First Flight Poetry Section Important Question Answer for Jac Board Class:-10th

 

   Ncert English Class:10th First Flight Poetry Section important question answer:-

By:- R.K.Verma 

  The tale of custard the dragon 

                                    By:-  Ogden Nash

Q. Who are the characters in this poem ? List them with their pet names.

Ans:-

Name of the character                    Pet Name

• Little Black kitten………….Ink

• Little grey mouse………….Blink

• Little yellow dog…………...Mustard 

• The dragon………………...Custard

Q. How did the dragon look in appearance?

Ans :- He looked like a real dragon. He had big sharp teeth. He had spikes on his top and scales underneath.  His mouth was like a fireplace. His nose was like a chimney.  He had daggers on his toes. 

Q. Why did custard cry for a nice safe cage?  Why was the dragon called 'Cowardly Dragon' ?

Ans:- Custard was a coward . That is why he was called a "cowardly dragon ". He did not like when all other animals laughed at him. So, he cries for a nice safe cage.

Q. Where did Belinda live? Who else lives with her?

Ans:- Belinda  lived in a little White House. She had four pets - Ink, Blink, Mustard and Custard. 

Q. How did the pirate show himself before them?

Ans. The pirate looked like a real pirate. He had pistols in both of his hands. He had a sword in his teeth. He had a black beard. And his one leg was of wood. 

                  Fog

                                 By:- Carl Sandburg

Q. What three things tell us that the fog is like a cat?

Q. How does the fog come and what form it assumes?

Ans :- The fog comes silently and slowly. It comes on the little feet of a cat. She is sitting on its haunches . She is looking over the harbour and the city. Then it moves on.

          For Anne Gregory

                      By:- Wlliam Butler Yeats

Q. What colour is the young woman's hair? What does she say she can change it to ? Why would she want to do so?

Ans :- The young woman's hair is honey coloured. She can change them to black, brown or carrot colour. She would want to do so, so that the young man could see her inner beauty and love her for that alone.