5. Poem – A Tiger in the Zoo – Textbook Worksheet

Q.1. What is the tiger doing in its cage?
(a)
 Jumping
(b) Terrorising
(c) Sleeping
(d) Stalking

Q.2. Whose noise does tiger hear last at night?
(a)
 Noise of the animals
(b) Noise of the patrolling cars
(c) Noise of the villagers
(d) Noise of the visitors

Q.3. Explain why the Tiger ignores the visitors at the zoo? 

Q.4. What does the poet mean when he says that the Tiger’s strength is behind the bars?

Q.5. Explain how the poet contrasts the Tiger in the cage to the Tiger in the jungle? 

Q.6. What is the tiger doing? Why is he ignoring the visitors?

Q.7. Describe the tiger in the wild.

Q.8. Is it right to confine wild animals into cages? Why or why not?

Q.9. How does a tiger create terror for the villagers?

Q.10. Why does the tiger express his rage quietly?

The solutions of the worksheet “Worksheet Solutions: A Tiger in the Zoo