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.
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.
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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?
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,
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
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 :
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 the option that does not display a simile from the extract.
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?
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. Why has the poet used the word ‘week’ to signify the giggling of the mouse?
The poet:
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
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.
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.