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Read the following extract… (Class 10 English 2023, Q7b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/6/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/6/1, 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 by choosing the most appropriate option: 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)

    'He' is in a rage because he is

    1. (a)hungry
    2. (b)tied
    3. (c)thirsty
    4. (d)in a cage
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    He is lurking in the shadow because _______.

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    The above lines express the tiger's _______.

    1. (a)resignation
    2. (b)fear
    3. (c)anger
    4. (d)acceptance
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Where is the tiger pacing 'the few steps'?

Hint 2

What would a tiger do while hiding in shadow near a water hole?

Hint 3

'Quiet rage' names an emotion. Which option matches it?

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) (d) in a cage. He paces only the few steps of his cage, which is why he rages.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) ...he wants to catch his prey, the plump deer that pass the water hole, since a tiger in the wild hides in shadow to hunt.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) (c) anger. The 'quiet rage' of the caged tiger shows his anger.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) (d) in a cage; (ii) he wants to hunt/catch his prey; (iii) (c) anger

Where the marks are

  • (i) Option (d) (1 mark)
  • (ii) To catch or hunt prey (1 mark)
  • (iii) Option (c) anger (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 2/6/1: every question, by section.

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