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Mijbil the Otter ENGLISH [NCERT] - Mijbil the Otter

UP Board (UPMSP) - STD 10 - ENGLISH [NCERT] (UPMSP - English Medium). 131 questions in this chapter.

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Q 1UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
A beaver, a bear cub, a leopard — one, apparently, that had changed its spots — and a ‘brontosaur’; Mij was anything but an otter.
$\quad$But the question for which I awarded the highest score came from a labourer digging a hole in the street. I was still far from him when he laid down his tool, put his hands on his hips, and began to stare. As I drew nearer I saw his expression of surprise and affront, as though he would have me know that he was not one upon whom to play jokes. I came abreast of him; he spat, glared, and then growled out, “Here, Mister — what is that supposed to be?”
Q.1. Which of the following was not guessed as Mij’s identity?
(A) A brontosaur
(B) A beaver
(C) A rabbit
(D) A bear cub
Q.2. What was the reaction of the labourer on seeing Mij?
(A) He smiled and asked politely
(B) He ran away in fear
(C) He glared, spat, and growled a question
(D) He called others to see the animal
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Q 2UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$It is not, I suppose, in any way strange that the average Londoner should not recognise an otter, but the variety of guesses as to what kind of animal this might be came as a surprise to me. Otters belong to a comparatively small group of animals called Mustellines, shared by the badger, mongoose, weasel, stoat, mink and others. I faced a continuous barrage of conjectural questions that sprayed all the Mustellines but the otter; more random guesses hit on ‘a baby seal’ and ‘a squirrel.’ ‘Is that a walrus, mister?’ reduced me to giggles, and outside a dog show I heard ‘a hippo’.
Q.1. Otters belong to which group of animals?
(A) Reptiles
(B) Mustellines
(C) Rodents
(D) Amphibians
Q.2. Which of the following was not guessed by people as Mijbil’s identity?
(A) A squirrel
(B) A walrus
(C) A hippo
(D) A rabbit
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Q 3UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$Opposite to my flat was a single-storied primary school, along whose frontage ran a low wall some two feet high. On his way home, but never on his way out, Mij would tug me to this wall, jump on to it, and gallop the full length of its thirty yards, to the hopeless distraction both of pupils and of staff within.
Q.1. What was located opposite to the narrator's flat?
(A) A park
(B) A market
(C) A primary school
(D) A zoo
Q.2. What did Mij do every time while returning home?
(A) Climbed a tree
(B) Ran into the school
(C) Sat quietly on the road
(D) Jumped onto a low wall and ran across it
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Q 4UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
$\quad$Outside the house I exercised him on a lead, precisely as if he had been a dog. Mij quickly developed certain compulsive habits on these walks in the London streets, like the rituals of children who on their way to and from school must place their feet squarely on the centre of each paving block; must touch every seventh upright of the iron railings, or pass to the outside of every second lamp post.
Q.1. How did the narrator exercise Mij outside the house?
(A) By letting him run free in the park
(B) By keeping him in a cage
(C) On a lead, like a dog
(D) By throwing a ball to fetch
Q.2. What kind of habits did Mij develop on walks in the London streets?
(A) He barked at every passer-by
(B) He ran away every time
(C) He showed compulsive habits like touching or stepping in patterns
(D) He remained still and quiet
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Q 5UNIT PARA [MCQ- 2M]2 Marks
A suitcase that I had taken to Iraq had become damaged on the journey home, so that the lid, when closed, remained at a slope from one end to the other. Mij discovered that if he placed the ball on the high end it would run down the length of the suitcase. He would dash around to the other end to ambush its arrival, hide from it, crouching, to spring up and take it by surprise, grab it and trot off with it to the high end once more.
Q.1. What happened to the narrator’s suitcase during the journey home from Iraq?
(A) It was stolen
(B) It got torn completely
(C) It became damaged and sloped from one end to the other
(D) It was exchanged by mistake
Q.2. What did Mij do with the ping-pong ball on the sloped suitcase lid?
(A) He hid the ball inside the suitcase
(B) He rolled it up and down endlessly
(C) He let it roll down and ambushed it at the other end
(D) He broke the ball and threw it away
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Q 6UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What does the story mainly teach us?
  • A
    Don’t travel with animals
  • B
    Otters are dangerous
  • ✓
    Love and empathy for all creatures
  • D
    How to keep pets

Answer: C.

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Q 7UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What is the main theme of the story?
  • A
    Wildlife hunting
  • B
    Adventure with animals
  • ✓
    Bond between humans and animals
  • D
    Otter care tips

Answer: C.

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Q 8UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What was unique about Mijbil’s habits?
  • A
    It ate food underwater
  • B
    It cleaned itself
  • ✓
    It invented games using water
  • D
    It watched cartoons

Answer: C.

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Q 10UNIT [MCQ-1M]1 Mark
What did Mijbil’s behavior show about otters?
  • A
    They are dull
  • B
    They are lazy
  • ✓
    They are playful and intelligent
  • D
    They are aggressive

Answer: C.

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Q 16UNIT QUE [4M]4 Marks
Why is Mijbil's species now known to the world as Maxwell's otter? Describe Mij the otter's feelingsand thoughts and show him as a fun-loving pet in the context of the Story 'Mijbil the Otter'.
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Q 20UNIT QUE [4M]4 Marks
The author decided to keep an unusual pet rather than a common one. Also, there are many other people who keep some exceptional animals as their pets. Is it ethically correct to keep any animal as your pet?
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