Practice Test

Q1) Which option lists the quotes that support the ideas in the extract ?
(1) Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.
(2) If you're brave enough to start, you're strong enough to finish.
(3) Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.
(4) You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
(5) Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is strong. Show Answer

Q2) What is the poet's purpose of using the onomatopoeic words given in the extract ? Show Answer

Q3) Pick an option that best fits the usage of the word 'trickled' as used in the extract. Show Answer

Q4) Select the option that fits with the reaction of the characters in the context of the extract.
Ink : terrified :: Blink : (I) ___
Pirate : (II) ___ :: Custard : undaunted Show Answer

Q5) 'He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm'. Why has this comparison been used here ?
Just like the robin catches the worm, Show Answer

Q6) Pick the option that does not display a simile from the extract . Show Answer

Q7) The extract mentions 'irons' in dungeons. According to this extract, 'irons' is a reference to : Show Answer

Q8) What can you infer from the repetition 'suddenly, suddenly' in the above extract ? Show Answer

Q9) A cage means captivity. Why is Custard inclined to remain in a cage despite what it symbolizes ?
This is so because he viewed it as a :
1. sanctuary
2. guardhouse
3. cubicle
4. refuge
5. booth Show Answer

Q10) Why has the poet used the word 'weeck' to signify the giggling of the mouse ?
The poet : Show Answer

Q11) Which belief about dragons is in contrast to Custard's behaviours in the extract. Show Answer

Q12) A hyperbole is a literary device where the poet/ writer /speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.
Choose the option that includes an example of hyperbole, from the extract. Show Answer

Q13) Name the poem and his poet. Show Answer

Q14) What is the colour of Belinda's dog ? Show Answer

Q15) What were the kitten and the mouse called ? Show Answer

Q16) Which word in the stanza is the antonym of 'dull' ? Show Answer

Q17) Which of these are character traits of Custard ? Show Answer

Q18) Who was tickled by Belinda ? Show Answer

Q19) Why did she tickle 'him' ? Show Answer

Q20) Who are Ink, Blink and Mustard ? Show Answer

Q21) Why did they all laugh at 'him' ? Show Answer

Q22) What do the words 'realio, trulio' means ? Show Answer