The Tale of Custard the Dragon Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Weeck! 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.

What can you infer from the repetition ‘suddenly, suddenly’ in the above extract?

“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”

Pick an option that best fits the usage of the word’ trickled’ as used in the extract.

What does Custard's desire for a "nice safe cage" symbolize?

What tone is conveyed by the poet's use of words like "belly" and "custard" to describe the dragon?

What is the tone of the poem, as reflected in the language and imagery used?

The structure of the poem, with its regular rhythm and rhyme, contrasts with the serious theme to show:

What lesson does the poem teach about judging others based on appearances?

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Weeck! 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.

Which belief about dragons is in contrast to Custard’s behaviour in the extract.

What is the central theme of The Tale of Custard the Dragon?

What inference can be made about the poet's attitude towards traditional notions of heroism?

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Weeck! 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.

A hyperbole is a literary device where the poet/writer/speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.

Choose the option that includes an example of hyperbole, from the extract.

What does Custard's reaction to the pirate reveal about his character?

“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”

Pick the option that does not display a simile from the extract.

“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”

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

Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Weeck! 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.

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