How To Tell Wild Animals Revision Class 10 English

Class 10 English – Mock Test

Poem: How to Tell Wild Animals — 30 Marks

By Carolyn Wells | CBSE Pattern

Time: 1 Hour

Maximum Marks: 30

General Instructions

All questions are compulsory.

Answer the questions in clear and complete sentences.

Read the extracts carefully before answering.

Section A – Very Short Answer Questions

10 × 1 = 10 Marks

Q1. Who is the poet of How to Tell Wild Animals?

Q2. What kind of animal is the Asian Lion?

Q3. Where might one encounter the Asian Lion?

Q4. How can you identify a Bengal Tiger?

Q5. What does the Bengal Tiger do when it catches a person?

Q6. Which animal is described as having a “hideous” appearance?

Q7. How can one identify the Crocodile?

Q8. What does the Hyena do when it sees its prey?

Q9. Which animal is known for hugging its victim?

Q10. What is the main literary device used throughout the poem to create humour?

Section B – Short Answer Questions

10 × 1 = 10 Marks

Q11. Why is it difficult to identify the Asian Lion in the forest?

Q12. How does the poet describe the Bengal Tiger?

Q13. What humorous situation does the poet present while describing the Bengal Tiger?

Q14. How can you recognise a Leopard according to the poet?

Q15. Why does the poet say that a Leopard will “lep and lep”?

Q16. How does the poet describe the Bear?

Q17. What is humorous about the description of the Crocodile?

Q18. How does the poet distinguish between a Hyena and a Crocodile?

Q19. Why does the poet describe the Chameleon as a creature that can be seen “if ever you should see one”?

Q20. What makes How to Tell Wild Animals an amusing poem?

Section C – Extract-Based Questions

2 × 5 = 10 Marks

Q21. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

“If strolling forth, a beast you view,

Whose hide with yellow stripes is bright,

Just notice if he eats you…”

a. Which animal is being described?

b. What is the colour/pattern of its body?

c. What does the poet jokingly suggest about identifying this animal?

d. Name the poet of the poem.

e. What is the tone of the extract?

Q22. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

“The true Chameleon is small,

A lizard sort of thing;

He doesn’t have ears at all,

And not a single wing.”

a. What animal is described in these lines?

b. What type of creature is it?

c. What physical feature does it lack?

d. Identify the figure of speech in “not a single wing” if applicable.

e. Why is the description humorous?

COMPLETE ANSWER KEY

Section A – Answers

Ans. 1. The poet of How to Tell Wild Animals is Carolyn Wells.

Ans. 2. The Asian Lion is a large, powerful wild animal with a tawny appearance.

Ans. 3. One might encounter the Asian Lion in the Asian jungle.

Ans. 4. A Bengal Tiger can be identified by its yellow coat with black stripes.

Ans. 5. The Bengal Tiger eats the person it catches.

Ans. 6. The Hyena is described as having a “hideous” appearance.

Ans. 7. The Crocodile can be identified by its tears, which appear when it eats its prey.

Ans. 8. The Hyena laughs when it sees its prey.

Ans. 9. The Bear is known for hugging its victim.

Ans. 10. Humour and irony are used extensively throughout the poem to make the descriptions amusing.

Section B – Answers

Ans. 11. It is difficult to identify the Asian Lion because it is a dangerous wild animal. The poet humorously suggests that if it roars at us while we are in the jungle, we will know that it is the lion.

Ans. 12. The Bengal Tiger is described as a beautiful animal with yellow skin and black stripes. It is also shown as a dangerous animal that can attack a person.

Ans. 13. The humorous situation is that the poet suggests we can identify the Bengal Tiger when it attacks and eats us. The idea of learning its identity at such a dangerous moment creates humour.

Ans. 14. A Leopard can be recognised when it suddenly leaps upon a person. The poet says that it will keep leaping repeatedly.

Ans. 15. The repetition of “lep and lep” humorously suggests that the Leopard will continue jumping on its victim again and again.

Ans. 16. The Bear is described as an animal that hugs its victim tightly. The poet humorously compares its attack with an ordinary hug.

Ans. 17. The description is humorous because the poet says that the Crocodile sheds tears while eating its prey. This refers to the familiar expression “crocodile tears.”

Ans. 18. The poet distinguishes them by their sounds. The Hyena laughs, whereas the Crocodile cries or sheds tears while eating its prey.

Ans. 19. The Chameleon is difficult to notice because it can change its colour according to its surroundings. The poet humorously says that if we ever see one, we can identify it.

Ans. 20. The poem is amusing because the poet describes dangerous wild animals in a light-hearted and humorous manner. She uses irony, rhyme, repetition and exaggeration to make the descriptions funny.

Section C – Extract Answers

Q21. Answers

a. The animal being described is the Bengal Tiger.

b. It has a yellow coat with black stripes.

c. The poet jokingly suggests that if the animal attacks and eats us, we will know that it is the Bengal Tiger.

d. The poet is Carolyn Wells.

e. The tone is humorous, playful and ironic.

Q22. Answers

a. The Chameleon is described.

b. It is a small lizard-like creature.

c. It does not have ears.

d. The expression is mainly a humorous description, rather than a major figure of speech.

e. The description is humorous because the poet gives simple and unexpected details about the Chameleon and presents the animal in a playful way.

⭐ Quick Revision Tips

Asian Lion → roars

Bengal Tiger → yellow with black stripes

Leopard → leaps

Bear → hugs

Hyena → laughs

Crocodile → sheds tears

Chameleon → changes colour

Main theme → Humorous description of wild animals

Poet → Carolyn Wells

Important devices → rhyme, repetition, irony, humour and exaggeration