Chapter 10

The Tale of Custard the Dragon


1. Ogden Nash Belongs to-

(a) America
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Germany

Ans: (a) America


2. The tone of the Poem is 

(a) Serious
(b) Humorous 
(c) Mock-epic
(d) None of the aboe

Ans:(b) Humorous


3. The number of stanzas of the poem is

(a) Twelve 
(b) Fourteen 
(c) Fifteen 
(d) Sixteen

Ans:(c) Fifteen


4. The poem has an element of

(a) Vision
(b) Imagination
(c) Realism 
(d) Fantasy 

Ans:(d) Fantasy


5.The ending of the poem is 

(a) ironical and serious
(b) Ironical only 
(c) Serious only
(d) None of the above

Ans:(a) Ironical and serious


6. The colour of Belinda's house was

(a) Average
(b) little 
(c)large
(d) none of the above

Ans:(b) little


7. The size of Belinda's kitten was

(a) Average
(b) little
(c) Large
(d) None of the above

Ans:(b) little


8. The colour of Belinda's kitten was 

(a) Yellow
(b) Grey
(c) Black
(d) White

Ans:(c) Black


9. The colour of Belinda's mouse was 

(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Green 
(d) Grey 

Ans:(d) Grey


10. The size of Belinda's mouse was 

(a) little
(b) large
(c) average 
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) little 


11. The size of Belinda's toy wagon was 

(a) large
(b) average
(c) little
(d) None of the above 

Ans:(c) little


12. The colour of Belinda's dog was

(a) White
(b) red
(c) Green 
(d) yellow

Ans: (d) yellow


13. The colour of Belinda's toy Wagon was

(a) Red
(b) Pink
(c) Blue
(d) Green


14. Belinda's pet dragon was

(a) realio
(b) realio and trulio 
(c) trulio
(d) none of the above

Ans:(b)realio and trulio


15. The size of Belinda's pet dragon was

(a) large
(b) average
(c) little
(d) none of the above

Ans:(c) littlie


16. The size of Belinda's house was

(a) very large
(b) large 
(c)average
(d) little

Ans:(d) little


17. Belinda lived in a

(a) hours
(b) palace
(c) cottage
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) hours


18. The only non-living creature Belinda lived with was

(a) dragon
(b) wagon
(c) kitten
(d) mouse

Ans:(b) Wagon


19. The only wild creature Belinda lived with was

(a) kitten
(b) wagon
(c) dragon
(d) mouse

Ans:(c) dragon


(20) The domestic creature Belinda lived with was

(a) Kitten 
(b) mouse
(c) dog
(d) all the above

Ans:(d) All the above


(21) The dragon is a

(a) Pet animal
(b) a farm animal
(c) a wild animal 
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) Pet animal


(22) The common thing in the house, Kitten, mouse, dog, wagon and dragon is that they are all

(a) same in colour
(b) same is size
(c) same in name 
(d) same in shape

Ans:(b) same is size


(23) The name of Belinda's Kitten was

(a) Ink
(b) blink
(c) Mustard
(d) Custard

Ans:(a)Ink


(24) The name of Belinda's mouse was

(a) Ink
(b) Blinks
(c) Mustard
(d) Custard

Ans:(b) Blink 


(25) The name of Belinda's dog was

(a)Ink
(b) Blink 
(c) Mustard
(d) Custard
Ans: (c) Mustard


(26) The name of Belinda's dragon was

(a) Ink
(b) Blink
(c) Mustard
(d) Custard

Ans: (d) Custard


(27) Belinda's dragon was

(a) cowardly
(b) Brave
(c) ordinary
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) cowardly


(28) Belinda's dog was sharp, meaning

(a)foolish
(b) intelligent
(c)  sloth
(d) none of the above

Ans:(b) intelligent


(29) The dragon had on him

(a) Spikes
(b) scales
(c) chimney
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) Spikes


(30) The Teeth of the Dragon were

(a) big
(b) big and sharp
(c) Sharp
(d) none of the above

Ans:(b) Big and sharp


(31) The mouth of the dragon was like

(a) a chimney
(b) a spike
(c) a fireplace
(d) none of the above

Ans:(c)a fireplace


(32) The nose of the dragon was like

(a) house
(b) pipe
(c) fireplace
(d) chimney

Ans:(d) chimney


(33) The toes of the dragon are compared to

(a) daggers
(b) knives
(c) scissors
(d) none of the above

Ans: (a) daggers


(34) The dragon has under its spike

(a) skin
(b) scales
(c) shell
(d) none of the above

Ans: (b) scales


(35) The daggers on the toes of the dragon were

(a) realio
(b) trulio
(c) both (a) and (b)
Ans:(c) both (a) and (b)


(36) Belinda was as brave as a

(a) Barrel full of bears
(b) Pride of lions
(c) Packs of wolves
(d) none of the above

Ans: (a) Barrel full of bears


(37) The animal(s) who chased lions was(were)

(a) Ink
(b) Ink and Blink
(c) Blink
(d) none of the above

Ans: (b) Ink and Blink


(38) Mustard was as brave as

(a) a lion in a cage 
(b) a tiger in a den 
(c) a tiger in a rage
(d) a lion in a den

Ans:(c) a tiger in a rage


(39) custard always cried for

(a) food
(b) den
(c) Sleep 
(d) a nice safe cage

Ans:(d) a nice safe cage


(40) A barrel is

(a) a container
(b) a kind of liquid
(c) an animal
(d) none of the above

Ans: (a) a container


(41) Ink and Blink chased lions

(a) in the field
(b) down the stairs
(c) in the forest
(d) at the zoo

Ans: (b) down the stair


(42) The word 'rage' means

(a) enmity
(b) bitterness
(c) envy 
(d) anger

Ans:(d) anger


(43) The image of 'nice safe cage' produces the impression of

(a) imprisonment
(b) freedom
(c) neither (a) nor (b)
(d) safety

Ans: (d) safety


(44) Belinda tickled custard

(a) unmercifully
(b) mercifully
(c) bravely
(d) none of the above

Ans:(a) unmercifully


(45) Custard was rudely called

(a) Provincial
(b) Percival
(c) Provencal 
(d) none of  the above

Ans:(b) Percival


(46) Who called Custard 'Percival '?

(a) Ink and Blink
(b) Blink and Mustard
(c) Ink, Blink and Mustard
(d) None of the above

Ans: (c) Ink, Blink and Mustard


(47) The wagon on Which Ink, Blink and Mustard sat was

(a) little
(b) red
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Ans:(c) both (a) and (b)


(48) The word 'tickled' refers to

(a) a light touch
(b) a hard touch
(c) hitting 
(d) beating

Ans: (a) a light touch


(49) Percival was a Knight of Kink

(a) Edward
(b) Charlemagne
(c) Arthur
(d) none of the above


(50) Custard is rudely called 'Percival ' because like Percival, the former lacks qualities like

(a) bravery 
(b) fierceness
(c) Terrible look
(d) all of the above

Ans:(d) all of the above 


(51) The nasty sound was produced by 

(a) the pirate
(b) Custard
(c) Belinda
(d) Ink

Ans: (a) the pirate  


(52)  The pirate was climbing Through 

(a) the door
(b) the roof
(c) the Window
(d) the gate 

Ans:(c) the Window


(53) A pirate is one who rods

(a) on land
(b) in air 
(c) in water
(d) none of the above

Ans: (c) In water


(54) In his teeth, the pirate held

(a) a cigarette
(b) a dagger
(c) a pistor
(d) none of the above

Ans: (b) a dagger


(55) One of the legs of the pirate was made of

(a) Stone
(b) rubber
(c) flesh
(d) wood

Ans: (d) Wood


(56) That the pirate meant no good was evident from his

(a) appearance
(b) words
(c) actions
(d) all of the above

Ans: (a) appearance 


(57) A robin is

(a) a bird
(b) an animal
(c) an insect
(d)none  of the above

Ans: (a) a bird


(58) The number of bullets the pirate fired was

(a) Three
(b) two
(c) four
(d) one

Ans: (b) two


(59) According to Mustard, his negative quality was his

(a) cowardice
(b) confusion
(c) tolerance 
(d) none of

Ans: (b) confusion


(60) When everybody spoke of his/her courage, Custard

(a) Spoke of his own course 
(b) opposed them
(c) remained silent
(d) accepted that everybody was braver than he

Ans: (d) accepted that everybody was braver than he


(61) Ogden Nash is noted for

(a) tragic verse 
(b) comic verse
(c) serious verse 
(d) None of the above

Ans: (b) comic verse


(62) The style of the poem is of a

(a) ballad
(b) sonnet
(c) ode
(d) epic

Ans: (a) ballad


Type by Jyotishmoy Nath