Worksheet for Class X
Chapters:
Fog (Poem)
Madam Rides the Bus
The Tale of Custard the Dragon (Poem)
Chapter 1: Fog
1. One-word Questions:
1. What natural phenomenon is the fog compared to?
2. Who is the poet of the poem "Fog"?
3. How does the fog move away?
2. Extract-based Questions:
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
"The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits looking over harbor and city
On silent haunches and then moves on."
1. What is the fog compared to?
2. How does the fog "sit"?
3. What does the fog do after sitting?
3. Assertion and Reasoning:
1. Assertion: The fog is described as sitting silently.
Reason: Fog is a natural element that does not make noise.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
2. Assertion: The fog moves away abruptly.
Reason: The fog in the poem is compared to a cat that sneaks silently.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
Assertion: The poem "Fog" is an extended metaphor.
Reason: It compares the fog to a silent observer like a cat.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
4. Competency-based Short Questions:
1. How does Carl Sandburg use the metaphor of a cat to describe the movement of fog?
2. What impression does the fog give while it is "sitting"?
3. How does the poem create a connection between nature and animal behavior?
5. Fill in the Blanks:
1. The fog comes on little ______ feet.
2. The fog sits over the ______ and city.
3. The poet of "Fog" is ______ Sandburg.
Chapter 2: Madam Rides the Bus
1. One-word Questions:
1. Who is the main character of the story "Madam Rides the Bus"?
2. What was Valli's age?
3. What mode of transportation fascinated Valli?
2. Extract-based Questions:
Read the following extract and answer the questions:
"But for Valli, standing at the front door was enough. Watching the street gave her many new
unusual experiences."
1. What does Valli enjoy doing?
2. What experiences does Valli gain from standing at the door?
3. What does this extract tell us about Valli’s curiosity?.
3. Assertion and Reasoning:
1. Assertion: Valli had a deep desire to ride the bus.
Reason: She wanted to understand the world beyond her street.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
2. Assertion: Valli disliked interacting with strangers.
Reason: She was shy and preferred to be independent.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
3. Assertion: Valli found the ride exciting.
Reason: She had never seen the world outside her village before.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
4. Competency-based Short Questions:
1. What made Valli so determined to ride the bus on her own?
2. How does Valli's innocence shape her interactions with adults during the bus ride?
3. What did Valli learn about life through her bus journey?
5. Fill in the Blanks:
1. Valli was ______ years old.
2. The bus conductor called Valli ______.
3. Valli stood at the front door to watch the ______.
Chapter 3: The Tale of Custard the Dragon
1. One-word Questions:
1. Who was the bravest character in the poem?
2. What was Belinda’s house compared to?
3. Who cried for a nice safe cage?
2. Extract-based Questions:
Read the following extract and answer the questions:
"Belinda lived in a little white house,
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. What animals did Belinda have as pets?
2. Which pet was the most unusual?
3. What is the tone of the poem?
3. Assertion and Reasoning:
1. Assertion: Custard was mocked for being a coward.
Reason: Custard cried for a nice safe cage.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
2. Assertion: The poem is a ballad.
Reason: It tells a humorous story with rhymes.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
3. Assertion: The other animals were braver than Custard.
Reason: The other animals did not fear the pirate.
a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true
4. Competency-based Short Questions:
1. How does Custard’s bravery contrast with his earlier behavior?
2. What is the irony in the way the other animals treated Custard?
3. How does the poem’s playful tone impact the message about bravery?
5. Fill in the Blanks:
1. Custard was a ______ pet dragon.
2. Belinda had a little ______ house.
3. Custard defeated the ______.
