A Tiger in the Zoo Poem Class 10 MCQs | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - A Tiger in the Zoo - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the poet of 'A Tiger in the Zoo'?

A) Robert Frost

B) Leslie Norris

C) Robin Klein

D) Walt Whitman

Question 2 / 40The poem contrasts a tiger in the zoo with a tiger in its _____.

A) Cage

B) House

C) Cave

D) Natural habitat (Jungle)

Question 3 / 40What is the tiger doing in his cage?

A) Sleeping

B) Eating

C) Stalking the length of his cage

D) Roaring

Question 4 / 40What does 'Vivid stripes' refer to?

A) The cage bars

B) The tiger's skin/fur

C) The grass

D) The sky

B) The tiger's skin/fur

Question 5 / 40"Pads of velvet quiet" refers to the tiger's ______.

A) Nose

B) Ears

C) Paws (Feet)

D) Tail

Question 6 / 40Which poetic device is used in "Quiet rage"?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Oxymoron

D) Personification

Question 7 / 40Where should the tiger be lurking?

A) In the cage

B) In the shadow / Long grass

C) In the house

D) In the zoo

Question 8 / 40Who passes near the water hole?

A) Elephant

B) Lion

C) Visitors

D) Plump deer

Question 9 / 40Where should the tiger be snarling?

A) In the cage

B) Around houses at the jungle's edge

C) In the circus

D) In the city

Question 10 / 40What does the tiger show the villagers to terrorize them?

A) His tail

B) His white fangs and claws

C) His stripes

D) His eyes

B) His white fangs and claws

Question 11 / 40But he is locked in a ________ cell.

A) Wooden

B) Concrete

C) Iron

D) Plastic

Question 12 / 40What does "His strength behind bars" mean?

A) He is weak

B) He is exercising

C) He is powerful but helpless in the cage

D) He broke the bars

Question 13 / 40How does the tiger react to the visitors?

A) He attacks them

B) He roars at them

C) He ignores them

D) He plays with them

Question 14 / 40What is the last voice the tiger hears at night?

A) Birds chirping

B) Other animals

C) The patrolling cars

D) The zoo keeper

Question 15 / 40What does the tiger stare at with his brilliant eyes?

A) The visitors

B) The brilliant stars

C) The patrolling cars

D) The moon

Question 16 / 40Why does the tiger ignore the visitors?

A) He is blind

B) His power is restricted and he is angry/sad

C) He likes them

D) He is sleeping

Question 17 / 40"On pads of velvet quiet" uses which poetic device?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Alliteration

D) Personification

Question 18 / 40The word 'Lurking' means:

A) Running

B) Hiding/Waiting secretly (to attack)

C) Sleeping

D) Walking

Question 19 / 40What describes the tiger in the jungle?

A) Locked

B) Ignoring visitors

C) Snarling around houses

D) Stalking the cage

Question 20 / 40What emotion is shown by "Quiet rage"?

A) Happiness

B) Suppressed anger

C) Fear

D) Calmness

Question 21 / 40The tiger should be sliding through ______.

A) Short grass

B) Long grass

C) Water

D) Mud

Question 22 / 40"He stalks in his vivid stripes". Here 'He' refers to:

A) The poet

B) The tiger

C) The lion

D) The guard

Question 23 / 40Why are the tiger's eyes described as 'brilliant'?

A) They are big

B) They shine/reflect the hope for freedom

C) They are red

D) He is crying

Question 24 / 40The poem highlights the cruelty of keeping wild animals in _____.

A) Jungles

B) Houses

C) Captivity / Zoos

D) Parks

Question 25 / 40"Baring his white fangs". 'Baring' means:

A) Hiding

B) Showing / Exposing

C) Breaking

D) Cleaning

Question 26 / 40What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

A) aabb

B) abcb

C) abab

D) abcd

Question 27 / 40The tiger's paws are soft like ______.

A) Silk

B) Velvet

C) Cotton

D) Wool

Question 28 / 40What is the tiger doing near the water hole?

A) Drinking

B) Waiting for prey (deer)

C) Bathing

D) Sleeping

Question 29 / 40Where does the tiger walk in the cage?

A) In the corner

B) The length of his cage (few steps)

C) Outside

D) Everywhere

Question 30 / 40The poem moves from _____.

A) Zoo to Jungle to Zoo

B) Zoo to Jungle to Zoo

C) Jungle to Zoo

D) Zoo to City

Question 31 / 40What sound does the tiger hear?

A) Lion's roar

B) Patrolling cars

C) Music

D) Rain

Question 32 / 40"Concrete cell" implies:

A) A comfortable home

B) A strong, unpleasant prison

C) A natural cave

D) A wooden box

Question 33 / 40Why does the tiger move 'quietly'?

A) He is scared

B) Because of his velvet pads

C) He is sick

D) He wants to sleep

Question 34 / 40By "Ignoring visitors", what does the poet convey?

A) The tiger is proud

B) The tiger's disdain and helplessness

C) The tiger is blind

D) The tiger is friendly

Question 35 / 40Name the poetic device in "He stalks in his vivid stripes".

A) Metaphor

B) Consonance (s sound) / Imagery

C) Oxymoron

D) Simile

Question 36 / 40"And stares with his brilliant eyes". This shows the tiger is:

A) Sleepy

B) Longing for freedom / Awake

C) Happy

D) Blind

Question 37 / 40Which word means 'Anger'?

A) Quiet

B) Rage

C) Stalks

D) Vivid

Question 38 / 40The tiger is not free, he is _________.

A) Happy

B) Confined / Imprisoned

C) Running

D) Hunting

Question 39 / 40What does the poet try to suggest through the poem?

A) Animals should be in zoos

B) Animals should live in their natural habitat

C) Tigers are dangerous

D) Zoos are good

Question 40 / 40The tiger's 'quiet rage' indicates his _____.

A) Hunger

B) Helplessness and anger

C) Joy

D) Power