A Tiger in the Zoo by Leslie Norris( Questions and answers)
A TIGER IN THE ZOO
* Word Meaning
a) Stalks Walk slowly
b) Vivid Bright / Clear
c) Quiet Calm / Silent
d) Rage Violent anger
e) Plump Fat
f) Lurking Hiding
g) Snarling Roaring
h) Baring Showing
i) Fangs Teeth
j) Claws Nails
k) Terrorising Frightening
l) Brilliant Very bright
m) Concrete Made of sand and stone
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS
a) Where does the tiger stalk?
= The tiger stalks in a concrete cell on soft velvet.
b) Where should the tiger be lurking ?
= The tiger should be lurking in shadow near the water hole sliding through long grass.
c) What is a Water hole ?
= Water hole is a natural source of water in a forest or jungle where the animals come to quench their thirst.
d) Why do the animals come to the Water hole ?
= The animals come to the water hole to quench their thirst.
e) Where should the tiger be snarling ?
= The tiger should be snarling around the houses at the jungle edge.
f) Where is the tiger kept after being captured ?
= After being captured the tiger is kept in a man made concrete cell.
g) Whom does the tiger terrorise ?
= The tiger terrorises the villagers who live in the houses at the jungle edge.
h) Where does the tiger stare with its brilliant eyes ?
= The tiger stares with its brilliant eyes at the brilliant stars in the sky.
i) What does the tiger hear at night ?
= At night the tiger hears the last voice of the patrolling cars.
k) Why should the tiger be lurking near the water hole ?
= The tiger should be lurking near the water hole for plump deer.
Question answer for two marks.
a) How does the tiger terrorise the villagers ?
= The tiger terrorises the villagers by snarling around their houses and by baring its white fangs and claws.
b) What could the tiger have been doing if it were in its natural habitat ?
= If the tiger were in its natural habitat , it would have been lurking in shadow near the water hole for its prey and terrorising the villagers by snarling around their houses. Moreover, it would have been playing and roaming under the open sky along with its friends.
c) Why does the tiger ignore the visitors ?
= The tiger ignores the visitors because it is caged in a man made concrete cell and it can't show its strength like the other animals in the jungle.
d) Who hears the last voice and of what ?
= The tiger caged in a man made concrete cell hears the last voice of the patrolling cars at night.
RHYMING WORDS OF THE POEM
Cage Rage
Grass Pass
Edge Village
Bars Visitors
Cars Stars
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
" He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet
In his quiet rage."
QUESTIONS
a) Name the poet and the poem of these above lines.
= Leslie Norris is the poet and " A Tiger in the Zoo " is the poem of these above lines.
b) Who is 'he' referred to here?
= Here 'he' is referred to the tiger caged in a man made concrete cell.
c) Where does he stalk ?
= He stalks in a cage where he is kept after being captured.
B) He should be snarling around houses
At the jungle's edge,
Baring his white fangs, his claws
Terrorising the village !
QUESTIONS
a) Where should the tiger be snarling ?
= The tiger should be snarling around the houses of the villagers who live at the jungle's edge.
b) Whom does the tiger threaten ?
= The tiger threatens the villagers who live at the jungle's edge.
e) How does the Tiger terrorise the villagers ?
= The tiger terrorises the villagers by snarling around their houses.
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