A tiger in the zoo Class 10 MCQ for HSLC 2025

A tiger in the zoo Class 10 MCQ for HSLC 2025: A Tiger in the Zoo is the poem no three from class 10 NCERT English textbook. A Tiger in the Zoo is written by poet Leslie Norris. Here you can avail A tiger in the zoo Class 10 MCQ question with answer for HSLC 2025.

A tiger in the zoo Class 10 Important MCQ for HSLC 2025 SEBA

Q1. Name the poet of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’.

(a) Leslie Norris

(b) Robert Frost

(c) Carolyn Wells

(d) Walt Whitman

Ans: (a) Leslie Norris

Q2. The poem draws a contrast between and

(a) animals, human beings

(b) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

(c) tiger in a zoo, humans

(d) humans, tiger in forest

Ans: (b) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

Q3 ‘He’ refers to:

(a) the guard

(b) the poet

(c) the tiger

(d) None of these

Ans: (c) the tiger

Q4. What describes ‘tiger in a cell’ ?

a) Locked in concrete cell

b) Snarling around houses

c) Shadow, long grass

d) Baring his white fangs

Ans: (a) Locked in concrete cell

Q5. What has been personified in the poem ?

(a) tiger

(b) forest

(c) zoo

(d) all of the above

Ans: (a) tiger

Q6. Where should the tiger hide to himself ?

(a) behind the tree

(b) in the shadow

(c) in the house

(d) in the jungle

Ans: (b) in the shadow

Q7.  ‘shadow’ here, refers to the shadow of:

(a) the tiger

(b) long grass

(c) water hole

(d) deer

Ans: (b) long grass

Q8. Why should he be lurking in shadow ?

(a) Out of fear

(b) Out of anger

(c) To catch the deer

(d) Both a. and b.

Ans: (c) To catch the deer

Q9. Who passes near the water hole ?

(a) Fat Pig

(b) Fat Buffalo

(c) Fat Deer

(d) All of the Above

Ans: (c) Fat Deer

Q10. How does the caged tiger react to the visitors ?

(a) He ignores them

(b) With a happy face

(c) With a sad face

(d) Proudly

Ans: (a) He ignores them

A tiger in the zoo Class 10 Common MCQ for HSLC 2025 SEBA

Q11. Why does the tiger snarl ?

(a) To show his anger

(b) Feeling helpless

(c) Wants to runaway 

(d) Both a and b

Ans: (d) Both a and b

Q12. The tiger hears the voice of at night.

(a) patrolling cars

(b) guards

(c) other jungle animals

(d) birds

Ans: (a) patrolling cars

Q13. Where does the voice come from ?

(a) The tiger

(b) The patrolling cars

(c) The river

(d) The deer

Ans: (b) The patrolling cars

Q14. At what does the tiger look at in night ?

(a) Patrolling cars

(b) His House

(c) Stars

(d) All of the Above

Ans: (c) Stars

Q15. The word 'stares’ means:

(a) neglects

(b) glares

(c) ignores

(d) avoids

Ans: (b) glares

Q16. How do the eyes of the tiger look?

(a) Sad

(b) brilliant

(c) dark

(d) Light

Ans: (b) brilliant

Q17. Name the poetic device used in the line “Baring his white fangs, his claws”.

(a) metaphor

(b) assonance

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Consonance

Ans: (d) Consonance

Q18. Name the poetic device used in the line “He stalks in his vivid stripes”.

(a) metaphor

(b) assonance

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Consonance

Ans: (d) Consonance

Q19. Name the poetic device used in the line “On pads of velvet quiet”.

(a) Metaphor

(b) Assonance

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Consonance

Ans: (a) Metaphor

Q20. Name the poetic device used in the line “In his quiet rage”.

(a) Metaphor

(b) Assonance

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Consonance

Ans: (c) Oxymoron 

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