The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Objective Questions | Merit Yard

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Question 1 / 40Who is the poet of 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon'?

A) Robert Frost

B) Walt Whitman

C) Ogden Nash

D) Leslie Norris

Question 2 / 40Where did Belinda live?

A) In a red wagon

B) In a brick house

C) In a little white house

D) In a palace

Question 3 / 40What was the name of the black kitten?

A) Mustard

B) Ink

C) Blink

D) Custard

Question 4 / 40Who was 'Blink'?

A) The black kitten

B) The yellow dog

C) The little grey mouse

D) The dragon

Question 5 / 40Why was the dog named 'Mustard'?

A) He liked mustard sauce

B) He was sharp and yellow like mustard

C) He was lazy

D) He was angry

Question 6 / 40What did Custard the Dragon cry for?

A) Food

B) Freedom

C) A nice safe cage

D) A friend

Question 7 / 40Belinda was as brave as a ________.

A) Lion

B) Tiger

C) Barrel full of bears

D) Wolf

Question 8 / 40Ink and Blink chased lions down the ______.

A) Street

B) Stairs

C) Forest

D) Hall

Question 9 / 40Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a _____.

A) Cage

B) Rage

C) Zoo

D) Fight

Question 10 / 40Who tickled Custard unmercifully?

A) Ink

B) Blink

C) Belinda

D) Mustard

Question 11 / 40They rudely called Custard by the name of which knight?

A) Lancelot

B) Arthur

C) Percival

D) Galahad

Question 12 / 40What sound did the pirate making when climbing?

A) Rustle

B) Crash

C) Nasty sound

D) Bang

Question 13 / 40How did the pirate enter the house?

A) Through the door

B) Through the window

C) Through the chimney

D) Through the roof

Question 14 / 40What did the pirate hold in his teeth?

A) A rose

B) A pipe

C) A cutlass (sword) bright

D) A key

Question 15 / 40Describe the pirate's physical appearance.

A) One leg was wood

B) His beard was black

C) He held pistols in both hands

D) All of the above

Question 16 / 40How did Belinda react on seeing the pirate?

A) She fought him

B) She paled and cried for help

C) She laughed

D) She fainted

Question 17 / 40Where did Ink hide?

A) Under the bed

B) Trickled down to the bottom of the household

C) In a mousehole

D) Behind the door

Question 18 / 40What did the little mouse Blink do?

A) Attacked the pirate

B) Barked

C) Strategically mouseholed

D) Flew away

Question 19 / 40Who faced the pirate?

A) Mustard

B) Belinda

C) Custard

D) Ink

Question 20 / 40"Snorting like an engine". Which poetic device?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Alliteration

Question 21 / 40Custard clashed his tail like ______ in a dungeon.

A) Stones

B) Chains

C) Irons

D) Sticks

Question 22 / 40What did the pirate drink from his pocket flagon?

A) Water

B) Juice

C) Grog (Alcohol)

D) Tea

Question 23 / 40How many bullets did the pirate fire?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) None

Question 24 / 40Did the bullets hit Custard?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Only one hit

D) It grazed him

Question 25 / 40What did Custard do to the pirate?

A) Scared him away

B) Tied him up

C) Gobbled him up (ate him)

D) Burned him

Question 26 / 40Who embraced Custard after the fight?

A) Mustard

B) Belinda

C) Ink

D) The Pirate

Question 27 / 40Who licked Custard?

A) Ink

B) Mustard

C) Blink

D) Belinda

Question 28 / 40What did Ink and Blink do after the pirate died?

A) Cried

B) Gyrated (danced) around the dragon

C) Ran away

D) Slept

Question 29 / 40What excuse did Mustard give?

A) He was sick

B) He was asleep

C) He would have been twice as brave if he hadn't been flustered

D) He was hungry

Question 30 / 40Ink and Blink said they would have been ______ times as brave.

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Question 31 / 40Does Custard agree that everyone is braver than him?

A) No

B) Yes

C) He argues

D) He roars

Question 32 / 40"Mouth like a fireplace". This is a:

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Irony

D) Pun

Question 33 / 40"Chimney for a nose". This is a:

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Alliteration

D) Refrain

Question 34 / 40What are 'daggers' on his toes?

A) Shoes

B) Knives

C) Sharp claws

D) Thorns

Question 35 / 40What sound did Ink and Blink make?

A) Roar

B) Weeck (giggle)

C) Bark

D) Hiss

Question 36 / 40The poem 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon' is a:

A) Sonnet

B) Free verse

C) Ballad (tells a story)

D) Haiku

Question 37 / 40What is the irony in the poem?

A) The pirate was good

B) The cowardly dragon saved everyone while the brave pets hid

C) Belinda was scared

D) The house was red

Question 38 / 40What does 'Spades' refer to in "Brave as a barrel full of bears"?

A) Cards

B) Not in this line (Trick question - context check)

C) Tools

D) None

Question 38 (Corrected)"And Belinda tickled him". Why?

A) To hurt him

B) To tease/mock him

C) To wake him up

D) To feed him

Question 39 / 40What does "Realio, Trulio" mean?

A) Fake

B) Really, Truly (Poetic License)

C) A spell

D) Names

Question 40 / 40The rhyme scheme of the poem is generally:

A) ABAB

B) AABB

C) ABCA

D) AAAA