This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The word seclusion doesn't mean A) Solitude. B) Isolation. C) Insulation. D) Withdrawal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insulation. 6. Paddling means A) Walking barefoot. B) Walking barefoot on sand. C) Playing in water. D) Walking barefoot in water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking barefoot in water. 7. Why does Isabel stay with Mr. Osmond despite her unhappiness? A) She still loves him. B) She wants to support Pansy. C) She fears society's judgment. D) She has no money to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wants to support Pansy. 8. What did the author's grandmother do in the morning before school? A) Sing a morning prayer. B) Feed the village dogs. C) Read the scriptures. D) Cook breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sing a morning prayer. 9. My grandmother and I were good friends. Who said this line? A) Narrator. B) Narrator's brother. C) Narrator's Sister. D) Narrator's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrator. 10. "she's been dead nearly as many years ..... " ..... How long has her mother been dead now? A) About 12 years. B) About 30-40 years. C) 50 years. D) Her mother is still alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 12 years. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Who is Edward Rosier? A) A wealthy businessman. B) A friend of Gilbert Osmond. C) A suitor of Pansy Osmond. D) Ralph Touchett's cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A suitor of Pansy Osmond. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. What happened to the grandmother after the narrator returned home? A) She was happy to see him. B) She had changed. C) She was ill. D) She had forgotten him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was happy to see him. 18. What did the author and the grandmother carry with them to school? A) Biscuits. B) School bag. C) Stale chapattis. D) Bottle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stale chapattis. 19. 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. 20. Mention the first phase of the author's relationship with his grandmother. A) Boyhood. B) Childhood. C) Early youth. D) Oldage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Childhood. 21. 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. 22. What was the grandmother's favourite part of the day? A) Telling stories to the author. B) Cooking meals. C) Feeding birds. D) Playing music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeding birds. 23. 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. 24. My grandfather's portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. A) Shelf. B) Picture. C) Puzzle. D) Fireplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shelf. 25. What were her views about music? A) Had lewd association. B) Monopoly of harlots and beggars. C) None of these. D) Both of these. 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