A Tiger in the Zoo



Read the Poem and answer. 


1. What is the poem about?

  • A) The poem contrasts a tiger in the zoo with a tiger in its natural habitat.
  • B) The poem discusses the behavior of tigers in different settings.
  • C) The poem primarily focuses on the tiger's life in the jungle.
  • D) The poem describes the tiger's captivity in a zoo.

2. **Which stanza describes the tiger in the jungle?**

  • - A) First and second
  • - B) Third and fourth
  • - C) First and sixth
  • - D) Fourth and fifth

3. **How does the poet describe the tiger's movement in the cage?**

  • - A) Rapid and fierce
  • - B) Slow and deliberate
  • - C) Energetic and playful
  • - D) Calm and graceful

4. **What does the tiger do at the jungle’s edge?**

  • - A) Hunts for food
  • - B) Rests in the shade
  • - C) Snarls around houses
  • - D) Sleeps peacefully

5. **Where should the tiger be lurking according to the poet?**

  • - A) In his cage
  • - B) In the open fields
  • - C) Near the water hole
  • - D) Around human settlements

6. **What is the tiger’s reaction to visitors in the zoo?**

  • - A) Friendly and playful
  • - B) Indifferent and ignoring
  • - C) Aggressive and roaring
  • - D) Curious and watching

7. **How does the poet describe the tiger’s anger in the zoo?**

  • - A) Quiet rage
  • - B) Loud and fierce
  • - C) Hidden and calm
  • - D) Soft and gentle

8. **What is the tiger doing at night in the zoo?**

  • - A) Sleeping
  • - B) Pacing
  • - C) Roaring
  • - D) Staring at the stars

9. **What sound does the tiger hear at night in the zoo?**

  • - A) People talking
  • - B) Birds chirping
  • - C) Patrolling cars
  • - D) Other animals

10. **What are the tiger’s stripes described as in the poem?**

  • - A) Dark and menacing
  • - B) Faint and dull
  • - C) Vivid
  • - D) Colorful

11. **What emotion does the tiger exhibit in the jungle according to the poem?**

  • - A) Fear
  • - B) Curiosity
  • - C) Anger
  • - D) Terrorizing

12. **What should the tiger be doing instead of being in the cage?**

  • - A) Sleeping in the sun
  • - B) Hunting plump deer
  • - C) Drinking water
  • - D) Playing with other tigers

13. **How is the tiger’s strength described in the zoo?**

  • - A) Overwhelming and fierce
  • - B) Hidden behind bars
  • - C) Visible and intimidating
  • - D) Weak and diminishing

14. **What is the mood of the tiger in the cage?**

  • - A) Happy
  • - B) Content
  • - C) Quiet rage
  • - D) Fearful

15. **What does the tiger stare at with his brilliant eyes?**

  • - A) Visitors
  • - B) Other animals
  • - C) The stars
  • - D) The patrolling cars

16. **What is the tiger doing when he is described as “stalking”?**

  • - A) Sleeping
  • - B) Eating
  • - C) Pacing back and forth
  • - D) Playing

17. **How does the poet describe the tiger’s movement in the jungle?**

  • - A) Lurking in shadow
  • - B) Running swiftly
  • - C) Leaping through trees
  • - D) Walking leisurely

18. **What does the poet suggest about the tiger’s natural habitat?**

  • - A) It’s peaceful and serene
  • - B) It’s dangerous and unpredictable
  • - C) It’s where the tiger should be
  • - D) It’s being destroyed

19. **Which phrase describes the tiger’s claws in the poem?**

  • - A) Hidden and sharp
  • - B) Baring his white fangs, his claws
  • - C) Soft and gentle
  • - D) Blunt and harmless

20. **What does the poet emphasize by contrasting the tiger’s life in the zoo and the jungle?**

  • - A) The tiger’s strength
  • - B) The tiger’s appearance
  • - C) The unnatural confinement in the zoo
  • - D) The tiger’s diet

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