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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the word 'paddling' mean in the poem?
a flock of swimming ducks.
move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.
walk with bare feet in shallow water.
dabble the feet or hands in water.
What is the antonym of 'transient'?
momentary
fleeting
short-lived
permanent
How long, do you think, the poet's mother has been dead for?
nearly twelve years
nearly twenty years
nearly two years
none of the above
How did the mother's face look in the photograph?
chubby
kind
innocent
sweet
"She'd laugh at the snapshot"
Who does 'She' refer to here?
the youngest girl in the snapshot
the poet
the poet's mother
none of the above
What is the best meaning of the word, 'wry'?
to feel happy and sad at the same time
to feel overwhelmed
to feel nostalgic
to feel disappointed and amused at the same time
"Now she's been dead nearly as many years
As that girl lived"
Who is the 'girl' in this context?
the poet
the poet's mother
the poet's mother's cousin
the poet's cousin
ii. What is the ‘circumstance’ being talked about in the given lines?
The circumstance of the cousins who held her hand.
b. The circumstance of the photograph being taken by the uncle.
c. The circumstance of the cousins being funnily dressed by their parents.
d. The circumstance of the death of the poet’s mother.
2.All three stood still to smile through their hair
At the uncle with the camera, A sweet face
My mother’s, that was before I was born
And the sea, which appears to have changed less
Washed their terribly transient feet.
i. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin?
a. Her granduncle
b. Her uncle
c. Her mother’s friend
d. Her grandmother
iii. 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. None of the above
