MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX MCQ’S

Q1) Assertion: Pale as late winters moon

Reason: The late winter's moon is calm and lazy, dim and hazy
a. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are incorrect
c. A is correct but R is incorrect
d. A is incorrect and R is correct
Q2. Write the following in correct order
a) She was as old as she looked b) driving from parent’s home to cochin
c)-but after airport security check- d) all I did was smile
1)B-A-C-D 2) A-C-B-D
3)D-C-A-B 4) B-C-D-A
Q3. What is the significance of the title My Mother at Sixty-Six?
A) Poet’s fear of losing her ageing mother B) Poet’s fear of moving fast
C) Poet’s inability to express her feelings D) All of these
Q4. What is the universality of the theme of the poem?
A) death is a truth B) Life is a reality
C) everyone is happy D) change is an inevitable process
Q5. Choose the option that applies correctly to the two statements given below.
Assertion(A): The poet waves off the thought of her mother getting old quickly.
Reason(R): The poet didn’t want to confront the inevitable fate that was to
dawn upon her mother.
a) A can be inferred but R cannot be inferred.
b) A cannot be inferred but R can be inferred.
c) Both A and R can be inferred.
d) Both A and R cannot be inferred
Q6. Choose the option that appropriately describes the relationship between the
two statements given below.
Statement 1: The poet knows her mother has aged.
Statement 2: The poet feels the pain of separation.
a) Beginning–Ending b) Cause–Effect
c) Question–Answer d) Introduction–Conclusion
Q7. Assertion: The poet sees her mother by her side in the car looking almost like
a corpse
Reason: It was all due to aging and deteriorating health conditions
a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b) A is correct but R is incorrect
c) Both A and R is incorrect
d) R is correct but A is incorrect

Q8. Given below are some statements from the extract-sequence them properly.
Statement 1) The poet observed Mother’s pale and colorless face which
resembles the winter’s moon.
Statement 2) The poet finds young trees visiting past her and young children
rushing out of their homes to play in the open
Statement 3) The poet was going to Cochin in a car to take a flight home
Statement 4) The poet hides all her worries behind smile and bid her a cheerful
goodbye
a) 1,2,3,4 b) 3,2,1,4
c) 4,3,2,1 d) 2,4,1,3
Q9. Assertion: The poet looks at her mother intensely and sorrowfully
Reason: Deep fear about her mother’s physical decay and death grieves the poet.
a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b) A is correct but R is incorrect
c) Both A and R is incorrect
d) R is correct but A is incorrect

Q10. Assertion: The poet bids goodbye with a hollow smile.

Reason: As she was feeling guilty for neglecting her mother.
a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b) A is correct but R is incorrect
c) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A
d) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A