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The portrait of a lady

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the writer of the lesson`The Portrait of a lady`?

a)

Kulwant Singh

b)

Khushwant Singh

c)

Kulwinder Singh

d)

Balwant Singh

2.

The chapter is about the writer's:

a)

mother

b)

sister

c)

grand mother

d)

aunt

3.

The clothes which the writer's grandmother wore,were:

a)

black

b)

red

c)

white

d)

blue

4.

The grandmother's one hand was on her waist.What was in her other hand?

a)

a rod

b)

a pen

c)

a book

d)

a rosary

5.

In the beginning of the story,the writer and his grandmother lived in:

a)

a city

b)

a hotel

c)

a village

d)

a gurudwara

6.

What did the grandmother do when she bathed and dressed the writer:

a)

she rebuked him

b)

she said her morning prayer

c)

she sang film song

d)

she taught him to sing

7.

The author's grandmother carried several stale chapattis with her for:

a)

the writer

b)

the monkeys

c)

the village dogs

d)

the priest of the temple

8.

When the writer was at school,what did the grandmother do?

a)

she saw a movie

b)

she played

c)

she gossiped with ladies

d)

she sat in the temple and read scriptures

9.

What was the turning point in the relationship between the writer and his grandmother?

a)

when they went to the city

b)

when she died

c)

when the writer became mature

d)

when the writer was given a separate room

10.

What made the grandmother unhappy?

a)

she could not sleep properly

b)

she could not help the writer with his homework

c)

she could not say her prayers

d)

she could not tell the beads

11.

In the afternoon,the grandmother fed:

a)

sparrows

b)

cats

c)

dogs

d)

crows

12.

What was the happiest half hour of grandmother's day?

a)

when she said her prayers

b)

when she took bath

c)

when she fed the sparrows

d)

when she sang songs

13.

When the writer decided to go abroad,he would be away for:

a)

two months

b)

four weeks

c)

five years

d)

ten years

14.

What happened the next morning?

a)

the grandmother went to the village

b)

she was taken ill

c)

she wrote a letter

d)

she went to another city

15.

Who were scattered on the floor of the room where the grandmother lay dead?

a)

beads of rosary

b)

the relatives

c)

sparrows

d)

cats

16.

The dead body of the writer's grandmother was covered with a:

a)

red shroud

b)

white shroud

c)

blue shroud

d)

green shroud

17.

The Portrait of a Lady has been written in

a)

scientific mode

b)

romantic mode

c)

biographcal mode

d)

none of the above

18.

Portrait

a)

a selfie of a picture

b)

a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders

19.

Wrinkled

a)

small lines on face and skin due to old age

b)

crushed and having folds

20.

Mantel Piece

a)

fireplace

b)

a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace

21.

Hobbled

a)

walked continuously and without effortlessly in the house

b)

walked unsteadily

22.

rosary

a)

prayer beads

b)

necklace

23.

absurd

a)

ridiculous

b)

illogical

24.

How did the grandmother look?

a)

old,fat,long

b)

long,fat,slightly bent

c)

old,short,slightly bent,fat

d)

slightly bent,fat

25.

How did the grandfather in the portrait hung on the wall look like?

a)

old,long white beard,wore big turban

b)

old,skinny,wrinkled

c)

young,handsome,well built

d)

old,well built

26.

What did the author eat for breakfast?

a)

thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it

b)

thick bread with butter

c)

upama

d)

rice and curd

27.

The word serenity in the following sentence means...

The beautiful garden filled him with a sense of serenity.

a)

awe and wonderment

b)

love and a feeling of nostalgia

c)

the state of calm, peaceful and untroubled

d)

surprise beyond words

28.

The meaning of the word, 'monotonous' as used in the sentence below is:

'My grandmother said her morning prayers in a monotonous sing-song.'

a)

melodious

b)

interesting

c)

exciting and upbeat

d)

boring, dull and repetitive

29.

The meaning of the word 'stale' in the following sentence is:

'She gave me the same stale food that she gave to the animals.'

a)

rotting

b)

fresh and healthy

c)

no longer fresh

d)

tasty and delicious

30.

What was the real name of the author Khushwant singh?

a)

Khushan Singh

b)

Khushwant

c)

Shoba SIngh

d)

Khushal singh