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WorksheetsSPM: The Living Photograph
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
In stanza 1, how does the persona describe the grandmother's attire.
Pleated skirt
Grey bun
White broderie anglaise shirt
Flat shoes
Why do you think the grandmother wore flat shoes?
She cannot afford to buy heels.
She is old and has weak knees.
She lost her balance.
She likes flat shoes.
Which line is stanza 1 shows us that the grandmother is a warm-hearted person?
"a kind, old smile round her eyes."
"Her big hand holds mine,"
"white hand in black hand."
"Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye."
In stanza 2, which word means 'bent back'?
small
hunched
round
awful
‘Her soup forgot to boil’, what can this line tell you about the grandmother’s condition?
She is weak.
She is exhausted.
She is forgetful.
She is oblivious.
In stanza 3, what does the line "In the photo with me at three" mean?
The photo was taken at 3 o'clock in the morning
The persona was three years old when the photo was taken
The photo was taken three years ago
The photo was taken three times
Why do you think the grandmother's smile is crinkled in stanza 3?
She is ill.
She is forced to smile.
She is sad.
She is old and has many wrinkles.
In stanza 1, why do you think the grandmother looks tall in the picture?
She is a tall person.
She is still healthy and has a straight back.
She leans against the wall.
She is standing next to a shorter person.
Which word in stanza 1 refers to the grandmother's posture?
tall
small
straight back
sharp
In stanza 1, what does the line "white hand in black hand" tell us?
The persona and the grandmother have different skin colours
The persona and the grandmother wear different shirt colour
The persona's hand is dirty
The persona has sunburn skin
Why do you thin the persona has different skin colour from her grandmother's?
The persona's is an adopted child.
The persona has skin problem.
The persona has sunburn skin.
The persona is a child of mixed marriage
Who is the persona in the poem?
Jackie Kay
A small girl who lost her grandmother
A grandchild who misses her late grandmother
A grandchild who lost her grandmother
In stanza 3, the word 'there' in the line "But there she is still" refers to
The place which is unknown, unthinkable
The grandmother's grave
In the photo
The awful place grandmothers go
In stanza 2, which line indicates that the grandmother’s condition was getting worse?
'My tall grandmother became small"
"Her back round and hunched"
"She went to the awful place grandmothers go"
"Her soup forgot to boil"
How can you help taking care of your grandmother who is bed-ridden?
Cook for her
Feed her
Read her stories
Change her diapers
What are the values learnt from this poem?
Love
Appreciation
Commitment
Respect
What do you think are the themes of this poem?
Remembering loved one
Grief over the loss of loved one
Life and death
Family relationship
In stanza 2, the persona mentions that her tall grandmother had become small and her back hunched. This tells us that
The grandmother's physical changed due to aging process
The grandmother was sick
The grandmother was having a bone disease
The grandmother cannot stand tall anymore
Describe the relationship between the persona and her grandmother.
They had a close relationship
They had a complicated relationship
They had a constant relationship
They had a natural relationship
What do you think the persona mean in lines "But there she is still, in the photo with me at three,"?
Her grandmother is always alive in the photo
She is missing the moment when the photo was taken
Her grandmother did not die
Her grandmother died when the persona was three years old
