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Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 1

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. Which option lists the quotes that support the ideas in the extract?

(1) Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

(2) If you’re brave enough to start, you’re strong enough to finish.

(3) Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.

(4) You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

(5) Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is strong.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 1
The one who has courage to start something has the courage to end it also. Also, we should never feel afraid does not mean to be courageous. Courageous are those who overcome their fear and try to start something new.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 2

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Wreck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

A hyperbole is a literary device where the poet/writer/speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.

Q. Choose the option that includes an example of hyperbole, from the extract.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 2
It is too much of an exaggeration that a small girl laughed so much that the house started shaking. So, this is an example of hyperbole.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 3

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Q. Name the poem and its poet.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 3
The Tale of The Custard Dragon summary is an excellent old fashioned ballad. It is a humorous piece that follows a timid brave dragon by the name of Custard. It is written by Ogden Nash, an American writer/ poet, very well known for his verse, well over 500 poems.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 4

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Q. What is the colour of Belinda’s dog?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 4
The names of Belinda's pets were Ink, a little black kitten; Mustard, a little yellow dog; Blink, a little grey mouse and a dragon whose name was Custard.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 5

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Q. Which word in the stanza is the antonym of ‘dull’?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 5
Black refers to a colour, Sharp means quick in understanding and responding. Coward means afraid to fight and stand for right. Called is when you ask someone to do something.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 6

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Q. What were the kitten and the mouse called?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 6
Belinda called her little black kitten as Ink and her little grey mouse was called Blink. The colour of the dog was as sharp and yellow as mustard. Her dragon was called Custard. He was not brave like other pets but a coward.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 7

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink,

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Q. Which of these are character traits of Custard?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 7
Custard barely matched his appearance as he looked ferocious but he actually was a coward. He always cried for a nice and safe cage and everyone laughed at him for his cowardice.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 8

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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, trulia, cowardly dragon.

Q. Why did she tickle ‘him’?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 8
Belinda was trying to make fun of Custard and tease it in front of her other pets.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 9

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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, trulia, cowardly dragon.

Q. Who are Ink, Blink and Mustard?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 9
The tale of custard the dragon is a ballad. It is a humorous poem about a cowardly dragon named custard. Custard is a pet of Belinda, a little girl who lives in a little white house with her pets. She had a black kitten named ink, a grey mouse named blink, a yellow dog mustard and a cowardly dragon custard.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 10

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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, trulia, cowardly dragon.

Q. Why did they all laugh at ‘him’?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 10
They all had always heard that dragons are something to be afraid of. Custard was contrast to what they had heard about dragons. So, they all thought him to be a coward.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 11

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. Pick an option that best fits the usage of the word’ trickled’ as used in the extract.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 11
In the poem, trickled has been used to refer to forming a line and entering some place.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 12

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. What is the poet’s purpose of using the onomatopoeic words given in the extract?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 12
The words forming a sound with what it is named as or the onomatopoeic words have been used in the poem to highlight and attract attention towards the courage of Custard.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 13

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. ‘He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm'. Why has this comparison been used here?

Just like the robin catches the worm,

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 13
It was the courage of the Custard that unlike other pets at home, he wasted no time in attacking the pirate.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 14

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. Select the option that fits with the reaction of the characters in the context of the extract.

Ink : terrified : : Blink : (i) __________________

Pirate: (ii) ______________:: Custard: undaunted

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 14
Just as Ink was terrified, Blink appeared petrified or alarmed. Similarly, Pirate was dazed or amazed while Custard remained undaunted.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 15

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

“Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,

And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.

But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,

With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,

He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm”

Q. The extract mentions ‘irons’ in dungeons. According to this extract, ‘irons’ is a reference to :

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 15
Here ‘irons’ refers to prisoners captive.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 16

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Wreck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

Q. What can you infer from the repetition ‘suddenly, suddenly’ in the above extract?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 16
The repetition of the word ‘Suddenly ’ indicates the fraction of second in which the event took place.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 17

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Weeck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

Q. Why has the poet used the word ‘week’ to signify the giggling of the mouse?

The poet:

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 17

Blink, the mouse used to say 'Week', which is the giggling sound for mouse. Ink and Mustard asked dragon's age to make fun of him as it shows that the dragon behaved like a small kid would do but he was not so small kid. Custard just wanted a nice safe cage for himself.

Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 18

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Wreck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

Q. A cage means captivity. Why is Custard inclined to remain in a cage despite what it symbolizes?

This is so because he viewed it as a :

(1) sanctuary

(2) guardhouse

(3) cubicle

(4) refuge

(5) booth

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 18
Because for Custard, the cage represented sanctuary and a refuge from the outside world.
Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 19

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Wreck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

Q. Pick the option with the correct matches for columns A and B.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 19
Correct Meaning are

1. Chuckle means to let out a quiet and suppressed laugh.

2. Snigger means to smile in a half-suppressed

3. Smirk means to smile in an irritating

Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 20

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,

And Blink said Wreck! which is giggling for a mouse,

Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,

When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,

And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.

Q. Which belief about dragons is in contrast to Custard’s behaviour in the extract.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Question 20
Dragons were believed to be brave and needed to be feared. In reality, Custard was fearful of other pets and never seemed brave for a moment in the initial part of the poem.
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