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He stalks in his vivid… (Class 10 English 2023, Q7b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/1/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/1/1, section C, question 7(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(b) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedA Tiger in the Zoo

He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage
He should be lurking in shadow
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

  1. (i)

    Complete the sentence appropriately. The vivid stripes refer to the ______.

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Which word from the extract is the opposite of ‘loud’ ?

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    The use of the phrase ‘pads of velvet’ means

    1. (a)neck
    2. (b)tail
    3. (c)skin
    4. (d)paws
    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    State whether the following statement is True or False : The confinement of the cramped space of the cage has restricted the tiger’s steps.

    1 mark
  5. (v)

    The tiger was lurking in shadow _________.

    1. (a)to catch its prey
    2. (b)as the cage was dark
    3. (c)as the velvet was quiet
    4. (d)as he was in a rage
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Ask whose stripes the poet describes.

Hint 2

Look for a word in the extract meaning soft and silent.

Hint 3

For (v), think about why a tiger lurks near a water hole.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (i) The vivid stripes refer to the stripes of the tiger.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) quiet. It is the opposite of 'loud'.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) (d) paws. The tiger's soft paws make no sound.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) True. The tiger can take only a few steps in the cramped cage.

    1 mark

  5. (v) (a) to catch its prey. In the wild the tiger would lurk near the water hole to hunt deer.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) stripes of a tiger; (ii) quiet; (iii) paws; (iv) True; (v) to catch its prey

Where the marks are

  • (i) stripes of a tiger (1 mark)
  • (ii) quiet (1 mark)
  • (iii) paws (1 mark)
  • (iv) True (1 mark)
  • (v) to catch its prey (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: A Tiger in the Zoo (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Tiger in the Zoo, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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