WorksheetsGolden Test XI
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
Who is the writer of the lesson`The Portrait of a lady`?
Kulwant Singh
Kushwant Singh
Kulwant Singh
Balwant Singh
The chapter is about the writer's:
Mother
Sister
Grandmother
Aunt
The writer's grandmother was:
short and fat
tall and slim
dark and ugly
all the above
The clothes which the writer's grandmother wore,were:
black
white
red
black and white
The grandmother's one hand was on her waist.What was in her other hand?
walking stick
a pen
a rosary
a rod
In the beginning of the story,the writer and his grandmother lived in:
a city
a village
a hotel
a Gurudwara
What did the grandmother do when she bathed and dressed the writer:
she rebuked him
she said her morning prayer
she sang film song
she taught him to sing
The author's grandmother carried several stale chapattis with her for:
the writer
the beggars at the temple
the village dogs
the monkeys at the temple
When the writer was at school,what did the grandmother do?
she'll go back home
talk to the sparrows
she gossiped with the women
she sat in the temple and read scriptures
What was the turning point in the relationship between the writer and his grandmother?
when they went to the city
when she died
when the writer became mature
when the writer was given a separate room
What made the grandmother unhappy?
she could not sleep properly in the city
she could not help the writer with his homework
she could not say her prayers
she could not get time to tell the beads
The writer was given a separate room when he:
went up to the university
went up to the city
went to the college
opened a shop
What was the happiest half an hour of grandmother's day in the city?
when she said her prayers
when she took bath
when she fed the sparrows
when she beat the drum with other ladies
The Portrait of a Lady has been written in
scientific mode
autobiographical mode
biographical mode
romantic mode
The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be
sublime
good for him
a monopoly of harlots and beggars
the profession of people working in bands
Why was Khushwant's grandmother so disturbed when he started going to the city school?
She didn't believe in the things taught there
there was no teaching of God and the Scriptures
He was taught music
Only a & b
a,b & c
The word best used to describe Yin is:
fluid
warm
dry
hard
The painters mentioned in the lesson are: (You may have more than one answer)
Wu Daozi
Quinten Metsys
Yin Hao
Jean Dubuffet
Xuanzong
What is the chinese word for 'path and method'?
(a)
'Shanshui' means
(a)
What did the blacksmith Quinten Metsys paint?
(a)
An emperor from which dynasty commissioned Wu Daozi to make a painting?
(a)
The stories illustrating the art of achieving 'perfection' in the lesson 'Landscape of Soul' is
delicate realism
figurative
illusionistic likeness
conceptual
Who created the famous Rock Garden?
(a)
The art of the 'untrained visionaries' and in the raw state is called:
Nek Chand
art brut
raw art
contemporary art
In chinese paintings, which color is used to denote the 'middle void'
black
yellow
green
white
Who mooted the concept of ' Art Brut
Yin Hanh
Zuamxon
Jean Dubuffet
Nek Chand
The European painter wants the viewer to borrow his mind.
True
False
The mountain represents --------
Yin
Yang
Both
None
What is the meaning of the word anecdote?
illustrated lecture about the places visited
A short amusing story
mysterious works of the universe
an essay on an event
Who wrote the article 'Getting inside Outsider Art' in the Hindustan Times?
Nek Chand
Jean Dubuffet
Brinda Suri
Nathalie Trouver
Who first created the concept of art brut or raw art?
Jean Duffudet
Brinda Suri
Nek Chand
Quinten Metsys
Where was Professor Gaitonde travelling to?
From Pune to Bombay
From Pune to Delhi
From Bombay to Pune
From Bombay to Victoria Terminus
What is the name of train by which Professor Gaitonde was travelling?
Deccan Queen
Rajdhani express
Jijamata Express
Frontier Mail
Whom did Professor Gaitonde met during his train journey?
Khan Sahab
Anglo Indian Staff
Jayant Narlikar
Prof. Rajendra
Where did Professor Gaitonde and Khan Sahib got off?
Bombay Station
Indore
Pune
Victoria Terminus
What did the Professor notice at the Hornby road?
Shops were different
Roads were constructed
A new shopping complex
Residential buildings
Whom did Professor Gaitonde enquire about on entering the Forbes building ?
President of the company
The librarian at The Town Hall
Prof. Rajendra
Mr. Vinay Gaitonde
Why did the professor go to town hall?
to check facts from history books
To confirm the way to Azad Maidan
To read books
To meet Prof. Rajendra
Towards which place did the professor decide to take a walk after having his dinner?
To the library
To Forbes Building
Azad Maidan
To Post Office
Bhausahebanchi Bakhar refers to:
A Maratha warrior
Nephew of Vishwasrao
A historical narrative in Marathi Prose
A book on the wars in India
What Hyperbole was used in the poem, 'The Voice of the Rain'?
Soft-falling shower
Bottomless sea
Soft-falling shower
voice of the rain
Why does the rain descend to the earth?
to wash the drought and provide water
it provides life on earth
it beautify and purify the earth
it provides life
What does 'Reck’d or unreck’d' mean?
cared for or not cared for
enrichment or no enrichment
to purify or not
to wash or not to wash
Where does the song return in the poem?
to its originator, i.e. singer
to the poet
to earth
to ocean
Who is the poet of the poem 'The Voice of the Rain'?
Kushwant Singh
Naipul
Walt Whitman
Shirley Toulson
When the poet asks to the soft - falling shower, 'Who are you?
What figure of speech is being used?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
What does the rain reply to the poet's question 'Who are you'?
she is rain
she is poem of earth
she is rain from mountains
she is poem of mountains
Why does the rain tell the poet that she cannot be touched?
because she is water
because she rises in the form of water vapour
because she is in the form of clouds
because she falls from the sky
From which two places does the rain rise in the form of water vapour?
land and bottomless sea
sky and ocean
mountains and land
all the three
How does the rain help the seeds inside the earth?
provides water
provides life and helps them grow
provides life
makes the soil soft for the seed to germinate
What does the rain do when she doesn’t care if anyone bothers about her deeds or not?
she talks to the land
she falls and causes flood
she completes her work and talk to the poet
she completes her work and comes back home
Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings. Who has been described in the poem 'The Laburnum Top' here?
A cuckoo
Chicks
The Goldfinch
A Sparrow
Which description most suits the Laburnum tree most?
The tree is silent and still. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.
The tree is silent but thrilled. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.
How was the tree standing in the month of September?
still and death-like
alive
green and happy
still and green
Why was Goldfinch's body barely visible?
due to her dark coloured yellow body
because she was small
because of the height of the tree
because she was brown in colour
What is described by the word 'sleek' in the poem?
lizard
bird
branch
top of the tree
Chirrup,chattering,trillings, whistle-chirrup, whispering. Which poetic device refers to sound words?
Metaphor
Antithesis
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
"September sunlight" - Which literary device has been used by the poet?
Simile
Alliteration
Litotes
Antithesis
The line ‘A few leaves yellowing and all its seeds fallen' suggests the meaning of ageing and decay.
True
False
The movement of goldfinch has been compared to ___________
Squirrel
Mouse
Wombat
Lizard
When did the death-like tree become alive?
in the month of March
by the arrival monsoon season
by the arrival of the Goldfinch bird
by the arrival of sparrows
Where are the young ones of the Goldfinch bird?
Amongst the thickness of the branch
On the top of the tree
On an another tree
They were never there
What role does the tree play for the Goldfinch bird?
As a shelter
as a supporter
as a means to feed her family
as a resting place
What happened after she fed her young ones?
she flew away
she flew to the other side of the branch
she stayed there
she took some rest in the nest
What is indicated by the phrase ' the thickness'?
the dense foliage of the tree
the trunk of the tree
the machine
the engine
The expression 'barred face ' means
the bird seems to be behind the bars
a face that is partially visible
a stripped face
a painted face
What does 'she stokes it full' refer to?
the goldfinch takes care of the chicks
the goldfinch shakes the tree
the goldfinch feeds her chicks full
the goldfinch flies shaking her wings
what does trilling refer to?
short high pitched sound
long high pitched sound
short whispering sound
long low sounds
The teacher (a) a photo of us while we were climbing up a tree. (take)
