Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:    [5]

Or if some time when roaming round, A noble wild beast greets you, With black stripes on a yellow ground, Just notice if he eats you. This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern.

1. Who is the 'noble wild beast' in the above lines?

   1. zebra

   2. Asian Tiger

   3. Asian Lion

   4. Bengal Tiger

2. Complete the sentence appropriately.
   It is clear that ‘Alliteration’ is the poetic device used for 'roaming round' because ______. (Clue: explain how alliteration applies here)
3. State whether the following statement is True or False:
   The extract helps to identify a Royal Bengal Tiger.

4. In the given lines, what effect does the poet create?
   'Just notice if he eats you.
   This simple rule may help you learn
   The Bengal Tiger to discern.'

   1. irony
   2. terror
   3. sympathy
   4. criticism
5. Which word in the extract tells you that you have recognized the ‘noble beast’?
   1. rule
   2. discern
   3. roaming
   4. notice

Answer 1

1. Bengal Tiger
2. It is clear that ‘Alliteration’ is the poetic device used for 'roaming round' because both words begin with the same consonant sound 'r', creating a rhythmic effect.
3. This statement is True.
4. terror
5. roaming