. What is the tiger doing in the cage?
a) Sleeping
b) Roaring loudly
c) Walking quietly
d) Playing
Q3. What does the poet say about the tiger’s paws?
a) Clean and neat
b) Velvet-like and soft
c) Sharp and strong
d) Covered in dirt
Q4. The tiger’s rage is described as:
a) Loud and frightening
b) Hidden and quiet
c) Fierce and dangerous
d) Controlled and fake
Q5. What is the tiger’s actual natural habitat?
a) Jungle
b) Mountains
c) Caves
d) Grasslands
Q6. What kind of mood is shown by the tiger in the cage?
a) Excited
b) Cheerful
c) Angry and helpless
d) Confused and scared
Q7. What kind of steps does the tiger take in his cage?
a) Slow and proud
b) Quiet and soft
c) Heavy and noisy
d) Tired and fast
Q8. What should the tiger be doing in the forest?
a) Drinking water
b) Watching the stars
c) Hiding from hunters
d) Hunting deer
Q9. What does the tiger do at night in the zoo?
a) Sleeps peacefully
b) Roars continuously
c) Stares at stars and ignores visitors
d) Watches the guards
Q10. The tiger’s strength is:
a) Fully expressed
b) Wasted in anger
c) Locked behind bars
d) Dangerous to others
Q11. Which poetic device is used in “He stalks in his vivid stripes”?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
Q12. “Locked in a concrete cell” refers to:
a) The tiger’s shelter in the forest
b) His sleeping zone
c) The cage made of cement
d) The storage area in the zoo
Q13. What does the phrase “shadow’s stride” suggest?
a) His fast movement
b) His silent and ghost-like movement
c) His slow movement
d) His dancing steps
Q14. Why does the tiger ignore the visitors?
a) He is busy eating
b) He is not interested
c) He is tired
d) He feels hopeless and trapped
Q15. The tone of the poem is mostly:
a) Humorous
b) Joyful
c) Sad and sympathetic
d) Mysterious
Q16. Who is the poet of the poem A Tiger in the Zoo?
a) Leslie Norris
b) Robert Frost
c) Carolyn Wells
d) W.B. Yeats
Q17. What does the poet want to highlight in this poem?
a) The beauty of animals
b) The power of tigers
c) Cruelty of zoos and loss of freedom
d) People’s love for wildlife
Q18. The poem draws a contrast between:
a) City and village
b) Jungle and zoo
c) Man and animal
d) Forest and mountain
Q19. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a) abcd
b) aabb
c) abcb
d) abab
Q20. Which of these words best describes the tiger in the wild?
a) Powerful and free
b) Lazy and quiet
c) Shy and confused
d) Small and weak
✅ Section B – Vocabulary & Devices (1×10 = 10 Marks)
Q21. What does “vivid stripes” refer to?
a) His fast movement
b) His sharp claws
c) His beautiful body lines
d) His injuries
Q22. “Lurking in shadow” uses which literary device?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) Imagery
Q23. What emotion is shown by “quiet rage”?
a) Loud anger
b) Hidden and controlled anger
c) Sadness
d) Joy
Q24. The word “plump” in “plump deer” means:
a) Weak
b) Slim
c) Fat and healthy
d) Small
Q25. The word “rage” means:
a) Happiness
b) Anger
c) Surprise
d) Calmness
Q26. Alliteration is used in which of the following lines?
a) Stares with his brilliant eyes
b) Sliding through the long grass
c) Baring his white fangs
d) Behind bars, back and forth
Q27. The tiger’s movement in the cage can be best described as:
a) Free and open
b) Repetitive and meaningless
c) Fast and playful
d) Scared and nervous
Q28. “Concrete cell” refers to the:
a) Zoo entrance
b) Cage made of cement
c) Animal doctor's room
d) A sleeping cell in the jungle
Q29. Which figure of speech is used to show the tiger’s lack of freedom?
a) Metaphor
b) Imagery
c) Irony
d) Alliteration
Q30. What does the tiger's “brilliant eyes” reflect?
a) Anger
b) Hope
c) Pain and strength
d) Laziness
✅ Section C – Inference & Poetic Meaning (2×5 = 10 Marks)
Q31. What message does the poet give through this poem?
a) Animals should be protected in cages
b) Tigers are dangerous and should not roam freely
c) Wild animals should live in their natural habitat
d) Zoos are the safest place for animals
Q32. Why does the poet feel sorry for the tiger?
a) It cannot hunt
b) It is injured
c) It is kept in a small cage, away from its real home
d) It is hungry
Q33. What is the main contrast in the poem?
a) Tiger in jungle vs. tiger in city
b) Tiger’s power vs. human fear
c) Tiger’s freedom in jungle vs. confinement in zoo
d) Tiger vs. lion
Q34. Why is the tiger’s strength ‘behind bars’?
a) It is a pet
b) It is sick
c) It is caged and helpless
d) It is lazy
Q35. What does the poem teach us about nature and animals?
a) They need to be controlled
b) They should be trained
c) They are happier when free in nature
d) They are safe in cages
✅ Section D – Mixed Grammar Based on Poem (1×5 = 5 Marks)
Q36. Choose the correct passive voice:
The zookeeper feeds the tiger every day.
a) The tiger is fed every day by the zookeeper.
b) The zookeeper is fed by the tiger.
c) The tiger feeds the zookeeper.
d) The tiger was fed by the zookeeper.
Q37. Fill in the blank:
The tiger __________ in the cage when I saw him.
a) walks
b) walking
c) was walking
d) walked
Q38. Identify the correct synonym of "lurking":
a) Hiding
b) Running
c) Jumping
d) Sleeping
Q39. Choose the correct spelling:
a) Concrete
b) Concreet
c) Concrite
d) Concreat
Q40. Fill in the blank with correct article:
He is staring at __________ stars in the sky.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article needed
