1. The story “The Portrait of a Lady” is written by –
- Khushwant Singh
- A. R. Williams
- Walt Whitman
- Ted Hughes
2. Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist?
- To balance her stoop
- To sit
- To dance
- To sleep
Answer
To balance her stoop
3. Where did the author spend his childhood?
- In the town with his mother
- In the town with his parents
- In the village with his father
- In the village with his grandmother
Answer
In the village with his grandmother
4. The grandmother accompanied her family to see off and receive …….
- granddaughter
- daughter
- grandson
- son
5. The grandmother always carried with her
- rosary
- knife
- mirror
- vanity bag
6. The grandmother and the author were good-
- friends
- reformers
- neighbors
- colleague
7. The turning point of the author’s friendship with the grandmother was-
- the settlement of their parents in the city,
- the engagement of parents in a private company
- parents’ illness
- none of these
Answer
the settlement of their parents in the city
8. The author’s grandmother was unhappy with city education because –
- she was a gentle lady
- she was conservative and religious
- she was not a good lady
- she does not have faith in education
Answer
she was conservative and religious
9. How did the sparrows react after grandmother’s death? They …
- Started chirping loudly
- Sat quietly
- Sat scattered on the floor
- Sat on her legs
Answer
Sat scattered on the floor
10. Grandmother has been portrayed as a very ….. lady –
- religious
- arrogant
- ugly
- proudly
11. What did the sparrows do when the dead body of the grandmother was carried off?
- They went with the funeral procession
- They chirruped loudly
- They flew away quietly
- None of these
Answer
They flew away quietly
12. The grandmother believed that education should
- computer-based
- fact-based
- religion-based
- idea based
13. Who did appear like the ‘winter landscape in the mountains?
- Narrator’s grandmother
- Narrator
- Narrator’s mother, er
- Narrator’s father
Answer
Narrator’s grandmother
14. Narrator’s grandmother had been old and wrinkled
- for ten years
- for fifteen years
- for twenty years
- for twenty-five years
15. What for did the grandmother prepare the author
- For collage
- For office,
- For school
- None of these
16. What was grandmother’s reaction when the author was going abroad?
- Happy
- sad
- not even sentimental
- Sentimental
Answer
not even sentimental
17. Did the author bother to learn the morning prayers that his grandmother recited?
- yes
- he listened but did not bother to learn
- he could not learn
- no
Answer
he listened but did not bother to learn
18. How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter?
- Emotional
- Strong
- Selfless
- Loving
19. How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother?
- They didn’t come that day
- they came and sat silently in the verandah
- They ate the bread crumbs
- they chirruped a lot
Answer
they came and sat silently in the verandah
20. What did the grandmother do in her final hours?
- Talked to everyone in the house
- worried about everyone
- Silently praying and telling her beads
- Went to temple
Answer
Silently praying and telling her beads