CBSE Class 10 English Worksheet Chapter 8 Mijbil The Otter - PDF

1. Fill in the blanks using the suitable option

(Marbles, Mustellines, Small dragon, Mijbilbil, Maxwell)

1. Otter belongs to ____ groups of animals.

2. ____ goes to Basra to tear the lining of the box.

3. ____ are  Mijbil’s favourite toys.

4. Otter looks like ___.

5. ____ was the name given to the Otter.

2. Word's meanings are given in the following column from the chapter, Match the following column with the correct meanings.

3. State True or False for the following sentences.

1. Gavin Maxwell lived in a large farmhouse in Camusfearna.

2. When Maxwell's friend died, he became very sad.  

3. The name of the Otter was Mijbilbi. 

4. Gavin Maxwell travelled to southern Iraq in 1960. 

5. The author, Gavin Maxwell, faced a problem in transporting the Otter from China to England. 

4. What animal species do Otters belong to?

(a)	Elk
(b)	Hedgehog
(c)	Mustellines

5. How was Otter in the beginning?

1. Friendly 

2. Hostile

3. Aloof and indifferent

4. Sad

6. What does the word Flick mean?

1. Rude

2. Unfriendly

3. Absence of interest

4. A quick, a light movement

7. After how many days did the author's mail arrive?

1. 5 

2. 6

3. 7

4. 2

8. What was discovered by the author in his bedroom?

9. What was it that the worker wanted to know?

10. What game did Mijbilbil create?

11. Where were the Otters kept by the Arabs?

12. In what way He played his new game?

13. When Maxwell escorted Mijbilbil to the restroom, what unique quality did he discover?

14. What made the author stay in Basra?

15. What kind of appearance did the Otter have?

16. Maxwell obtained the Otter in what way?

17. What engaged Mijbil once they moved to London?

18. What did the female passenger on the plane perceive the Otter to be?

19. Maxwell referred to the flight hostess as "the very queen of her kind” but why?

20. When Maxwell wanted to fly Mijbilbil to England, what happened?

21. When the box was opened, what happened?

22. Write a short note to show that Mijbilbil was an intelligent animal.

23. What actions did Mijbil take outside the London home?

24. What was Mijbil's favourite activity when he was in London?

25. What took place when Maxwell accompanied Mijbilbil to the restroom? What did it do the next two days?

Answers to the Worksheet:

1. Fill in the blanks

1. Mustellines

2. Maxwell

3. Marbles

4. Small dragon

5. Mijbilbil

2. Correct match:

3. True or false

1. False

2. False

3. True

4. False

5. False

4. (c) Hedgehog

5. (c) aloof and indifferent

6. (d) A quick, a light movement

7. (a) 5

8. Two Arabs were found in the author's bedroom.

9. The labourer wanted to know about the Mijbilbil's species.

10. Mijbilbil created a new game with the ping-pong ball.

11. Otters were kept in a sack by the Arabs.

12. After placing the ball on the light end, Mijbilbil made an attempt to grasp it with his other hand.

13. When Maxwell took Mijbilbil to the restroom, he discovered that she revelled in the water and jumped, rolled, and splashed in it.

14. To collect and respond to their letter, the author and his friend were travelling to Basra to the General Consulate. They discovered that his friend's mail was accessible, but the author had to spend five days in Basra.

15. The Otter resembled a little dragon. It had a really attractive look. On its back, it had sharp dirt scales covering it. It covered everyone in the muck.

16. Instead of a dog, Maxwell preferred to keep an Otter as a pet. He made the request in front of his friend, who was able to obtain an Otter and send it to Maxwell via two Arabs. So Maxwell was able to train his Otter.

17. Ping-pong game engaged Mijbil’s attention once they moved to London.

18. The female passenger on the plane perceive the Otter to be a Rat.

19. Maxwell was concerned for Mijbilbil's well-being. Mijbilbil was hurt and worn out. In the box, his state was quite uncomfortable. Maxwell favoured Mijbilbil's freedom. He was able to put Mijbilbil on his knee thanks to the flight hostess. The author expressed her thanks to her for her compassion and generosity.

20. Mijbilbil was kept in a box when Maxwell decided to ship her to England. He injured himself when he tore the box off. After then, Mijbilbil vanished from the plane while scaring the other fliers. He then sat down on Maxwell's knee and stopped bothering everybody else.

21. Mijbil left the box as soon as it was opened. He swiftly vanished while still in the plane. Cries could be heard all around. A woman screamed, "A rat!" and sprang from her seat. A rat! ”.

22. Mijbilbil once broke out of Maxwell's room and went to the restroom. When the author arrived, he saw that the Otter had successfully twisted the tap such that there was a full flow of water for a bath in less than a minute.

23. As the narrator walked through the streets, Mijbil used to follow him. During such treks, he picked up certain routines. As youngsters play, run, and interact with objects in the street, he followed them. He would lead the author toward the wall of a primary school and gallop on it.

24. Mijbilbil would spend hours playing with his own collection of toys when visiting London. Ping-pong balls, marbles, rubber fruit, and a terrapin shell that the narrator had purchased from his home marshes were some of the boy's favourite toys.

25. When Maxwell led Mijbilbil to the bathroom, he jumped and rolled around in the water, shooting underwater down the length of the bathtub and creating enough slop and splash for a hippo. Mijbilbil broke out of the bedroom two days later and went into the restroom. He fought with the chrome tap until it was fully flowing.

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1. Identify the correct answer.

Mijbil was 

1. Very friendly

2. Indifferent and aloof

3. hostile

Ans: (B) indifferent and aloof.

2. What game the otter named Mijbil invented?

Ans: Mijbil invented a ping-pong ball game where he would put the ping-pong ball on a sloping lid’s end and grab the ball as soon as it reached the other end of the lid.

3. Match the following table. 

Ans:

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