Q1- Who is the poet of the poem “The tale of Custard the Dragon”? A. Ogden Nash Q2- What was the name of the black kitten? A. Ink Q3- What was the name of the grey mouse? A. Blink Q4- Who is described as the timid of all? A. Dragon Q5- Who did Belinda used to tease? A. Dragon Q6: Belinda lived in a little ——- coloured house. A. White. Q7: Belinda had a —— coloured kitten. A. Black. Q8: The colour of the rat was – A. Grey. Q9: Belinda also had yellow coloured ——–. A. Dog. Q10: The name of the black kitten was – A. Ink. Q11: — was named as mustard. A. Dog. Q12: The dragon was named as custard as he was – A. Coward. Q13: The dragon’s feet were like ——-. A. Knife. Q14: Belinda was as brave as a group of – A. Bear. Q15: —- was as brave as an angry tiger. A. Mustard. Q16: —— compared with a coward knight Percival. A. Custard. Q17: A ——suddenly came to Balinda’s house through window. A. Pirate. Q18. Who saved everyone from the pirate? A. Dragon Q19. What did Custard do to the pirate? A. Ate him Q20: The pirate had a wooden ——–. A. Leg. Q21: The pirate was holding pistol in his ——-. A. Both hands. Q22: The dragon made a sound like Alan —– after seeing the pirate. A: Engine. Q23: The dragon hit the pirate with his ——-. A: Tail. Q24: The pirate attacked the dragon by firing ——- bullets. A: 2 Q25.The colour of the wagon was – Ans: Red. B. SAQ Q26. How is ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ a ballad? Answer: A ballad is a poem that tells a story. The theme of a ballad is an adventure, bravery,romance, etc. Then it is highly musical due to its rhyme scheme. This poem has these qualities. But it is a parody of a ballad. The poet shows these qualities in a humorous way. Q27. Who all lived in a white house with Belinda? Answer: Belinda lived in a white house with Ink – a black kitten, Blink – a grey mouse, Mustard – a yellow dog, Custard – a dragon and a red wagon. Q28. Why did everyone make fun of the dragon? Answer: Everyone in the house used to laugh at the dragon because he always cried for a safe cage, whereas others used to boast about their bravery. Q29. How does the poet describe Belinda and her animals’ bravery? How was Custard different from them? Answer: The poet says that Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink and Blink followed lions down the stairs. Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage. But Custard was a coward. He kept crying for a nice safe cage. Q30. How did Custard prove to be brave when the pirate came? Answer: Custard, the dragon, jumped and snorted like an engine. He struck the pirate with his tail like iron. There were different sounds of clatter, clank and jangle. He attacked the pirate as a robin attacks a worm. Q31. Give a brief description of the pirate in the poem, ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’. Answer: The pirate entered from the window. He had pistols in his left and right hand. He held a bright cutlass in his teeth. His beard was black and one leg was wood. Q32. How did each of Belinda’s pets react at the sight of the pirate? Answer: Each of Belinda’s pets ran away and hid. They were scared at the sight of the pirate. Q33. How did Belinda’s pets, other than Custard, face the pirate? Answer: All the animals other than the dragon used to boast about their bravery and made the fun of the dragon. But when the pirate entered the house, all got scared and ran away and disappeared except Custard, the dragon. Q34. Why did Belinda cry for help? Who came to her help? Answer: Belinda cried for help because she was afraid of the pirate. The custard came to her help. Q35. How did they say their admiration for the dragon after the death of the pirate? Answer: They became very happy. Belinda embraced him. Mustard licked him. Ink and Blink jumped round surrounding him. They expressed their joy in this way. No one mourned for the pirate. Q36. What did they say about their bravery after the pirate’s death? Answer: Mustard said that he would have been twice as brave if he had not got nervous. Ink and Blink said that they had been three times as brave as he. But Custard said that he agreed with them. He said that they were braver than him.
