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Read the following extract… (Class 10 English 2023, Q7B)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/2/1, 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

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: He hears the last voice at night. The patrolling cars, And stares with his brilliant eyes At the brilliant stars. He stalks in his vivid stripes A few steps of his cage.

  1. (i)

    Whose is the last voice heard by the tiger?

    1. (A)police jeep
    2. (B)patrolling cars
    3. (C)watchmen
    4. (D)roar of lion
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Complete the sentence appropriately. It is clear that 'Repetition' is the poetic device used for 'his brilliant eyes at the brilliant stars' because __________. (Clue: explain how repetition applies here)

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    The main contrasting ideas in this extract are

    1. (A)tiger and deer.
    2. (B)cruelty and sympathy.
    3. (C)confinement and freedom.
    4. (D)master and slave.
    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    The use of the word 'stalks' creates an image of

    1. (A)cowardice.
    2. (B)frustration.
    3. (C)lethargy.
    4. (D)purposefulness.
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    State whether the following statement is True or False: The poem uses 'staring at the sky' to symbolize the freedom 'he' yearns for.

    1 mark

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Read line 2 of the extract for what the tiger hears.

Hint 2

Check the option letters carefully against the exact words in the poem.

Hint 3

'Patrolling cars' is option (b), not (a).

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 last voice the tiger hears at night is 'The patrolling cars', which is option (b).

    1 mark

  2. (ii) The word 'brilliant' is repeated for the tiger's eyes and for the stars. This creates a musical effect and emphasises the brilliance.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) The caged tiger is contrasted with the free, distant stars, so the answer is (c) confinement and freedom.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Stalking only a few steps of his cage shows restlessness, so the answer is (b) frustration.

    1 mark

  5. (v) True. His staring at the stars and sky symbolises the freedom he yearns for.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) (b) patrolling cars; (ii) repetition of 'brilliant' creates a musical effect and emphasises the brilliance; (iii) (c) confinement and freedom; (iv) (b) frustration; (v) True

Where the marks are

  • (i) (b) patrolling cars (1 mark)
  • (ii) repetition of 'brilliant' creates a musical effect/emphasises brilliance (1 mark)
  • (iii) (c) confinement and freedom (1 mark)
  • (iv) (b) frustration (1 mark)
  • (v) True (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 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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