A Tiger in the Zoo – 30 MCQs
1. Who is the poet of the poem "A Tiger in the Zoo"?
a) Robert Frost
b) Leslie Norris
c) William Blake
d) John Keats
Ans: b) Leslie Norris
2. Where is the tiger kept in the poem?
a) In the forest
b) In a cage in the zoo
c) On a farm
d) In a circus
Ans: b) In a cage in the zoo
3. What is the mood of the tiger in the zoo?
a) Angry and loud
b) Sad and silent
c) Happy and playful
d) Excited and curious
Ans: b) Sad and silent
4. Which poetic device is used in the line "He stalks in his vivid stripes"?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
Ans: c) Alliteration
5. What do 'vivid stripes' refer to?
a) Lines on the cage
b) Stripes on the wall
c) Bright stripes on the tiger's body
d) Road stripes
Ans: c) Bright stripes on the tiger's body
6. What does the tiger do inside the cage?
a) Roars loudly
b) Sleeps peacefully
c) Paces quietly in his cage
d) Plays with other animals
Ans: c) Paces quietly in his cage
7. What is the tiger's attitude towards the visitors?
a) Friendly
b) Indifferent
c) Excited
d) Aggressive
Ans: b) Indifferent
8. Where should the tiger be according to the poet?
a) In a circus
b) In a zoo
c) In a house
d) In the jungle
Ans: d) In the jungle
9. "Lurking in shadow" shows tiger’s—
a) Power
b) Anger
c) Hunting skill
d) Happiness
Ans: c) Hunting skill
10. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a) aabb
b) abcd
c) abcb
d) abab
Ans: c) abcb
11. "He stalks in his vivid stripes" – What is the poetic device used?
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Personification
c) Imagery
d) Repetition
Ans: c) Imagery
12. What does the tiger hear in the night?
a) Loud music
b) Whispers of zoo keepers
c) Patrolling cars
d) Roaring of other animals
Ans: c) Patrolling cars
13. "He should be lurking in shadow" – Who is 'He' here?
a) A guard
b) The poet
c) The tiger
d) A hunter
Ans: c) The tiger
14. Why is the tiger not happy in the zoo?
a) He doesn't like food
b) He misses his jungle freedom
c) He wants more visitors
d) He likes to sleep all the time
Ans: b) He misses his jungle freedom
15. What does the poet try to highlight through this poem?
a) The power of animals
b) The beauty of nature
c) The sadness of animals in captivity
d) The fun of visiting zoos
Ans: c) The sadness of animals in captivity
16. What kind of cage is described in the poem?
a) Small and concrete
b) Wooden
c) Glass
d) Open
Ans: a) Small and concrete
17. The tiger ignores the visitors because—
a) He is afraid of them
b) He is too angry
c) He has accepted his fate
d) He doesn’t like noise
Ans: c) He has accepted his fate
18. What does "baring his white fangs" show?
a) Tiger is hungry
b) Tiger is sleepy
c) Tiger is showing his power
d) Tiger is in pain
Ans: c) Tiger is showing his power
19. How does the tiger react in the forest according to the poet?
a) He plays with deer
b) He attacks humans
c) He hunts and roars
d) He stays quietly
Ans: c) He hunts and roars
20. Which poetic device is used in "He hears the last voice at night"?
a) Simile
b) Personification
c) Imagery
d) Repetition
Ans: c) Imagery
21. What does the tiger dream of?
a) Running in jungle
b) Becoming a pet
c) Sleeping all day
d) Watching TV
Ans: a) Running in jungle
22. "Sliding through long grass" – what is shown here?
a) Fear
b) Hiding and hunting skill
c) Laziness
d) Weakness
Ans: b) Hiding and hunting skill
23. What is the central theme of the poem?
a) Beauty of tigers
b) Joy of jungle life
c) Cruelty of humans keeping animals in cages
d) Noise of zoos
Ans: c) Cruelty of humans keeping animals in cages
24. What does the word 'stalks' mean?
a) Sleeps
b) Watches
c) Walks slowly and quietly
d) Runs fast
Ans: c) Walks slowly and quietly
25. Which word from the poem means 'to walk proudly or angrily'?
a) Stalk
b) Lurk
c) Slide
d) Roar
Ans: a) Stalk
26. What kind of environment does the poet want for the tiger?
a) Natural and free
b) Controlled and artificial
c) Entertaining for people
d) Safe and small
Ans: a) Natural and free
27. Why does the poet feel pity for the tiger?
a) He is roaring loudly
b) He is hungry
c) He is caged and helpless
d) He is dangerous
Ans: c) He is caged and helpless
28. "Locked in a concrete cell" – what does it reflect?
a) The strength of tiger
b) The weakness of nature
c) The cruelty of humans
d) The freedom of animals
Ans: c) The cruelty of humans
29. How many stanzas are there in the poem "A Tiger in the Zoo"?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Ans: b) 5
30. What is the tone of the poem?
a) Joyful
b) Celebratory
c) Sad and sympathetic
d) Comic
Ans: c) Sad and sympathetic
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