This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The common link of friendship was snapped. A) Praised. B) Broken. C) Hailed. D) Connected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broken. 2. Where does Isabel live after her marriage? A) Gardencourt. B) Rome. C) Florence. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome. 3. How many phases are described in the poem? A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Grandmother was a brave lady . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. 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. 8. What did the grandmother wear that contributed to her beauty? A) A modern outfit. B) A colorful dress. C) A spotless white dress. D) A traditional sari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A spotless white dress. 9. Which was the happiest half hour for the grandmother in the city? A) Spinning the wheels. B) Reciting Prayers. C) Feeding sparrows. D) Taking afternoon naps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeding sparrows. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. What was the only relaxing time when the grand ma accepted her resignation with seclusion? A) Feeding dogs. B) Feeding sparrows. C) Reciting prayers. D) Spinning wheels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeding sparrows. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. In the sentence 'that was the turning point in our relationship' what was the turning point? A) Their moving to the village. B) Their moving to the city. C) Their moving abroad. D) His joining the university. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their moving to the city. 19. "terribly transient feet" ..... Here, 'feet' of poet's mother represent: A) Her mother's beauty. B) Her mother's mortal body. C) Mother's death. D) Mother's loving memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mother's mortal body. 20. What did the author's grandmother do when he left for University? A) Started going to school with him. B) Accepted her seclusion with resignation. C) Took up painting as a hobby. D) Learned English to communicate better. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accepted her seclusion with resignation. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A scene full of noise and chaos. 24. Silence Silences refer to A) Silence of past good memories caused void. B) Silence caused by mother's death further caused void. C) Both i and ii. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silence caused by mother's death further caused void. 25. What would the grandmother do in the temple on a daily basis? A) Meditation. B) Read Scriptures. C) Sing religious prayers. D) Teach other kids religious prayers. 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