Question

Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,
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.
Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful,
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.
i) Custard is crying for a ‘nice safe cage’, it means
a) He is sad and disappointed
b) He is merely timid
c) He is insecure in the company of the other pets
d) He is afraid of the pirate
ii) The expression ‘chased lions’ may be ironical with the true events that happened later. Which of
the following lines support this irony?
1) Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!
2) But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp
3) Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household
4) And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 2 and 4
iii) The word ‘tickled’ here most possibly means
a) Made fun of
b) Teased
c) Bothered
d) All the above
iv) Based on the lines given below, which of the following options is true?
✓ Percival is a knight in King Arthur's court. There are many legends about his great valour.
✓ Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival

a) All the pets of the house were rude that the dragon is like Percival
b) The poetic device utilized is called ‘Allusion’, referring to Percival
c) The poetic device utilized is ‘Metaphor’, comparing Custard to Percival
d) All the residents of the house, apart from Belinda were rude and unmerciful
v) ‘Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears’
The poetic devices manifested in the above line are:
a) Alliteration, allusion, metaphor
b) Alliteration, personification, allusion
c) Alliteration, simile, hyperbole
d) Alliteration, personification, hyperbole

Answer 1

Answer:

i) b) He is merely timid

ii) c) 3 and 4

iii) b) Teased

iv) a) All the pets of the house were rude that the dragon is like Percival

v) c) Alliteration, simile, hyperbole