Level 1
Who is the author of ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Kushwant Singh
C. Naipaul
D. Vikram Bhatt
B. Kushwant Singh
How did the grandfather in the portrait hung on the wall look like?
A. Old, long white beard, worn big turban
B. Old, skinny, wrinkly
C. Young, Handsome, Well-Built
D. Old, Well-Built
A. Old, long white beard, worn big turban
How did the grandmother look?
A. Old, Fat, Long
B. Long, Fat, Slightly Bent
C. Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat
D. Slightly Bent, Fat
C. Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat
When did the author’s parents leave him with his grandmother?
A. When he was a kid
B. When he was an infant
C. When he became a teenager
D. When he failed and became a teenager
A. When he was a kid
Which animal did the grandmother used to feed in the village?
A .Dogs
B. Cows
C. Sparrows
D. Cats
A .Dogs
What did the author eat for breakfast?
A. thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it
B. thick bread with butter
C. upma
D. rice and curd
A. thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it
Why would grandmother accompany the author to his school?
A. to keep an eye on him
B. to wait for him to take him back to home
C. because of the temple attached to school
D. she wanted to meet villagers
C. because of the temple attached to school
Where were the parents of the author?
A. Abroad
B. City
C. Other Village
D. Other state
B. City
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
B. Read Scriptures
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
B. When his parents called them both to the city
Where did the author go to study in the city?
A. English School in motorbus
B. by walking down to nearby school
C. Hindi School
D. Nowhere
A. English School in motorbus
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
D. Because she didn’t understand English and could no longer help him with the lessons
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
A. It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk
How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?
A. feedings dogs
B. reading scriptures
C. spinning the wheel
D. talking to neighbours
C. spinning the wheel
How did the grandmother spend her afternoon everyday?
A. by feeding hundred of sparrows
B. by taking a nap
C. by talking to author’s mother
D. by going to temple
A. by feeding hundred of sparrows
What happened when the author moved abroad to study for five years?
A. grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead
B. No one came to see him
C. Grandmother moved back to village
D. Parents moved with him
A. grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead
What change came in the grandmother’s evening schedule?
A. She collected the women of the neighborhood
B. She would go for a walk
C. She would sleep early
D. She would talk to his parents
A. She collected the women of the neighborhood
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
A. She fell ill the next day
How did the grandmother react to her illness?
A. She said her end was near
B. She ignored her health
C. She took care of her
D. She was admitted to the hospital
A. She said her end was near
What did the grandmother do in her final hours?
A. Talked to everyone in the house
B. worried about everyone
C. Silently praying and telling her beads
D. Went to the temple
C. Silently praying and telling her beads
How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother?
A. They didn’t come that day
B. they came and sat silently in the verandah
C.They ate the bread crumbs
D. they chirruped a lot
B. they came and sat silently in the verandah
What happened when they took the grandmother’s corpse away?
A. Neighbours visited them to pay condolences
B. they mourned her death in her room
C. birds flew away quietly
D. Nothing happened
C. birds flew away quietly
How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter?
A. Emotional
B. Strong
C. Selfless
D. Loving
B. Strong
Where was the author’s grandfather’s portrait placed?
A. on a shelf
B. hung above the mantelpiece
C. put on the mantelpiece
D. on a table
B. hung above the mantelpiece
What was grandmother’s reaction when the author was going abroad?
A. Happy
B. sad
C. not even sentimental
D. Sentimental
C. not even sentimental