POEM - 1 A TIGER IN THE ZOO By - Leslie Norris

Extract 1. He hears the last voice at night, The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars.

1. From which poem the above lines have been taken?

(a) Dust of Snow (b) Fire and Ice (c) A Tiger in the Zoo

2. What does he stare at?

(a) cars (b) night (c) stars

3. Which of the following is opposite of the word ‘brilliant’?

(a) intelligent (b)glare (c)dull

Ans. 1-c, 2-b, 3-c,

OPTIONAL - 1. Who has written the poem ‘ A Tiger in the Zoo’?

(a) Leslie Norris (b) Robert Frost (c) W.B. Yeats (d) John Keats

2. The tiger looks at---------

(a)cars (b) stars (c) house (d) none

3. Who passes near the water hole?

(a) elephant (b) buffalo (c) deer (d) none

4. Caged tiger----- the visitors.

(a) terrorizes (b)kills (c) welcomes (d) ignores

5. Where should tiger hide himself?

(a) in shadows (b) in car (c) in zoo (d) in house

Ans. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-a,

Ques. 1. Write the central idea of the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo' 

or 

what is the theme of the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo'.

    Ans. In the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo' the poet compares the life of a tiger in the zoo with the tiger in its real natural habitat. According to the poet the wild animals should be in their natural habitat.