21. Why did the other animals make fun of the dragon?
(A) for his small size
(B) for his big mouth
(C) for his cowardice
(D) for his appearance
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Answer:- (C) for his cowardice
22. Identify the poetic device in “mouth like a fireplace.”
(A) Oxymoron
(B) Metaphor
(C) Assonance
(D) Simile
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Answer:- (D) Simile
23. “Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age” — the underlined word rhymes with—
(A) Use
(B) Edge
(C) Cage
(D) Guess
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Answer:- (C) Cage
24. Identify the literary device: “Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose.”
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Alliteration
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Answer:- (A) Simile
25. Select the correct reactions when a pirate entered:
(i) Mustard
(ii) Belinda
(iii) Ink
(iv) Blink
(a) Paled
(b) Tricked down to the bottom
(c) Strategically household
(d) Fled with a terrified yelp
(A) (i)-c, (ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-b
(B) (i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-b
(C) (i)-b, (ii)-c, (iii)-d, (iv)-a
(D) (i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
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Answer:- (D) (i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
26. “Custard the dragon gobbled the pirate.” What does it show?
(A) Statement 1 true, 2 false
(B) Statement 1 false, 2 true
(C) Both true
(D) Neither true
27. Read the following statements with reference to the poem, “The Tale of Custard the Dragon” and choose the correct option:
Statement 1: Custard, the dragon gobbled the pirate.
Statement 2: Custard, the dragon was the strongest and the bravest of all the animals
(A) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true
(C) Both the statement 1 and 2 are true
(D) Neither Statement 1 nor statement 2 is true
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Answer:- (C) Both the statement 1 and 2 are true
27. The Dragon was named as Custard because it was—
(A) Brave
(B) Coward
(C) Small
(D) Fat
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Answer:- (B) Coward
28. Pick the option that does NOT display a simile from the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’:
(A) Clashed his tail like irons
(B) At the pirate like a robin at a worm
(C) Custard snorting like an engine
(D) Trickled down to the bottom
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Answer:- (D) Trickled down to the bottom
29. How would you describe the tone of the poet in ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’?
(A) Melancholic, resigned
(B) Fanciful, humorous
(C) Reflective, idealistic
(D) Fearful, gloomy
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Answer:- (B) Fanciful, humorous
30. “He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.” Who is the ‘he’?
(A) Mustard
(B) Custard
(C) Ink
(D) Blink
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Answer:- (B) Custard