A Tiger in the Zoo Extra Questions Answer: In the forest, the tiger can

and Answers Short Answer Type enjoy complete freedom. He would walk
around freely without any fear. He
Question 1. How does the tiger feel in would terrorize the villagers by
the zoo? growling. He would show his teeth and
Answer: The poet describes the feelings claws.
of the tiger in the zoo. He keeps on
moving from one comer to another. “He Question 8. “Freedom is a birth right. It
stalks in his vivid stripes moving the is the most beautiful gift of god. It is
few steps of his cage”. He is not happy. valuable for all human beings as well as
He expresses his silent anger. for creatures,” Discuss with reference to
the poem “A Tiger in the Zoo.”.
Question 2. How does the tiger walk in Answer: Freedom is the most beautiful
the cage? gift of god. Freedom is a birthright,
Answer: In the cage, the tiger walks without freedom all is in vain. Since the
stately and furiously. man has come on his earth, he tries to
enslave the weaker sections for his own
selfishness. If a bird lives in a golden
Question 3. What message do you get
cage, it cannot become happy. It loves
from this poem?
to fly freely in an open sky. In the same
Answer: From this poem, we come to
way, if ‘ a man lives in a prison and gets
know that animals like to live freely in
everything, he cannot feel happiness.
the forest. The animals do not want to
But if a man lives freely, he will be
live in the zoo. Their life is pitiable in it.
happy even in poor conditions. In this
poem, we find the descriptions of two
Question 4. How does the tiger act in tigers, one is in a cage and second in an
the cage? open field/forest. There is a great
Answer: The tiger is in the cage. He is contrast between their behaviours.
powerless and helpless. He longs for
freedom. His velvet pads do not make ‘
Question 9. Tigers are becoming extinct
any noise. He is in the silent anger
due to deforestation and poaching. How
roaring and ignoring the visitors.
can people be sensitized about the
need of tiger.
Question 5. What would the tiger do in a Answer: Tigers are considered as an
forest? endangered species. People are killing
Answer: In the forest, the tiger can tigers for their skins, bones, claws and
enjoy complete freedom. He would walk teeth. Due to this, the population of
around freely without any fear. He tigers has declined. We should not
would terrorize the villagers by encroach on their habitat. As we all
growling. He would show his teeth and need sheltered home, tigers also need
claws. natural surroundings. Forests should not
be cut down. They (Tigers) must be
Question 6. What does the poet want to given more space to move freely
convey through this poem? around.
Answer: The poet wants to convey that
like human beings, animals also like Question 10. ‘Freedom’ is a life for both
freedom. They do not want to be caged, humans and animals. Elaborate.
they cannot live a miserable life. If their Answer: The poet describes the feelings
habitat is destroyed by human beings, of the tiger in the zoo. He keeps on
these animals cannot survive. moving from one comer to another. “He
stalks in his vivid stripes moving the
Question 7. What would the tiger do in a few steps of his cage”. He is not happy.
forest? He expresses his silent anger.
Question 11. Those who deny freedom tiger is not happy in the zoo.
to others, do not deserve it for (iv) ‘vivid’.
themselves. Comment.
Answer: The poet describes the feelings Question 2.
of the tiger in the zoo. He keeps on He should be lurking in shadow
moving from one comer to another. “He Sliding through long grass
stalks in his vivid stripes moving the Near the water hole
few steps of his cage”. He is not happy. Where plump deer pass.
He expresses his silent anger.

(i) Who does ‘He’ refer to?

Question 13. Notice the use of a word (ii) Where is the tiger at present?
repeated in lines such as these — (iii) Give a word opposite in meaning
(i) On pads of velvet quiet, from these lines to ‘light’.
In his quiet rage. (iv) Pick out the word from the extract
(ii) And stares with his brilliant eyes that means the same as—“wait in
At the brilliant stars. hiding”.
What do you think is the effect of this Answer:
repetition? (i) ‘He’ refers to the tiger.
Answer: (ii) Tiger is in its natural habitat at
(i) The word ‘quiet’ has been repeated present.
in these lines. The repetition of the (iii) Shadow
words expresses the intensity of the (iv) ‘Lurk’.
Tiger’ action.
(ii) ‘Brilliant’ word has been repeated in
these lines. It expresses both the anger Question 3.
and brightness in the eyes of the tiger. He should be snarling around houses
It creates an effect of intensity of the At the jungle’s edge,
action. Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorising the village!
A Tiger in the Zoo Extra Questions
(i) Who is ‘he’ in the stanza?
and Answers Reference to Context
(ii) Why does he move around the
Read the Stanza and answer the houses?
questions that follow: (iii) How should he be terrorising the
village?
(iv) Give noun form of‘terrorise’.
Question 1. Answer:
He stalks in his vivid stripes (i) ‘He’ in the stanza stands for the
The few steps of his cage, tiger.
On pads of velvet quiet, (ii) He moves around the houses in
In his quiet rage. search of his prey.
(iii) He should be terrorising the village
(i) Name the poem and poet. people with baring of his white fangs
(ii) Who does ‘He’ refer to? Where is he and with his claws.
kept? (iv) Terror
(iii) Where is ‘He? Is he happy there?
(iv) Pick out the word from the extract
that means the same as—‘bright’. Question 4.
Answer: (i) These lines have been taken But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
from the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ His strength behind bars,
composed by Leslie (ii) Norris. ‘He’ Stalking the length of his cage,
refers to the Tiger. He is kept in a cage. Ignoring visitors.
(iii) He is in the cage in the zoo. No, the
(i) Where is he locked?
(ii) Where is he striding.
(iii) Whom does he ignore?
(iv) Pick out the word from the stanza
that means the same as – “Walk stiffly’.
Answer:
(i) He is locked in a concrete cell behind
the bars.
(ii) He is striding in his concrete cell.
(iii) He ignores the visitors.
(iv) “Stalk”.

Question 5.
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars.

(i) Who does “he’ refer to?

(ii) What does Tie’ do at night?
(iii) What are the cars doing?
(iv) Pick out the word from the stanza
that means thapame as—‘gleaming’.
Answer:
(i) ‘He’ refers to the tiger.
(ii) The tiger watches the stars at night.
(iii) The cars are patrolling the area
(iv) ‘brilliant’