NCERT English Class 12 | Chapter 14 | Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers | MCQs |

1. The ordeals Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by are

A. Wild animals

B. Old people

C. A heavy crowd

D. Heavy responsibilities of married life

Answer: (D) Heavy responsibilities of married life.


2. In the 3rd stanza, of what or of whom is aunt Jennifer terrified?

A. Of tigers

B. Of her death

C. Of her old age

D. Of her dominant husband

Answer: (D) Of her dominant husband.


3. What is still fresh in Aunt’s mind?

A. Happy moments

B. Early days of marriage

C. Uncle’s attitude

D. The old unhappy memories

Answer: (D) The old unhappy memories.


4. Aunt’s tigers belong in/to

A. A cage

B. Zoo

C. Mountains

D. World of green forests

Answer: (D) World of green forests.


5. What lies heavily on Aunt Jennifer’s hand?

A. Needles

B. Embroideries

C. Work pressure

D. Wedding ring

Answer: (D) Wedding ring.


6. The Prancing tigers look

A. Just like diamond

B. Just like Topaz

C. Just like coal

D. Just like stone

Answer: (B) Just like Topaz


7. The poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers addresses

A. Constraints of women

B. Constraints of married life a woman experiences

C. Constraints of women as a poet

D. None

Answer: (B) Constraints of married life a woman experiences.


8. The purpose of creating animals which are completely a contrast to aunt’s character is

A. To show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties

B. Her courage

C. Her fears and strengths

D. None

Answer: (A) To show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties. 


9. The poet suggests _______ through the different nature of characters in the poem.

A. Diversity in nature

B. All are different and unique

C. Simultaneous nature of fears and strengths of aunt. Though she has fears, yet she is not defeated by them

D) All

Answer: (C) Simultaneous nature of fears and strengths of aunt. Though she has fears, yet she is not defeated by them.


10. Towards the end, the tone of the poem becomes

A. Happy

B. Resolving

C. Hopeful

D. Sad and tensed

Answer: (D) Sad and tensed.


11. Aunt Jennifer’s tigers are different from her as

A. Aunt lives in a city and tigers in forests

B. Aunt is old and tigers are young

C. Tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified

D. None

Answer: (C) Tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified.


12. Aunt embroidered tigers on the panel

A. To express her repressed feelings

B. To express her strengths

C. To express her fighting spirit of a warrior

D. All these

Answer: (D) All these.


13. How are tigers described in the poem?

A. As ferocious

B. Fearless

C. Chivalric

D. All these

Answer: (D) All these.


14. The poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers is written by

A. Adrienne Rich

B. Jonathan Aaron

C. J. H. M. Abbott

D. Mark Abley

Answer: (A) Adrienne Rich


15. Which words depict the dominant and arrogant attitude of the wild animal in the poem?

A. Dominant

B. Arrogant

C. Adorable

D. Denizens and chivalric

Answer: (D) Denizens and chivalric.


16. What does the image ‘massive weight of the wedding band ‘mean?

A. Wedding bond of hard married life

B. Fatty structure of uncle

C. Fatty body of aunty

D. Heavy body of tiger

Answer: (A) Wedding bond of hard married life.


17. What is the meaning of the word ‘ringed’?

A. Circles of a ring

B. Her wedding ring around finger

C. Circles of responsibility of married life

D. None

Answer: (C) Circles of responsibility of married life.


18. Interpret the meaning of ‘Denizen of a world of green’.

A. Forest haters

B. Forest lovers

C. Forest dwellers

D. All

Answer: (C) Forest dwellers


19. The antonym of ‘sleek’ would be

A. Elegant

B. Smooth

C. Dull

D. None of these

Answer: (C) Dull


1. The Last Lesson MCQs

2. Lost Spring MCQs

3. Deep Water MCQs

4. The Rattrap MCQs

5. Indigo MCQs

6. Poets and Pancakes MCQs

7. The Interview MCQs

8. Going Places MCQs

9. My Mother  at Sixty-six MCQs

10. An Elementary School  Classroom in a Slum MCQs

11. Keeping Quiet MCQs

12. A Thing of Beauty MCQs

13. A Roadside Stand MCQs

14. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers MCQs

 

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