A Tiger in the Zoo
CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Extra Questions Chapter 3 A Tiger in the Zoo (poem) Extract Based Questions [3 Marks each] Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow. Question 1. He stalks in his vivid stripes, The few steps of his cage, On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage. (a) Why the tiger could walk only a few steps? (b) How does the tiger move in the cage? (c) What are the two qualities of the animal under reference? (d) Why is he in quiet rage? [CBSE 2014] Answer: (a) The tiger could walk only a few steps because he was locked in a very small cage. (b) The tiger moves very slowly and quietly in a threatening way. (c) The tiger has vivid stripes on his body and soft velvet pads. (d) He is in quiet rage as he is locked and his freedom has been curtailed. Thus, he is unable to show his anger and ferocity. The poetic device of oxymoron has been used here. Question 2. He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through