- A BAKER FROM GOA (5)
- A LETTER TO TO GOD (5)
- MCQS (1)
- SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (1)
- SUMMARY (1)
- BLACK AEROPLANE (5)
- Blog (4)
- COORG (4)
- DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (4)
- Dust of Snow (1)
- FIRST FLIGHT: POETRY (19)
- GLIMPSES OF INDIA (6)
- HIS FIRST FLIGHT (5)
- MADAM RIDES THE BUS (5)
- MIJBIL THE OTTER (5)
- NELSON MANDELA A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (6)
- THE PROPOSAL (5)
- THE SERMON AT BENARES (5)
The Tale of Custard the Dragon MCQs | Class 10 Poem
This detailed guide explores Ogden Nash’s ballad with board-exam style MCQs. Below, you will find key extracts and a comprehensive list of 52 The Tale of Custard the Dragon MCQs for your UP Board Class 10 exam preparation.
UP Board Special: The Tale of Custard the Dragon MCQs
Read the given extracts and choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse,
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,
And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon.”
- 1.
Who is the poet of this ballad?
प्रश्न: इस गाथागीत के कवि कौन हैं?
Correct Option: (c) Ogden Nash - 2.
Who is Belinda?
प्रश्न: बेलिंडा कौन है?
Correct Option: (b) A little girl - 3.
Which pet is NOT mentioned in this stanza?
प्रश्न: इस छंद में किस पालतू जानवर का उल्लेख नहीं है?
Correct Option: (c) Parrot - 4.
The words “realio, trulio” mean:
प्रश्न: “realio, trulio” शब्दों का अर्थ है:
Correct Option: (a) Really and truly
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.”
- 1.
Who was Ink and Blink?
प्रश्न: इंक और ब्लिंक कौन थे?
Correct Option: (c) A kitten and a mouse - 2.
What did Custard the dragon cry for?
प्रश्न: कस्टर्ड ड्रैगन किस लिए रोता था?
Correct Option: (c) A nice safe cage - 3.
Who was as brave as a tiger in a rage?
प्रश्न: कौन एक क्रोधित बाघ की तरह बहादुर था?
Correct Option: (c) Mustard - 4.
The literary device in “as brave as a barrel full of bears” is a:
प्रश्न: “भालुओं से भरे बैरल की तरह बहादुर” में साहित्यिक उपकरण है:
Correct Option: (b) Simile
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.”
- 1.
Who is ‘him’ in these lines?
प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों में ‘him’ (उसे) कौन है?
Correct Option: (d) Custard - 2.
Why did they call him Percival?
प्रश्न: वे उसे पर्सिवल क्यों कहते थे?
Correct Option: (c) To mock his cowardice - 3.
The word “unmerciful” means:
प्रश्न: “अमरसिफुल” (unmerciful) शब्द का अर्थ है:
Correct Option: (d) Cruelly - 4.
Where were they all sitting and laughing?
प्रश्न: वे सब कहाँ बैठकर हंस रहे थे?
Correct Option: (c) In the little red wagon
And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,
His beard was black, one leg was wood;
It was clear that the pirate meant no good.”
- 1.
Who is ‘he’ in these lines?
प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों में ‘he’ कौन है?
Correct Option: (c) A pirate - 2.
What was he holding in his hands?
प्रश्न: वह अपने हाथों में क्या पकड़े हुए था?
Correct Option: (b) A pistol in each hand - 3.
The word “cutlass” refers to a:
प्रश्न: “कटलास” शब्द ____ को संदर्भित करता है:
Correct Option: (b) Short sword - 4.
From his appearance, it was clear that the pirate’s intentions were:
प्रश्न: उसकी उपस्थिति से, यह स्पष्ट था कि समुद्री डाकू के इरादे थे:
Correct Option: (b) Evil and dangerous
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.”
- 1.
Why did Belinda turn pale?
प्रश्न: बेलिंडा पीली क्यों पड़ गई?
Correct Option: (c) Because she was scared of the pirate - 2.
How did the “brave” dog Mustard react?
प्रश्न: “बहादुर” कुत्ते मस्टर्ड ने कैसी प्रतिक्रिया दी?
Correct Option: (c) He ran away with a terrified cry - 3.
Where did the kitten Ink hide?
प्रश्न: बिल्ली का बच्चा इंक कहाँ छिपा?
Correct Option: (d) At the bottom of the house - 4.
This stanza shows that the pets’ bravery was:
प्रश्न: यह छंद दिखाता है कि पालतू जानवरों की बहादुरी थी:
Correct Option: (b) Only for show and boasts
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.”
- 1.
Who jumped up to face the pirate?
प्रश्न: समुद्री डाकू का सामना करने के लिए कौन कूदा?
Correct Option: (d) Custard - 2.
The sound “clatter and a clank” is an example of:
प्रश्न: ध्वनि “क्लैटर और क्लैंक” किसका उदाहरण है:
Correct Option: (d) Onomatopoeia - 3.
The poet compares Custard attacking the pirate to:
प्रश्न: कवि समुद्री डाकू पर हमला करने वाले कस्टर्ड की तुलना किससे करता है:
Correct Option: (c) A robin attacking a worm - 4.
Custard’s action shows he was actually:
प्रश्न: कस्टर्ड की कार्रवाई से पता चलता है कि वह वास्तव में था:
Correct Option: (a) Very brave
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.”
- 1.
Why did the pirate ‘gape’ at the dragon?
प्रश्न: समुद्री डाकू ड्रैगन को ‘घूर’ क्यों रहा था?
Correct Option: (a) He was shocked and surprised - 2.
What is ‘grog’?
प्रश्न: ‘ग्रॉग’ क्या है?
Correct Option: (c) A type of alcoholic drink - 3.
What did the pirate do after drinking grog?
प्रश्न: ग्रॉग पीने के बाद समुद्री डाकू ने क्या किया?
Correct Option: (c) He fired two bullets - 4.
What was the final outcome of the encounter?
प्रश्न: मुठभेड़ का अंतिम परिणाम क्या था?
Correct Option: (d) Custard ate the pirate
I’d have been twice as brave if I hadn’t been flustered.
And up spoke Ink and up spoke Blink,
We’d have been three times as brave, we think”
- 1.
What are Mustard, Ink and Blink doing in these lines?
प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों में मस्टर्ड, इंक और ब्लिंक क्या कर रहे हैं?
Correct Option: (b) Making excuses for their cowardice - 2.
The word “flustered” means:
प्रश्न: “फ्लस्टर्ड” (flustered) शब्द का अर्थ है:
Correct Option: (c) Confused and agitated - 3.
Their claims of being “twice” and “three times as brave” are examples of:
प्रश्न: उनके “दोगुने” और “तीन गुने बहादुर” होने के दावे किसके उदाहरण हैं:
Correct Option: (c) Empty boasting - 4.
This stanza reveals the characters’ inherent:
प्रश्न: यह छंद पात्रों के अंतर्निहित ____ को प्रकट करता है:
Correct Option: (c) Pride and ego
- 1.
This line at the end of the poem signifies that:
प्रश्न: कविता के अंत में यह पंक्ति दर्शाती है कि:
Correct Option: (b) Nothing has changed - 2.
After the pirate incident, Custard is still considered:
प्रश्न: समुद्री डाकू की घटना के बाद, कस्टर्ड को अभी भी माना जाता है:
Correct Option: (c) A coward
- 1.
Custard’s desire for a cage shows he is:
प्रश्न: एक पिंजरे के लिए कस्टर्ड की इच्छा दर्शाती है कि वह है:
Correct Option: (c) Humble and meek - 2.
The central theme of the poem is that:
प्रश्न: कविता का केंद्रीय विषय यह है कि:
Correct Option: (b) Appearances are deceptive
- A BAKER FROM GOA (5)
- A LETTER TO TO GOD (5)
- MCQS (1)
- SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (1)
- SUMMARY (1)
- BLACK AEROPLANE (5)
- Blog (4)
- COORG (4)
- DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (4)
- Dust of Snow (1)
- FIRST FLIGHT: POETRY (19)
- GLIMPSES OF INDIA (6)
- HIS FIRST FLIGHT (5)
- MADAM RIDES THE BUS (5)
- MIJBIL THE OTTER (5)
- NELSON MANDELA A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (6)
- THE PROPOSAL (5)
- THE SERMON AT BENARES (5)