WorksheetsLiving Photograph Form 4 poem
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 32mins
Who wrote the poem?
Jack Black
Jackie Kay
William Livingston
Jackie Morris
What is the poem about?
A close bond between family member
Friendship never ends
A sudden death of a family member
Reminiscing the memory of a family member
What is the relationship portrayed in the poem
Mother and son
Grandmother and granddaughter
Grandfather and granddaughter
Father and son
"White hand in black hand" what is the meaning of this phrase?
The hand of the grandmother and granddaughter
The close ties between the family member
Mixed parentage
A loving family
"Her soup forgot to boil" what does the phrase infer to?
She was sick
She was happy
She was getting older
She was forgetful
How old was the persona when the picture was taken?
10 years old
3 years old
7 years old
20 years old
Describe the grandmother.
Had blue eyes
Wearing English lace and a bun
Kind and gentle
Unique and high-spirited
What is the significance of the photograph?
To cherish the memories they have
To reminisce the memories they have together
To show close bond between the family member
To avoid death
Why did the persona said the grandmother went to somewhere 'awful and unthinkable'?
The persona was little and had difficulty to understand about death
The persona thought the grandmother went out of town
The persona knew she would never meet her again
The persona was upset with her grandmother
What happened to the grandmother?
(a)
What is the moral value found in the poem?
Learn to let go
Death is unavoidable
Learn to control anger
Treasure the memories of our loved ones
Who is the persona in the poem?
A mother
A father
A grandmother
A granddaughter
What does "straight-back" infer to?
The grandmother was healthy
The grandmother was sick
The grandmother became taller
The grandmother became old
Describe the grandmother when she was old and sick.
She became forgetful.
Her back round and hunched.
Straight-back.
Becoming small.
Do you think the persona close to her grandmother?
Which lines show that the persona thinks death is terrible?
Her sharp blues eyes look her own death in the eye
My tall grandmother became small
She went to the awful place grandmothers go
white hand in black hand
Which lines stated that the grandmother can no longer sit or stand straight?
My tall grandmother became small
Her back round and hunched
Her soup forgot to boil
She went to the awful place grandmothers go
What did the grandmother wear in the photograph?
Black long skirt
white french lace
pleated skirt
a beautiful hat
Who forgot to boil the soup?
Granddaughter
Grandchild
Grandmother
Grandfather
How does the persona want to remember her grandmother?
When she was healthy and smiling
When she was old and forgetful
When the persona 3 years old
When she was tall and wearing a beautiful dress.
