Important Questions for Class 10 Poem Ch 4 How To Tell Wild Animals
Question 1:
Read the given extracts and answer the questions:
Though to distinguish beasts of prey
A novice might nonplus,
The Crocodile you always may
Tell from the Hyena thus:
Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.
(i) Complete the sentence with reference to the above stanza:
You’ll know it is the Hyena when ________________________.
(ii) What is the significance of the phrase “Hyenas come with merry smiles” in the poem?
How does it distinguish the personality of Hyena and Crocodile? Elaborate in about 40 words.
(iii) Identify the type of poetic device used in ‘But if they weep they’re Crocodiles’:
(a) Imagery
(b) Repetition
(c) Personification
(d) Assonance
(iv) What does the phrase ‘novice might nonplus’ mean in the above stanza?
Long-Questions (100-120 words)
Question 1:
The life of animals is different in different habitats. The animals in jungle live a free life whereas they are trapped in cages in the zoo.
Write a presentation draft including your insights, in about 120 words, comparing and contrasting the lives of various animals in a jungle and in a zoo taking help from the poems, A Tiger in the Zoo and How to tell Wild Animals.
