WorksheetsThe Living Photograph
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In stanza 1, what is the color of grandmother's hair?
a)
white
b)
gray
c)
grey
d)
black
2.
In stanza 2, which word describes death as something unpleasant?
a)
unthinkable
b)
awful
c)
unknown
d)
death
3.
What does the line "Her soup forgot to boil" indicate about the grandmother?
a)
old
b)
forget
c)
forgetful
d)
-
4.
What one item that persona's grandmother was wearing?
a)
A pleated skirt
b)
A jacket
c)
A dress
5.
What does the attire imply when describing her grandmother's personality?
a)
She is well-dressed
b)
She is pretty
c)
She is demure
6.
In stanza 2, which word tells us the grandmother's body was bent?
a)
Round
b)
Hunched
c)
Flat
d)
Small
7.
To whom does the white hand belong to?
a)
The persona
b)
The grandmother
c)
The grandparents
d)
Both of them
8.
Why do you think the persona mentions the different colours of the two hands?
a)
To show their differences
b)
To show they are from different backgrounds
c)
To show they are from of mixed races
d)
To show they are races
9.
In stanza 2, give a reason why the grandmother's back became round and hunched?
a)
She is old and suffers from osteoporosis
b)
She is hunched
c)
She has bad postures
d)
She was born with it
10.
What does the photograph remind the poet of?
a)
Her family
b)
Her grandmother
c)
Her grandparents
d)
The persona
11.
Give one physical change that the poet could see as the grandmother grew older?
a)
Her back hunched
b)
She became a hunchback
c)
She became forgetful
d)
She got osteoporosis
12.
In stanza 2, what do the last two lines tell us?
a)
The grandmother has died
b)
She has forgotten the grandmother
c)
She still remembers the grandmother
d)
The grandmother has gone somewhere
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