Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions.

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 (A Tiger in the Zoo)

1. Identify and name any one figure of speech in the above extract.    [2]
2. Fill in the blank with one word.    [1]
   The tiger’s stalking on ‘pads of velvet’ suggests a movement that is ______.
3. Based on the given lines from the poem, which words would best describe the feelings of the tiger?    [1]
   1. Calm and content
   2. Both subdued and angry
   3. Both frustrated and happy
   4. Both angry and famished
4. Select the option that applies the same rhyme scheme as the first four lines of the given extract.    [1]
   1. The people along the sand
      All turn and look one way
      They turn their back on the land
      They look at the sea all day
   2. Along the sand, the people
      All turn and look one way
      They turn back on the sand
      They look at the sea all day
   3. The people along the sand
      Look one way and all turn
      Their backs on the land
      They look at the sea all day
   4. The people along the sand
      They turn their back on the land
      They look one way
      At the sea all day.

Answer 1

1. Metaphor
2. The tiger’s stalking on ‘pads of velvet’ suggests a movement that is silent.
3. Both subdued and angry
4. Along the sand, the people
   All turn and look one way
   They turn back on the sand
   They look at the sea all day