The Tiger King - Part 2

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2nd May, 2020
Day 5

Good morning gentlemen

I hope you all are keeping well. Yesterday, a new lesson was started and you all were asked to read the first three part of the lesson, The Tiger King by Kalki.

Today we shall continue reading the story but through a Google meet. The link for the meet is given below for both the classes.

 Students, please take a note that you enter the meet meant for your class only.  

12 - B
meet.google.com/grb-kqir-ycs



12 - E
meet.google.com/uxt-gvke-uxz



A Power point presentation is also attached here for your reference, Kindly go through the same.




I hope the PPT will help you understand the story better. 

 Do the MCQs given below for the chapter during the weekend. 


                                             Multiple Choice Type Questions

1. Kalki, the author of ‘the tiger king’ has used a background, days of ________ kings dominating their subjects.
a) just              b) brave                       c) eccentric                  d) gullible


2. Band informs the readers in the beginning that the tiger king is __________
a) mortal                      b) gullible                    c) eccentric                  d) immortal


3. How old was the prince when he ridiculed the astrologer?
a) 10 days                   b) 10 weeks                 c) 10 months               d) 10 years


4. The astrologer told the tiger king that death would come from a tiger because  he was born in the hour of the ________.
a) snake                       b) lion              c) bull              d) deer


5. What character trait of the prince is revealed when he utters the words, ‘Let tigers beware’?
a) humility                   b) arrogance                c) pride                        d) will-power


6. The tiger king was crowned at the age of _______.
a) 10                b) 14                c) 20                d) 24


7. The astrologer stated that he would ___________ if the king killed the 100th tiger.
a) leave the state                     b) kill himself              c) cut his hair               d) denounce the world


8. The state ________ tiger killing.
a) encouraged             b) protected                c) restricted                 d) banned


9. Maharaja and Dewan _____the British officers to save the kingdom.
a) entertained              b) bribed                     c) pacified                   d) confronted


10. In 10 years of hunting expedition, the Maharaja killed _______ tigers.
a) 30                b) 50                c) 70                d) 90


11. The Maharaja was sunk in gloom because
a) there were no tigers to kill.
b) the British officer was angry.
c) he had not purchased his son’s birthday present.
d) the British officer’s wife accepted all the gifts.


12. The king thought of ________ the land tax.
a) reducing                  b) abolishing               c) doubling                  d) imposing


13. The frustrated king asked the Dewan to ______
a) to resign                  b) to go to far off places to search a tiger
c) to invite the British officer             d) to get a tiger from Madras zoo


14. The 100th Tiger had ______
a) been shot dead                    b) fainted                    c) disappeared             d) been set free


15. Who shot the 100th tiger?
a) the tiger king                       b) the dewan               c) the British officer                d) hunter


16. What did the king buy for his son?
a) a real tiger               b) a toy car                  c) a toy tiger                d) a toy gun


17. What was the original cost of the present?
a) 2 annas and a quarter                      b) 2 annas and a half               c) one and a half annas
d) 3 annas


18. The shopkeeper sold the tiger for _______.
a) 30 rupees                 b) 60 rupees                c) 120 rupees               d) 300 rupees


19. Identify the literary device in ‘like quills all over’.
a) metaphor                 b) simile                      c) alliteration               d) personification       


20. What shows the false ego and pride of the king in the story?
a) his killing of tigers and no concern for nature                    b) his desire to marry
c) his orders from time to time                                                d) none


21. How has the writer proved the futility of king’s desires?
a) by showing him a victim of a toy tiger
b) by showing him as a powerful king
c) by making the tiger kill 99 tigers
d) all


22. What proved Dewan’s resourcefulness?
a) his wit                     b) his intelligence        c) his ability to manage a tiger            d) none


23. What is the irony in the story?
a) kings’ desire to prove predictions wrong
b) king’s desire to marry
c) king’s desires to kill tigers
d) the king killed 99 tigers and died of a toy tiger


24. What does Kalki try to show in the story?
a) the futility to go against the destiny           b) king’s shallowness          c) false pride and ego
d) none


25. What is the theme of the story?
a) Desire of power
b) Desire to have power for one's selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people
c) desire to help others
d) none

Will be back on Monday with short answers type questions for the lesson. 

MARK YOUR ATTENDANCE USING THE LINK GIVEN BELOW. 




Till then

Take care

Stay safe

Enjoy your Sunday

God bless you all!

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