Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) - 6 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Direction: Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions that follow.

May there always be tigers
In the jungles and tall grass
May the tiger’s roar be heard,
May his thunder
Be known in the land.
At the forest pool, by Moonlight
May he drink and raise his head
Scenting the night wind.
May he crouch low in the grass
When the herdsmen pass,
And slumber in the dark caverns
When the Sun is high.
May there always be tigers.
But not so many, that one of them
Might be tempted to come into my room
In search of a meal!       Ruskin Bond

Q1: The poet wants the tigers to be
(a)  everywhere
(b)  in jungles
(c)  in fields
(d)  in his room 

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Q2: What does ‘his thunder’ mean
(a)  tiger’s cry
(b)  poet’s voice
(c)  tiger’s roar
(d)  cloud thunder

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Q3: ‘May he drink and raise his head’. Why would the tiger raise his head?
(a) To show arrogance
(b) To look around
(c) To see the Moon
(d) To smell the air 

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Q4: ‘Crouch low’ in the poem means
(a) bend low
(b) ready to jump
(c) feeling sleepy
(d) walk slowly

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Q5: ‘Slumber’ means
(a) hide
(b) sleep
(c) warm
(d) shine

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