CBSE Class 10 First Flight Book Chapter 6 Mijbil the Otter Question Answers from previous years question papers (2019-2024)
Mijbil the Otter Previous Year Questions with Answers – Question Answers from Previous years Board Exam Question papers provide valuable insights into how chapters are typically presented in exams. They are essential for preparing for the CBSE Board Exams, serving as a valuable resource.They can reveal the types of questions commonly asked and highlight the key concepts that require more attention. In this post, we have shared Previous Year Questions for Class 10 English Chapter 6, “Mijbil the Otter”.
Questions which came in 2024 Board Exam
Q1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
For the first twenty-four hours, Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor as far from my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until the servant brought tea in the morning, and during the day he began to lose his apathy and take a keen, much too keen, interest in his surroundings. I made a body-belt for him and took him on a lead to the bathroom, where for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water. (Mijbil the Otter) [2024]
(i) Which of the following is not a reason why Mijbil came on to Maxwell’s bed in the small hours?
(A) He had started taking interest in his surroundings.
(B) He was becoming friendly with Maxwell.
(C) He wanted to play with Maxwell on his bed.
(D) He wanted to feel safe and not remain indifferent.
Ans. (C)
(ii) Maxwell says that Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly, he was simply aloof and indifferent for the first twenty-four hours. Give reasons in not more than 40 words.
Ans. Mijbil was in unfamiliar surroundings, he needed time to adjust and feel comfortable around Maxwell, thus initially showing indifference and aloofness as a natural response to the change in his setting.
(iii) Read the following descriptions (A) — (D) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract.
(A) Owning a pet is tedious and needs commitment.
(B) A pet needs his own space and time to get adjusted to his owner’s environment.
(C) Maxwell decided to bring Mijbil because he was very sad to lose his dog.
(D) Maxwell and Mijbil loved travelling.
Ans. (B)
(iv) Which characteristic trait of otters is revealed when Mijbil is taken to the bathroom?
Ans. Joy in water
Q2. Mijbil turned out to be a playful pet. Elaborate. [2024, 40-50 words]
Ans. Mijbil was a playful pet. It enjoyed playing with water, marbles and ping-pong balls. While out for a walk, it would run along the wall of the school and gain the attention of the teachers and students. It was lively and engaging.
Q3. Maxwell decides to keep an otter as a pet. Elucidate with reference to the fact that owning a pet is a life of commitment. [2024, 40-50 words]
Ans. Keeping a pet requires commitment. The pet is dependant on the master and so, one has to take care of it at all times. When Mijbil played with water in the bathroom, Maxwell had to take care the pet did not drown. Once when he left Mijbil unattended, the pet hurt itself and bled. The author had to change the airline because some of them did not fly animals. During the flight, Maxwell endured hardships due to Mijbil’s recklessness. Thus, Maxwell had to be highly committed to Mijbil.
Questions that appeared in 2020 Board Exams
Q1. What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly and fun-loving animal who needs love? [2020, 100-150 words]
Ans. Mij was an active pet. He loved playing with water, marbles, ping pong and even a broken suitcase. His innovative games show his intelligence. When Mij was put in a new environment, it remained aloof and indifferent. It took time to mix up with the author. Mij was active, opened the tap by itself and played in it. It was intelligent as it invented several games with ping pong ball, marbles and the author’s broken suitcase. When out for a walk with the author, it would jump and gallop along the entire length of the wall of a school. When the author was travelling with Mij on a flight, Mij was allowed to be out of the box. He disappeared for sometime and later returned to its master. This shows that Mijbil was an intelligent, fun-loving and friendly animal.
2019 Exam Question and Answers from the chapter
Q1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
When I casually mentioned this to a friend, he casually replied that I had better get one in the Tigris marshes, for there they were as common as mosquitoes, and were often tamed by the Arabs. We were going to Basra to the Consulate-General to collect and answer our mail from Europe. At the Consulate-General we found that my friend’s mail had arrived but that mine had not. [2019]
Questions :
(a) What was ‘they’?
Ans. It refers to otters.
(b) Where could the author get ‘one’?
Ans. He could get an otter in the marshes of Tigris river.
(c) Find the exact word from the extract which means ‘domesticated.’
Ans. Tamed
(d) What did the author find at the Consulate-General?
Ans. He found that his friend’s mail had arrived and his mail had not arrived yet.
Q2. How did Maxwell get the otter? [2019, 30-40 words]
Ans. Maxwell wanted to keep an otter as a pet instead of a dog. He expressed his wish before his friend who managed to get an otter and sent it to Maxwell through two Arabs. Thus Maxwell got his tamed otter.
Q3. Why do you think the otter was not friendly at first with the narrator? How did it behave at first? Why? [2019, 100-120 words]
Ans. Mij was an intelligent, friendly and fun-loving animal. When the author received it, for the first twenty-four hours it remained aloof and indifferent but later on, he took interest in his surroundings. He became friendly to the author. He enjoyed his bath. One day, he disappeared from the bedroom and entered the bathroom where he tried to open the tap.
His intelligence is further revealed when he invented a game of his own called ping-pong. Mij discovered that if the ball was placed on the high end of the suitcase, it would rather run down the length of the suitcase. He enjoyed playing with balls and marbles. Mijbil had developed certain compulsive habits like school children. He used to gallop at full speed on the thirty yards wall of a primary school.
Q4. What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did it do two days after that? [2019, 100-120 words]
Ans. When Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in the shooting operand down the length of the bathtub underwater and making enough slosh and splash for a hippo. He spilled and splashed every drop of water which showed his extreme love for water. Two days after, Mijbil escaped from the bedroom and entered the bathroom. By the time the narrator reached, Mijbil was up on the end of the bathtub and was fumbling at the taps with his paws. He struggled with the chromium tap till it had a full flow.
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