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