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Mijbil the Otter: CBSE Class 10 English practice questions

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Maxwell wanted to try keeping an otter. He calls Camusfearna 'an eminently suitable spot' for this. What made it a good place?

A small cottage on land ringed by water, an otter swimming nearby
  1. It is ringed by water, only a stone's throw from the door
  2. It is surrounded by thick forest with no open water
  3. It stands in the middle of a busy town near a zoo
  4. It has a high wall and a large kennel for animals
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A. It is ringed by water, only a stone's throw from the door

Camusfearna is 'ringed by water a stone's throw from its door', ideal for a water-loving animal. The other options describe features the text never mentions.

An animal came out of the sack. It 'resembled most of all a very small, medievally-conceived, dragon'. Why does Maxwell compare it to a dragon?

A tiny creature covered in pointed plates of mud, like a small dragon
  1. It was coated with pointed scales of dried mud, like armour
  2. It was breathing fire and smoke
  3. It was huge and frightened the two men
  4. It had wings and tried to fly
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A. It was coated with pointed scales of dried mud, like armour

Mij was covered with 'symmetrical pointed scales of mud armour', which made him look like a tiny dragon from a medieval picture. The comparison (an implied simile) is humorous because the fierce-sounding creature is only a muddy baby otter; the other options add things the text never says.

For the first twenty-four hours, Mij was neither unfriendly nor friendly. Which phrase from the text describes how he behaved?

An otter sleeping on the floor far from the bed
  1. Wild with joy
  2. Eager and affectionate
  3. Aloof and indifferent
  4. Hostile and fierce
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C. Aloof and indifferent

Mij was 'simply aloof and indifferent', sleeping on the floor as far from Maxwell's bed as possible. 'Wild with joy' describes him later in the bath; he was never fierce.

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