The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Question Answer SEBA
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Welcome to the Class 10 English Series, where you get study materials for the class 10 HSLC exam. In this article I have included very short and short answer type questions from the poem “The tale of Custard the Dragon” in the Textbook First Flight. So, let’s get started and study these thoroughly …
“The tale of Custard the dragon” (poem) by Ogden Nash
Very short answer type questions:
1. Name the poet of the poem “The tale of Custard the dragon”.
Ans : Ogden Nash was the poet of the poem “The tale of Custard the dragon”.
2. Where did Belinda live ?
Ans : Belinda lived in a little white house.
3. What was the name of the little black kitten ?
Ans : The name of the little black kitten was Ink.
4. What was the name of the little grey mouse ?
Ans : The name of the little grey mouse was Blink.
5. What was the name of the little yellow dog ?
Ans : The name of the little yellow dog was Mustard.
6. What did Belinda call the little pet dragon ?
Ans : Belinda called the little pet dragon Custard.
7. Who possessed the big sharp teeth ?
Ans : The dragon, Custard possessed big sharp teeth.
8. How was the dragon’s mouth look like ?
Ans : The dragon’s mouth looked like a fireplace.
9. What did the dragon have on his toes ?
Ans : The dragon had daggers on his toes.
10. With what did the poet compare Belinda’s braveness ?
Ans : The poet compared Belinda’s braveness with a barrel full of bears.
11. Who chased lions down the stairs ?
Ans : Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs.
12. Whom did Belinda tickle ?
Ans : Belinda tickled Custard the dragon.
13. Whom did Ink, Blink and Mustard call percival ?
Ans : Custard was called percival by Ink,Blink and Mustard.
14. Who according to all pets and Belinda was coward ?
Ams : According to all pets and Belinda Custard, the dragon was coward.
15. What happend when Belinda laughed ?
Ans : The house shook when Belinda laughed.
16. What sound was heard by all of them ?
Ans : All of them heard a nasty sound.
17. How did Ink react when it heard a nasty sound ?
Ans : Ink cried meawch! when it heard a nasty sound.
18. Who entered into Belinda’s little white house ?
Ans : A pirate entered into Belinda’s house.
19. What did the pirate carry in both his hands ?
Ans : The pirate carried pistols in both his hands.
20. How did Custard look like when he clashed with the pirate ?
Ans : Custard looked like a Robin at a worm when he clashed with the pirate.
21. How many bullets did the pirate fire ?
Ans : The pirate fired two bullets.
22. Who ate the pirate ?
Ans : Custard, the dragon ate the pirate.
23. Who amongst the pets was judged as brave ?
ans : Amongst the pets Custard was judged as brave.
24. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ?
Ans : The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb.
25. Why is the poem “The tale of Custard the dragon” called a ballad ?
Ans : The poem “The tale of Custard the dragon” is called a ballad because it narrates the tale of courage or heroism of the cowardly dragon.
26. What is a ballad ?
Ans : A ballad is a song narrating a story in short stanzas. Ballads are a part of folk culture or popular culture and are passed on orally from one generation to the next.
27. Why did Belinda and her pets tease Custard ?
Ans : Belinda and her pets teased Custard because he cried for a nice safe cage and he was a cowardly dragon.
28. What is Grag ?
Ans : Grag is a kind of drink. Typically drunk by sailors.
29. Did Custard’s attitude change after killing the pirate ?
Ans : Custard’s attitude did not change after killing the pirate.
The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Extra Question Answer
Short answer type questions :
1. Briefly describe the physical features of the dragon.
Ans : Custard the dragon looked very terrifying. It had big sharp teeth and claws like daggers. It’s mouth was like a fireplace and nose like a chimney. It had spikes on the top and scales underneath.
2. Why is the dragon called ‘cowardly dragon’ ?
Ans : The dragon is called ‘cowardly dragon’ because it used to cry for a nice safe cage.
3. How did all the pets and Belinda react when they heard a nasty sound ?
Ans : When Belinda and her pets heard a nasty sound, all of them were terrified. Mustard growled, and all of them looked around, Ink cried “Meawch!” and Belinda cried ‘ohh’.
4. Describe briefly the pirate.
Ans : The pirate looked very horrible. He had black bushy beard and a wooden leg. He had pistols in his both hands and a sharp cutlass in his teeth. It was cleared from his activities that the pirate meant no good.
5. How did Custard face the pirate ?
Ans : Custard faced the pirate bravely. He jumped up, snorted like an engine and clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon. Then, making a clatering and clanking sound,
he attacked the pirate like a Robin at a worm. At the end he gobbled the pirate completely.
6. How did Custard prove that he was a brave dragon ?
Ans : When all other pets and Belinda were terrified to see the pirate. Custard jumped up, snorted, clashed his tail and attacked the pirate. At the end he gobbled him. Thus, Custard proved that he was a brave dragon.
7. Why did Ink and Blink gyrate and glee ?
Ans : Ink and Blink gyrated in glee because the pirate that had entered Belinda’s house was attacked and gobbled by Custard the dragon.
8. How did Belinda and her pets behave when the pirate had been killed by Custard ?
Ans : When the pirate had been killed by Custard, Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him and Ink and Blink gyrated around him in glee.
9. How did all boast of their false bravery ?
Ans : After the pirate had been killed Mustard boasted that he would have been twice as brave if he had not been confused. Ink and Blink said that they would have been thrice as brave. But Custard was quite agree that everybody was braver than him.
10. What did Ink and Blink do when Belinda cried for help ?
Ans : When Belinda cried for help Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household and Blink hid himself in a mousehole.
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