CLASS 10 ENGLISH LITERATURE - A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Q 8. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. [4 x 1 = 4]

If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with spots is peppered,

As soon as he has lept on you,

You’ll know it is the leopard.

‘Twill do no good to roar with pain,

He’ll only lep and lep again.

 

Questions

a. What does leopard doo on seeing you?

b. Name the poetess of the above lines.

c. One can recognise a leopard by:

(i) its yellow eyes

(ii) its hide

(iii) its growl

(iv) its whiskers

d. The antonym of ‘strolling’ from the above lines is

(i) dancing

(ii) walking

(iii) running

(iv) skipping

Answer:

a. The leopard leaps at you on seeing you.

b. The poetess is Carolyn Wells.

c. (ii) its hide

d. (iii) running