Important Questions Mijbil the Otter Chapter 6 English Class 10 CBSE Board

Short Questions Answers

Question 1. What experiment did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?
Answer. Keeping an otter as a pet.

Question 2. Where did Maxwell go to get his mail?
Answer. To the Consulate-General at Basra.

Question 3. Who brought the otter to Maxwell?
Answer. Two Arabs, with a note from his friend.

Question 4. What name was given to the otter by zoologists?
Answer. Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli (Maxwell’s otter).

Question 5. In the beginning, how was the otter’s behaviour?
Answer. Aloof and indifferent.

Question 6. What did Mij do when taken to the bathroom for the first time?
Answer. He went wild with joy, splashing and playing in the water.

Question 7. What did Mij do to the box during the journey to London?
Answer. He tore the lining of the box to shreds and injured himself.

Question 8. Who helped Maxwell on the plane with Mij?
Answer. A kind air hostess.

Question 9. What game did Mij invent in London?
Answer. Rolling a ping-pong ball down a suitcase and ambushing it.

Question 10. What did a labourer in London ask Maxwell about Mij?
Answer. “Here, Mister — what is that supposed to be?”

Long Questions with Answers

Question 1. How did Maxwell receive his otter at Basra?
Answer. Maxwell’s friend arranged the otter through two Arabs, who brought it in a sack with a note saying, “Here is your otter.” This marked the beginning of Maxwell’s lifelong attachment to otters.

Question 2. Describe the otter’s appearance when Maxwell first saw him.
Answer. The otter resembled a small dragon, coated with mud armour, but beneath it was a soft, chocolate-brown velvet fur.

Question 3. Why was the otter called Maxwell’s otter?
Answer. Because it was a new species unknown to science, and zoologists named it Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli in Maxwell’s honour.

Question 4. How did Mij show his love for water?
Answer. He splashed, plunged, and rolled in water endlessly. He even learned to turn on the bathroom tap himself to make the water flow.

Question 5. What happened when Maxwell tried to transport Mij in a box?
Answer. Mij injured himself by tearing the box lining, causing bloodstains. Maxwell felt miserable but had no choice except to put him back in the box for the flight.

Question 6. Describe the incident of Mij on the plane.
Answer. Mij escaped from the box, ran down the aircraft, and caused chaos. A woman screamed thinking he was a rat. Finally, he returned to Maxwell and cuddled him lovingly.

Question 7. How did Mij play in London with toys?
Answer. He played for hours with marbles, rubber fruit, and especially ping-pong balls, inventing games such as ambushing the rolling ball from a suitcase.

Question 8. What compulsive habits did Mij develop in London?
Answer. He ran along a low wall outside a school, distracting children, and followed peculiar routines similar to children’s playful habits.

Question 9. How did Londoners react on seeing Mij?
Answer. They often failed to identify him. Some guessed he was a baby seal, a squirrel, a hippo, or even a brontosaur, but no one recognised him as an otter.

Question 10. What qualities of Mij show that he was intelligent and fun-loving?
Answer. Mij learned to turn taps, played football with a rubber ball, juggled marbles, invented games, and showed affection to Maxwell, proving he was intelligent, friendly, and playful.