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

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, 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 extract given below 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.
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.

  1. (i)

    'Quiet rage' refers to the tigers …………..

    1. (A)helplessness
    2. (B)he has not been able to hunt
    3. (C)his prey has not come to the water hole
    4. (D)he is not free
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    He is lurking in shadows because ………..

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Complete the sentence appropriately: It is clear that metaphor is the poetic device used for 'pads of velvet' because ……………… (clue-explain how metaphor applies here).

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Find a word from the extract which means – to walk with measured, stiff or haughty strides:

    1. (A)steps
    2. (B)lurking
    3. (C)pads
    4. (D)stalk
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: The tiger is stealthily waiting for the deer to come to the water hole.

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think about why the tiger's rage is silent and what it cannot do.

Hint 2

In (iii), is the word 'like' used in the comparison?

Hint 3

In (v), is the tiger really free to wait at 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 tiger is caged and cannot act, so his 'quiet rage' shows his (A) helplessness.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) He should be lurking in the shadows because he is waiting for his prey, the deer, to come.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) A metaphor compares two things directly without 'like' or 'as'. Here the softness of the tiger's paws is directly compared to velvet.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) 'Stalk' means to walk with measured, stiff or haughty strides, so the answer is (D) stalk.

    1 mark

  5. (v) False. The tiger is in a cage and cannot lurk or wait stealthily. The poem only says that this is what he should be doing.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) A; (ii) he is waiting for his prey/deer; (iii) it directly compares the softness of the paws to velvet; (iv) D; (v) False

Where the marks are

  • (i) helplessness (1 mark)
  • (ii) waiting for prey/deer (1 mark)
  • (iii) direct comparison of paws and velvet without as/like (1 mark)
  • (iv) stalk (1 mark)
  • (v) False (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 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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