A Tiger in the Zoo — Grammar Exercises
Two grammar exercises based on real NCERT sentences from this chapter. Practise the editing and gap-filling formats tested in CBSE Section B.
Exercise 1Editing / Error Correction
The sentence below has one grammatical error. Find the incorrect word and write the correction.
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The poem uses the literary present tense (present tense for ongoing, timeless truths). The subject 'He' is third person singular. In simple present, third person singular subjects (he/she/it) take a verb with '-s': 'stalks'. 'Stalk' (without -s) would be correct for 'they' or 'I', not 'he'.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
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Leslie Norris writes that the tiger 'should be lurking in shadow' — 'shadow' is the specific word used in the poem. The tiger's natural habitat involves hiding in shadow to stalk prey. 'Darkness', 'silence', and 'trees' are plausible but are not Norris's words. The poem's vocabulary is frequently tested in extract questions.
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