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WorksheetsPORTRAIT OF A LADY - QUIZ 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is the writer of the lesson`The Portrait of a lady`?
Kulwant Singh
Khushwant Singh
Kulwinder Singh
Balwant Singh
The chapter is about the writer's:
mother
sister
grand mother
aunt
The Portrait of a Lady has been written in
scientific mode
romantic mode
biographical mode
none
In the village the grandmother used to feed the
sparrows
dogs
cows
all the above
Grandmother used to wear
black saree
yellow saree
spotless white saree
Punjabi suit
How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?
feeding sparrows
reading
gossiping
spinning the wheel
While waking the author up in the village grandmother used to constantly mutter her prayers in the hope that he would imbibe some religious verses which he
never did
did
imbibed partially
Which language do you think the author and his mother use while talking to each other?
Hindi
English
Punjabi
Mixed
In the sentence 'That was the turning point in our relationship' which was the turning point?
Their moving to the village
Their moving to the city
Their moving abroad
His joining the university
The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be
sublime
good for him
a monopoly of harlots and beggars
How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author's grandmother died?
They chirruped a lot
They did not express their sorrow
They did not come that day
They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them
Which was the happiest half-hour for the grandmother in the city?
While spinning the wheel
While reciting the prayers
Feeding the sparrows
taking the afternoon nap
What do you think the author learnt in his village school?
English
Sanskrit
Morning prayers and his native language
What did the author think was the sign of last physical contact between him and his granmother?
She kissed his forehead
she kissed his hand
she kissed his cheek.
How did Kushwant Singh's grandmother bid him farewell when he was leaving for abroad?
The grandmother cried a lot
The grandmother was in full control of her emotions
The grandmother did not come to see him off.
