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Team quiz by Narendra's team

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the poem 'A Photograph' about?

a)

About poet's mother's childhood memories

b)

tribute to the poet’s mother

c)

Poet's photograph

d)

Poet's father

2.
What was the age of the poet's mother when the photograph was taken?
a)
eleven years old
b)
thirteen years old
c)
twelve years old
d)
fourteen year old   
3.

What would the mother show her daughter while showing her the photograph?

a)

how her parents dressed her for the beach

b)

her cousins

c)

her own childhood photograph

d)

the background

4.
When did her mother die ?
a)
two years ago
b)
five years ago
c)
thirteen years ago
d)
twelve years ago
5.
Who are on both sides of her mother?
a)
Cousins, Betty and Dolly
b)
Parents
c)
Cousins, Dolly and Adam
d)
Friends
6.

What are the three of them doing in the photograph?

a)

playing

b)

standing beside house

c)

holding hands

d)

paddling

7.

What does 'Terribly Transient Feet' mean in the poem?

a)

her feet represent the mother, who changed with time while the sea remained the same

b)

temporary situation

c)

age is temporary

d)

It represents the ever-lasting state on nature and the temporary state of humans

8.

After how many years did her mother laugh on seeing the photograph?

a)

twenty-one

b)

twenty-thirty

c)

twelve

d)

twenty-five

9.
What was the favourite memory of the poet?
a)
her mother's memories
b)
her mother's laughter
c)
her own vacation memories
d)
her childhood memories   
10.

What is the meaning of the word 'wry'?

a)

ironic

b)

decorous

c)

attentive

d)

sarcastic

e)

cynical

11.
Which word is a synonym for the red word?
The terrible storm caused much destruction in the town.
a)
big
b)
awful
c)
loud
d)
rainy
12.

Which of these is an antonym for thrive?

a)

improved

b)

weakened

c)

refused

d)

stunt

13.

Which word(s) describes the feeling of Fear

a)

Grief

b)

Infuriated

c)

tripedation

d)

trepidation

e)

trapidation

14.

Which of the following pictures best represents being "timorous"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What/How does the poet feel in the last phase of the poem?

a)

pain and grief

b)

happy and nostalgic

c)

sad and nostalgic

d)

pain and nostalgic

16.

Identify the poet of "A Photograph"

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Identify the Oxymoron used in the poem

a)

Through their

b)

Laboured Ease

c)

Both wry

d)

Terribly transient

18.

Whose laughter was the past?

a)

poet's

b)

poet's mother

c)

both a and b

d)

not mentioned in the poem

19.

select the correct synonyms of "miffed"

a)

anger

b)

antagonised

c)

infuriated

d)

incensed

e)

sullen

20.

Which material was the frame of the photograph made of?

a)

Cardboard

b)

Wood

c)

Steel

d)

Plastic