This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her feet represent the mother, who changed with time while the sea remained the same. 2. What makes the birds start chirruping? A) The lizard. B) The arrival of their mother. C) The arrival of the hunter. D) The mornin sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The arrival of their mother. 3. The portrait which hung above the mantelpiece was that of the A) Grandmother. B) Great grand uncle. C) Grandfather. D) Great grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandfather. 4. What did the author's grandmother look like? A) Tall and slim. B) Short and fat. C) Young and beautiful. D) Middle-aged and elegant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short and fat. 5. When did her mother die? A) Two years ago. B) Twelve years ago. C) Five years ago. D) Thirteen years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve years ago. 6. What does Isabel decide to do at the end of the novel? A) Stay with Mr. Osmond. B) Leave Mr. Osmond and return to America. C) Marry Lord Warburton. D) Travel with Mrs. Touchett. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stay with Mr. Osmond. 7. Puckered face and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer A) Graceful. B) Smoothed. C) Fresh. D) Wrinkled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrinkled. 8. In the sentence 'That was the turning point in our relationship' which was the turning point? A) Their moving abroad. B) Their moving to the village. C) His joining the university. D) Their moving to the city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their moving to the city. 9. What made the grandmother unhappy? A) She could not sleep properly. B) She could not say her prayers. C) She could not tell the beads. D) She could not help the writer with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She could not help the writer with his homework. 10. What did people say about the grandmother's past? A) She was once young and pretty. B) She was always old and wrinkled. C) She had many grandchildren. D) She was a famous artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was once young and pretty. 11. What is the meaning of 'silver locks'? A) White colour. B) A silver coloured utensil. C) Locks made of silver. D) Gray hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gray hair. 12. Who tries to help Isabel leave Mr. Osmond? A) Lord Warburton. B) Caspar Goodwood. C) Madame Merle. D) Mrs. Touchett. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caspar Goodwood. 13. The author's grandmother carried several stale chapattis with her for: A) The writer. B) The monkeys. C) The village dog. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The village dog. 14. The author was given a room of his own when A) He went to high school. B) He went abroad. C) He went back to the village. D) He went to university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He went to university. 15. The author treated the stories of grandmother's youth and beauty as ..... A) Fables. B) None of the above. C) Dreams. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fables. 16. The turning points in the relation between the author and his grandmother didn't include * A) Not accompanying the author to school. B) Disliking the lessons of Science, Math and Music. C) Giving bread crumbs to the sparrows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving bread crumbs to the sparrows. 17. What made the grandmother unhappy about the author's new English School? A) The fact that she could no longer help him with the lessons. B) Because they were in city. C) Because she didn't understand English. D) Because she didn't understand English and could no longer help him with the lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she didn't understand English and could no longer help him with the lessons. 18. What did the author's grandfather look like in the portrait? A) Wearing a turban and loose-fitting clothes. B) Wearing a suit and tie. C) Bald and serious. D) Clean-shaven and young. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing a turban and loose-fitting clothes. 19. There came a turning point in grandmother's life when ..... A) She came to the city. B) The author went to school. C) She spun on the spinning wheel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She came to the city. 20. On the day the author came back from university, what did his grandmother do instead of praying? A) She started writing a book. B) She cooked his favourite food. C) She started singing with neighbourhood women. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She started singing with neighbourhood women. 21. The word seclusion doesn't mean A) Withdrawal. B) Solitude. C) Isolation. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insulation. 22. Why does Isabel stay with Mr. Osmond despite her unhappiness? A) She fears society's judgment. B) She has no money to leave. C) She wants to support Pansy. D) She still loves him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to support Pansy. 23. What did the author's grandmother do in the morning before school? A) Feed the village dogs. B) Sing a morning prayer. C) Read the scriptures. D) Cook breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sing a morning prayer. 24. My grandmother and I were good friends. Who said this line? A) Narrator's Sister. B) Narrator's Mother. C) Narrator. D) Narrator's brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrator. 25. "she's been dead nearly as many years ..... " ..... How long has her mother been dead now? A) 50 years. B) Her mother is still alive. C) About 30-40 years. D) About 12 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About 12 years. 26. The narrator's grandmother hobbled about the house in ..... A) Spotless white. B) Wrinkled saree. C) Shabby clothes. D) Black and white. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spotless white. 27. What happened when the grandmother didn't pray for the first time? A) She fell ill the next day. B) She made this her routine. C) She took a break and went to the village. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She fell ill the next day. 28. Who is Edward Rosier? A) A wealthy businessman. B) Ralph Touchett's cousin. C) A friend of Gilbert Osmond. D) A suitor of Pansy Osmond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A suitor of Pansy Osmond. 29. Did the narrator bother to learn the morning prayer that his grandmother recited? A) Yes. B) He listened but didn't bother to learn. C) He could not learn. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He listened but didn't bother to learn. 30. How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author's grandmother died? A) They chirruped a lot. B) They did not express their sorrow. C) They did not come that day. D) They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them. 31. Mark the false statement. Grandmother was unhappy with the city school as * A) Religious music lessons were given. B) She couldn't help the author in the subjects taught. C) Music lessons given, had lewd associations for her. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Music lessons given, had lewd associations for her. 32. What happened to the grandmother after the narrator returned home? A) She was happy to see him. B) She was ill. C) She had changed. D) She had forgotten him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was happy to see him. 33. What did the author and the grandmother carry with them to school? A) School bag. B) Biscuits. C) Stale chapattis. D) Bottle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stale chapattis. 34. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin? A) Her grandfather. B) Her uncle. C) Her mother's friend. D) Her grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her uncle. 35. Mention the first phase of the author's relationship with his grandmother. A) Boyhood. B) Early youth. C) Oldage. D) Childhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Childhood. 36. What is the best meaning of the word, 'wry'? A) To feel happy and sad at the same time. B) To feel overwhelmed. C) To feel nostalgic. D) To feel disappointed and amused at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To feel disappointed and amused at the same time. 37. What was the grandmother's favourite part of the day? A) Cooking meals. B) Telling stories to the author. C) Playing music. D) Feeding birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeding birds. 38. What was difficult for Khushwant Singh to accept about his grandmother? A) That she was once young and beautiful. B) That she was once an unhappy woman. C) That she once had many grandchildren. D) That she was once not a believer in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she was once young and beautiful. 39. My grandfather's portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. A) Fireplace. B) Shelf. C) Picture. D) Puzzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelf. 40. The common link of friendship was snapped. A) Broken. B) Connected. C) Praised. D) Hailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 41. Where does Isabel live after her marriage? A) Florence. B) Gardencourt. C) Paris. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rome. 42. How many phases are described in the poem? A) Four. B) Two. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three. 43. What was the turning point of the friendship between grandmother and author? A) When he became an adult. B) When his parents called them both to the city. C) When he left her to live in the city with his parents. D) When they stopped talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When his parents called them both to the city. 44. Why didn't the grandmother like music? A) It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk. B) She liked only religious prayers. C) She liked the traditional folk music. D) She thought it would distract him from studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk. 45. Grandmother was a brave lady . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Khushwant Singh's grandfather can be described as: A) A man with a long white beard who looked as if he had always been old. B) A young and energetic man with a modern outlook. C) A strict disciplinarian who rarely smiled. D) A person who loved traveling and adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man with a long white beard who looked as if he had always been old. 47. What did the grandmother wear that contributed to her beauty? A) A colorful dress. B) A spotless white dress. C) A traditional sari. D) A modern outfit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A spotless white dress. 48. The author's grandmother had ..... A) One hand resting on her legs and the other telling the beads of her rosary. B) One hand resting on her waist and the other telling the beads of her rosary. C) Both hands on waist. D) Both hands telling the beads of her rosary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One hand resting on her waist and the other telling the beads of her rosary. 49. Why was Khushwant's grandmother so disturbed when he started going to the city school? A) She didn't believe in the things taught there. B) There was no teaching of God and the Scriptures. C) He was taught music. D) Only a & b. E) A, b & c. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A, b & c. 50. Activities performed by the grandmother when her grandson left included A) Sitting by the spinning wheel. B) Reciting prayers. C) Feeding Sparrows. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 51. What was the only relaxing time when the grand ma accepted her resignation with seclusion? A) Feeding sparrows. B) Spinning wheels. C) Feeding dogs. D) Reciting prayers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeding sparrows. 52. The word that means "disgusting" from the passage is ..... A) Puckered. B) Revolting. C) Stale. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolting. 53. She said her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song * A) As the author loved her voice. B) As she was a religious lady. C) So that the author would learn it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that the author would learn it. 54. How did grandmother spend time after she moved to the city A) She joined music class, taught children. B) She recited prayers, was busy spinning wheel and fed dogs. C) She recited prayers, was busy spinning wheel and fed sparrows. D) She visited temples and taught children about God and scriptures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She recited prayers, was busy spinning wheel and fed sparrows. 55. Where was Grandfather's portrait hung? A) Above the mantlepiece. B) Below the photograph of the grandmother. C) Above the bureau. D) Above the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above the mantlepiece. 56. "terribly transient feet" ..... Here, 'feet' of poet's mother represent: A) Mother's loving memories. B) Her mother's beauty. C) Mother's death. D) Her mother's mortal body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her mother's mortal body. 57. What did the author's grandmother do when he left for University? A) Started going to school with him. B) Took up painting as a hobby. C) Learned English to communicate better. D) Accepted her seclusion with resignation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accepted her seclusion with resignation. 58. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.v. What is a central theme of the passage? A) The conflict between tradition and modernity. B) The importance of scientific education. C) The value of silence in communication. D) The rejection of familial bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The conflict between tradition and modernity. 59. Grandmother prayed till the end of her life A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. What is the meaning of BEDLAM A) Lying on the bed. B) A scene full of noise and chaos. C) A pleasant smell. D) Sick and bedridden. 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