The Tale Of Custard The Dragon
-Ogden Nash
1. Rhyming words
Dragon-wagon hslc-2020/22
House-mouse
Ink-blink hslc-2022
Mustard-custard hslc-2022
2. Choose the correct answer:
(i) Custard was the name of a ___
(a) dragon
(b) dog
(c) cat
(d) biscuits
Ans:- (a) dragon
(ii) How many pets did Belinda have?
(a) ten
(b) three
(c) five
(d) four
Ans:-(d) four
(iii) Belinda has a wagon:
(a) blue
(b) yellow
(c) white
(d) red
Ans:-(d) red
(iv) Who ticked Custard?
(a) the pirate
(b) Ink
(c) Belinda
Ans:-(c)Belinda
(v) What did the other pets call Custard?
(a) Percy
(b) Coward
(c) Persimmon
(d) Percival
Ans:-(d) Percival
(vi) How many bullets did the pirate fire at Custard?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
Ans:-(b) two
(vii) The pirate had a wooden:
(a) hand
(b) arm
(c) sword
(d) leg
Ans:-(d) leg
(viii) Who is the most timid pet of Belinda?
(a) Mustard
(b) Blink
(c) Custard
(d) Ink
Ans:-(c) Custard
(ix) Who chase lions down the stairs?
(a) Custard
(b) Ink and Blink
(c) Ink and Mustard
(d) Blink
Ans:-(b) Ink and Blink
10. Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of:
(a) elephants
(b) tigers
(c) bears
(d) dragon
Ans:-(c) bears
(xi) Mustard was as brave as a:
(a) angry lion
(b) angry tiger
(c) angry bear
(d) angry pirate
Ans:-(b) angry tiger
(xii) What did the pirate carry in each of his hands?
(a) grenade
(b) rifle
(c) pistol
(d) cutlass
Ans:-(c) pistol
2. What did the pirate do when the dragon faced him?
Or
How did Custard the dragon save Belinda from the pirate? HSLC-2020
Ans:- One day, a pirate with pistols entered Belinda's house. Seeing the pirate all the animals except the dragon ran away. The pirate looked at the dragon. The dragon wanted to terrify him by his ugly look. The pirate swallowed some liquor from his pocket. He fired two bullets to the dragon. But they did not hit the dragon. The dragon faced him boldly. At last, he made the pirate into pieces and ate him up. In this way he saved Belinda from the pirate.
3. What are the characters of the poem?
Ans:- The characters of the poem are little black kitten, little gray mouse, little yellow dog and the dragon.
4. Why is the dragon called 'cowardly dragon'?
Ans:- Custard cried for a safe cage because he was a coward. The dragon was called 'cowardly dragon' because all the animals laughed at him.
5. "Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful...” Wlıy?
Ans:- The dragon was a coward. So she tickled him unmerciful.
6. Give a description of Custard, the pet dragon.
Or
How the poet describes the appearance of the dragon?
Ans:- Custard looked like a real dragon. He had big sharp teeth. He also had spikes on top and scales underneath. His mouth was like a fireplace and his nose was like a chimney. He had daggers on his toes. These made Custard a dragon
7. Where did Belinda live? What names did give to the animals?
Ans:- Belinda lived in a little white house. She gave the name of Ink to the kitten. The gray mouse was called Blink. She called the little yellow dog as Mustard. The dragon was named as Coward.
8. How is “The tale of custard the dragon" a ballad?
Ans:- A ballad is a story which shows adventure, suspense and romance along with. The story is very interesting and it is highly musical. This poem has also these qualities. The rhyme scheme is a a b b. So, it is a ballad.
9. Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? HSLC-2015
Ans:- Custard, the dragon in spite of having a terrifying physical appearance was very timid. He was a cowardly dragon. He was laughed at by Belinda and the other pets. He did not like it at all. So, he cried for a nice safe cage.
10. How was Custard dragon received after he had killed the Pirate? HSLC-2018
Ans:- After the killing of the Pirate by Custard, the dragon, Belinda embraced Custard in joy. Mustrad, the dog, licked him. Ink and Blink did gyrate in glee around Custard.
But no one of them mourned for the Pirate. They all felt very proud of Custard and praised him for his daredevil spirit.
11. How did Belinda and her pets behave when they saw the pirate climbing the window? HSLC-2019
Ans: Belinda and her pets behaved differently when they saw the pirate. Belinda paled due to fear and cried for help. Mustard ran away barking fearfully, Ink went to hide in the bottom of the house. Blink ran into a hole in no time. Only the little dragon who was called a coward had the courage to face the pirate. He jumped forward and swallowed him completely.
12. Give a description of the fight between Custard dragon and the Pirate.
Ans:- When Custard dragon saw the pirate he jumped snorting like an engine, clashed his tails like irons in a dungeon and went at the pirate like a robin at a worm. The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragon and gulped some grog from his pocket flagon. The pirate fired two bullets at the dragon but they didn't hit him. Then Custard swallowed the pirate completely.
Syllabus of Class X English
1. A Letter to God
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
3. A Tiger in the zoo by Leslie Norris
4. Amanda by Robin Klein
5. Animals by Walt Whitman
6. Coorg by Lokesh Abrol
7. Tea from Assam by Arup Kumar Datta
8. Madam Rides the Bus by Vallikkannan
9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash
Momemts Supplimentary Reader in Class X English
10. The Midnight visitor
11. A Question of Trust
12. Footprint without feet
13. The Hack Driver
Mr. Rupjyoti Goswami
Post Graduate Teacher (English)
Bhogeswar Hazarika Girls' Higher Secondary School, Bebejia, Nagaon, Assam.
Email: rupjyotigoswami983@gmail.com
Mobile: 9864425896.
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