Class 10 English The Tale of Custard the Dragon Solutions
Ogden Nash
Selected Question Answers
Q.1. Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called a ‘cowardly dragon’? HSLC ’15, ’22
Ans: The Custard cried for a nice cage because of safety. The dragon was called a cowardly dragon’ because he was a coward whereas everybody except the dragon was brave.
Q.2. ‘Belinda tickled him. She tickled him unmercifully………….’ why?
Ans: Belinda enjoyed tickling the dragon. She wanted to encourage him to stop being cowardly and become brave.
Q.3. Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’
Ans: The poet of the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ is Ogden Nash.
Q.4. Where did Belinda live? HSLC ’22
Ans: Belinda lived in a small white house.
Q.5. What was the dragon called?
Ans: The dragon was called Custard.
Q.6. What name was given to the little black kitten?
Ans: The little black kitten was named Ink.
Q.7. What was the nature of the dragon?
Ans: The dragon was cowardly by nature.
Q.8. How was Mustard?
Ans: Mustard, the yellow dog, was as brave as a tiger in anger.
Q.9. Why did Belinda cry for help?
Ans: Belinda cried for help because she saw a pirate with a pistol.
Q.10. Describe the fight between the Custard dragon and the Pirate. HSLC ’19
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How did Custard the Dragon save Belinda from the pirate? HSLC ’20
Ans: When Custard saw the pirate, he jumped to fight him. The pirate fired two bullets but missed. Custard then ate the pirate completely, leaving no trace. This is how Custard saved Belinda from the pirate.
Q.11. How did Belinda and her pets behave when they saw the pirate climbing the window? HSLC ’19
Ans: When Belinda saw the pirate, she became scared and turned pale. Mustard ran away crying in fear, Ink hid at the bottom of the house, and Blink disappeared into his mouse hole. Only Custard jumped forward to fight the pirate.
Q.12. How was the Custard dragon received after he had killed the Pirate? HSLC ’18
Ans: Custard was treated like a hero after killing the pirate. Belinda hugged him, Mustard licked him, and Ink and Blink happily danced around him.
Q.13. Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following:
(a) rage, house (taste, rest, cage, loud, fresh, mouse, vague) HSLC ’16
(b) bright, sound (call, caught, sing, right, around the hat) HSLC’17
Ans: (a) rage —- cage, house—– mouse (b) bright —— right, sound —– around
Q.14. Name the pets that Belind had besides the dragon. HSLC ’23
Multiple Choice Questions
- (A) Robert Frost
- (B) Ogden Nash
- (C) P B Shelly
- (D) Whitman
- Ans: (B)
2. The name of the little black kitten was
- (A) Ink
- (B) Blink
- (C) Mustard
- (D) Custard
- Ans: (A)
- (A) Kitten
- (B) Mouse
- (C) Dog
- (D) Dragon
- Ans: (B)
- (A) Blink
- (B) Ink
- (C) Mustard
- (D) all of the above
- Ans: (C)
- (A) Ink
- (B) Blink
- (C) Mustard
- (D) Custard
- Ans: (D)
- (A) for love.
- (B) For a new mouse
- (C) For a nice safe cage.
- (D) None of the Above
- Ans: (C)
- (A) Ink
- (B) Blink
- (C) Mustard
- (D) Custard
- Ans: (C)
- (A) In a RCC building
- (B) In a white house
- (C) In a hut
- (D) In a mud house
- Ans: (B)
- (A) for his cowardice
- (B) for his small size
- (C) for his big mouth
- (D) all of the above
- Ans: (A)
- (A) a tiger
- (B) a pirate.
- (C) an army
- (D) a lion
- Ans: (B)
- (A) Her friends
- (B) Her mother
- (C) Her pets
- (D) All of above
- Ans: (C)
- (A) blue
- (B) red
- (C) green
- (D) yellow
- Ans: (B) red
- (A) Belinda
- (B) Blink
- (C) Mustard
- (D) Custard
- Ans: (D)
- (A) a nice safe cage
- (B) a forest
- (C) a home
- (D) mother’slove
- Ans: (A)
- (A) Blink
- (B) Custard
- (C) Ink
- (D) None
- Ans: (D)
- (A) Belinda’s little yellow dog.
- (B) Belinda’s little yellow mouse.
- (C) Belinda’s little yellow rat.
- (D) Belinda’s little grey dragon.
- Ans: (A)
- (A) kitten
- (B) mouse
- (C) Dragon
- (D) dog
- Ans: (C)
- (A) Simile
- (B) metaphor
- (C) Assonance
- (D) Anaphora
- Ans: (A)
- (A) Dragon
- (B) dog
- (C) cat
- (D) biscuit
- Ans: (A)
