THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON
A. Very Sort Type Questions : Marks : 1
1. Choose from the box given below the
words that rhyme with the following.
(a) rage, house, [HSLC’16]
taste, rest,
cage, loud,
fresh, mouse, vague
|
Answer :
rage ----------- cage
House ----------- mouse
(b) bright, sound, [HSLC’17]
Call,
caught, sing, right, call, around, hat
|
Answer :
bright -------- right
Sound ---------- around
2. Choose the correct alternative :
(a) The poem, ”The Tale of
Custard The Dragon” is written by
(i) Ogden Nash (ii) Robin Klein (iii) John Berryman
Answer : (i) Ogden Nash
(b) Belinda lived in a
(i) cottage (ii) palace (iii) little white house
Answer : (iii) little white
house
(c) The name of the little black
kitten is
(i) Blink (ii) Ink
(iii) Mustard
Answer : (ii) Ink
(d) Belinda called the dragon as
(i) custard (ii) Mustard (iii) blink
Answer : (i) custard
(e) The Dragon’s mouth was like
a
(i) chimney (ii) mantel piece (iii) fireplace
Answer : (iii) fireplace
(f) They all heard a ….. sound
(i) sweet (ii) nasty (iii) buzzing
Answer : (ii) nasty
(g) The pirate was equipped
with.
(i) pistol in his left hand
(ii) pistol in his right hand
(iii) pistols in both hand
Answer : (iii) pistols in both
hand
3. Say true or false
(a) Belinda had a little black
kitten named Blink.
Answer : False.
(b) Belinda had a pet dragon
named Custard.
Answer: True.
(c) Belinda had pet dragon named
Mustard.
Answer : False.
(d) The dragon had big sharp
teeth.
Answer : True
(e) The dragon’s mouth was like
a fireplace.
Answer : True
(f) Percival was the other name
given to the dragon.
Answer : True
(g) A thief had entered into
Belinda’s little white house.
Answer : True
(h) Custard finished off the
pirate by gobbling.
Answer : True
(i) Custard had been compared to
robin.
Answer : True
(j) Custard agreed that he alone
was brave.
Answer : False
4. Why did Custard cry for a nice safe
cage? [HSLC’15] (2/3marks)
Answer :
Custard cried for a nice safe cage because he was too scared to stay out in the
open
and though he was the largest
animal but actually he was a scared dragon who wanted a
cage to keep him safe. In this poem Belinda
along with her all animals called Custard as
‘cowardly dragon’.
5. How was Custard dragon receive after
he had killed the pirate? [HSLC’18]
(2/3marks)
Answer :
After Custard ate up the pirate Belinda gave him a hug, Mustard the dog licked
him with
love, and Ink and blink , the
cat and the mouse, danced around Custard with happiness and
in praise of his bravery.
6. Name the poet of the poem , “The
Tale of Custard The dragon”.
Answer : Ogden Nash is the poet
of the poem , “The Tale of Custard The dragon”.
7. Where did Belinda live?
Answer : Belinda lived in a
little white house.
8. What was the name of the little
black kitten?
Answer :
The name of the little black kitten was
Ink.
9. What was the name of the little grey
mouse?
Answer :
The name of the little grey mouse was Blink.
10. What was the name of the little yellow
dog?
Answer :
The name of the little yellow dog was Mustard.
11. What did Belinda call the little pet
dragon?
Answer :
Belinda called the little pet dragon ‘Custard’.
12. Name pets of Belinda?
Answer :
The name of the pets of Belinda—
(i) Black kitten
----- Ink
(ii) Grey mouse ---- Blink
(iii) Yellow dog ----- Mustard
(iv) Dragon ------- Custard/
Percival
13. Who possessed the big sharp teeth?
Answer :
The dragon had big sharp teeth.
14. How was the dragon’s mouth looked
like?
Answer :
The dragon’s mouth was looked like fireplace.
15. What did the dragon have on his toes?
Answer :
The dragon had daggers on his toes.
16. With what, did the poet compare Belinda’s
braveness?
Answer :
The poet compared Belinda’s braveness with a Barrel full of bears.
17. Who chased lions down the stairs?
Answer
: Ink and Blink chased lions down the
stairs.
18. Whom did Belinda tickle?
Answer :
Belinda tickled the dragon.
19. Whom did, Ink, Blink and Mustard,
called Percival?
Answer :
Ink , Blink and Mustard , called the ‘dragon’ Percival.
20. The dragon was called Percival. Who
called it Percival?
Answer : Ink , Blink and Mustard , called the ‘dragon’
Percival.
21. Who, according to all pets and
Belinda, was coward?
Answer :
According to all pets and Belinda, the dragon was coward.
22. What happened when Belinda laughed?
Answer: Belinda
23. What sound was heard by all of them?
Answer :
All of them heard a nasty sound.
24. How did Ink react when it heard a
nasty sound?
Answer :
Ink cried ‘Meowch !’ when it heard a nasty sound.
25. Who entered into Belinda’s little
white house ?
Answer :
A pirate entered into Belinda’s little white house.
26. What did the Pirate carry in both his
hands?
Answer :
The pirate carried pistols in his both
hands.
27. How was the pirate’s beard?
Answer :
The pirates beard was black.
28. With what, was the pirate’s one leg
made of?
Answer :
The pirates one leg was made up of wood.
29. Why did Belinda cry for help?
Answer :
Belinda cried for help because a pirate entered into her white house.
30. How did Custard look like when he
clashed with the pirate?
Answer :
The Custard look like a snorting engine when he clashed with the pirate.
31. How many bullets did the pirate fire?
Answer :
The pirate fired two bullets.
32. Who ate the pirate?
Answer :
The dragon, Custard ate the pirate
33. Who amongst the pets was judged as
brave?
Answer :
Mustard was judged as brave amongst the pets.
34. what is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer :
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ballad style.
35. Give the rhyming of the following
words :
House, wagon, ink, teeth, nose,
bears, rage, age, sound, right, wood, dragon, hit, gyrate.
Answer :
House ------- mouse
Wagon
------- dragon
Ink
--------- blink
Teeth
----- underneath
Nose
------ toes
Bears
------- stairs
Rage
----- cage
Age
-----cage
Sound
------ around
Right
------ bright
Wood
------ good
Dragon
------- flagon
Hit
----- bit
Gyrate
---- pirate .
B. Short type questions : (2/3 marks)
1. Where did Belinda live? Name the
pets possessed by her?
Answer :
Belinda lived in a little white house.
The pets possessed by her ---
(i) Black kitten
(ii) grey mouse
(iii) yellow dog
(iv) pet dragon
2. Who was Ink? Who was Blink?
Answer :
The black kitten was Ink and the little grey mouse was Blink.
3. Who was Mustard? Who was Custard?
Answer :
A yellow dog was Mustard and the dragon was Custard .
4. Briefly described the physical
features of the dragon?
Answer :
The physical features of the dragon –
(i) He had big sharp teeth
(ii) He had spikes on top of him
and scales underneath.
(iii) He had mouth like a
fireplace.
(iv) He had a nose like a
chimney.
(v) He had toes like draggers.
5. Why did the dragon cry for nice safe
cage?
Answer :
Custard cried for a nice safe cage because he was too scared to stay out in the
open.
6. Why is the dragon called “Cowardly
dragon” ?
Answer :
Custard was called cowardly dragon because though he was the largest and
fiercest looking of them all, but at
heart he was a scared dragon who wanted a cage to keep him safe.
7. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him
unmerciful……….” Why?
Answer :
All the pets of Belinda had been tickled Custard, the dragon for his coward
because Custard was very little in size. Belinda also joined in the fun and
teased him without mercy.
8. How did all the pets and Belinda
react when they heard a nasty sound?
Answer :
When they heard a nasty sound, Mustard growled and they all looked around. Ink
cried ‘Meowch’ and Belinda cried ‘Ooh!’ . Belinda’s face was paled and she
cried for help. And Mustard fled with a terrified yelp. Ink went to the bottom
of the household and Blink entered into hole.
9. Describe briefly the pirate?
Answer :
The pirate entered to the Belinda’s house through a window. He had pistols in
both hands and he had a bright cutless in his teeth. His bared was black and
one leg was wood.
10. How did Custard face the pirate?
Answer :
After watching the pirate all the Belinda’s pets were run away but the dragon
jumped on the pirate with snorting like an engine and he also clashed his tail
like irons in a dungeon with a clatter. Again he went at the pirate like a
robin at a worm and the pirate fired two bullets but it didn’t hit him. The
dragon gobbled the pirate every bit .
Thus Custard faced the pirate.
11. How did Custard prove that he was
brave dragon?
Answer :
After watching the pirate all other pets along with Belinda except the dragon had afraid of the pirate,
but the dragon jumped on pirate with snorting like an engine and clashed his
tail like irons in a dungeon. He went at the pirate like a robin and though the
pirate fired two bullets to him but it didn’t hit and the Custard gobbled him
every bit. Thus the dragon proved himself that he was a brave dragon.
12. Why did Ink and Blink gyrate in glee?
Answer :
After killed the pirate by the dragon
Ink and Blink were in glee and they did gyrate around the dragon who ate the pirate because they had
very afraid of the pirate.
13. How did Belinda and her pets behave
when the pirate had been killed by Custard?
Answer :
When the pirate had been killed by Custard Belinda embraced the dragon and Mustard licked him. They
had not mourned for pirate victim. Ink and Blink were in glee and they did
gyrate around the dragon who ate the pirate .
14. How did all boast of their false
bravery?
Answer :
After killed the pirate by the dragon, the little dog Mustard told that he
would have been twice as brave if he had not been flustered. Again Ink and
Blink told that they would have been three times as brave, they think. Thus these
pets showed their false bravery .
15. Who amongst them was actually brave?
How did he show his bravery?
Answer :
Actually Custard, the dragon was brave amongst them.
After watching the pirate all
other pets along with Belinda except the
dragon had afraid of the pirate, but the dragon jumped on pirate with snorting
like an engine and clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon. He went at the
pirate like a robin and though the pirate fired two bullets to him but it
didn’t hit and the Custard gobbled him every bit. Thus the dragon showed his
bravery.
16. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him
unmerciful.
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they
rudely called him, Percival,
They all sat laughing in the
little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon”
(a) Who is ‘him’ referred to here ?
Answer : ‘Him’ referred to here is Custard, the
dragon.
(b) Whom did Ink, Blink and Mustard called
Percival?
Answer : Ink, Blink and Mustard called Percival
to the dragon.
17. “Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his
right.
And he held in his teeth a
cutlass bright,
His beard was black , one leg
was wood;
It clear that that the pirate
meant no good.”
(a) Name the poet and the poem?
Answer : Ogden Nash is the poet
of the poem “The tale of Custard the Dragon”.
(b) Who is ‘his’ referred to
here?
Answer : ‘His referred to here
is the pirate.
(c) What did he carry in his
hands?
Answer : He carried pistols in
both hands.
18. “But presently up spoke little dog
Mustard,
I’d have been twice as brave if
I hadn’t been flustered,
And up spoke Ink and up spoke
Blink,
We’d have been three times as
brave, we think,
And Custard said, I quite agree
That everybody is braver than
me.”
(a) Name poet and the poem.
Answer : Ogden Nash is the poet
of the poem “The tale of Custard the Dragon”.
(b) What did the Mustard speak?
Answer : After finished off the pirate by the
dragon, Mustard told that he would have been twice as brave if he had not been
flustered.
(c) What did the Custard say?
Answer : Custard had agreed what they had said
on their braveness and told them that everybody is braver than him.
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