A Portrait Of

Lady

MCQ'S
1. Who is the writer of the lesson`The Portrait of a lady`? 8. What was the turning point in the relationship between the
Kulwant Singh writer and his grandmother?
Khushwant Singh when they went to the city
Kulwinder Singh when she died
Balwant Singh when the writer became mature
2. The chapter is about the writer's: when the writer was given a separate room

mother 9. The writer was given a separate room when he:

sister went up to the university
grand mother went up to the city
aunt went to the college
3. The writer's grandmother was opened a shop
short and fat
10. In the afternoon,the grandmother fed:
tall and slim
sparrows
dark and ugly
cats
none of these
dogs
4. The clothes which the writer's grandmother wore, were: crows
black 11. What was the happiest half hour of grandmother's day?
red when she said her prayers
white when she took bath
blue when she fed the sparrows
5. The grandmother's one hand was on her waist. What was in when she sang songs
12. When the writer decided to go abroad,he would be away for:
her other hand?
two months
a rod
four weeks
a pen
five years
a book
ten years
a rosary
13. How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?
6. What did the grandmother do when she bathed and feeding sparrows
dressed the writer: reading
she rebuked him gossiping
she said her morning prayer spinning the wheel
she sang film song
14. Who were scattered on the floor of the room where the
she taught him to sing
grandmother lay dead?
7. The author's grandmother carried several stale chapattis beads of rosary
with her for: the relatives
the writer sparrows
the monkeys cats
the village dogs
the priest of the temple
 15. While waking the author up in the village grandmother used 21. The grandmother considered author's learning of music at
to constantly mutter her prayers in the hope that he would school as...
imbibe some religious verses which he a good opportunity to learn music
the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for
never did
gentlefolk
did
good exposure to kids
imbibed partially
None of the above
16. How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the
author's grandmother died?
They chirruped a lot
They did not express their sorrow
They did not come that day
They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew
away without eating them
17. What did the author think was the sign of last physical
contact between him and his grandmother?
She kissed his forehead
she kissed his hand
she kissed his cheek.
18. How did Kushwant Singh's grandmother bid him farewell
when he was leaving for abroad?
The grandmother cried a lot
The grandmother was in full control of her emotions
The grandmother did not come to see him off.

19. How long had Khushwant known his grandmother?

for the last ten years
for that last thirty years
for the last twenty years
for the last forty years
20. The revolting thought for the author was that
His grandmother was young ever
She ever had children
She had gone to study ever
All the above