MCQ, Ch.1 The Portrait of a Lady, Book-Hornbill, 11th-Eng

  Updated on 1/08/2023


Ch.1 The Portrait of a Lady


1. Who is author of 'The Portrait of a Lady' ?

(A)   William Saroyan

(B)   Balwant Singh

(C)   Kushwant Singh

(D)   Shirley Toulson

Answer (C)   Kushwant Singh


2. Who is the main character of the chapter 'The Portrait of a Lady' ?

(A)   grandfather 

(B)   mother

(C)   grandmother

(D)   father 

Answer (C)   grandmother


3.  How did the grandmother look ? 

(A)   Slim and thin

(B)   Young and slim

(C)   Slightly Bent but young

(D)   Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat

Answer (D)   Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat  


4.  Which animal did the grandmother used to feed in the village ?

(A)   cows

(B)   sparrows 

(C)   dogs

(D)   cats

Answer (C)   dogs  


5.  Where were the parents of the author ?

(A)   in the city

(B)   in the village

(C)   abroad 

(D)   none

Answer (A)   in the city  


6.  When the writer was at school, what did his grandmother do?

(A)    read the scriptures

(B)    sat in the temple

(C)    bot a and b

(D)    none

Answer (C)    bot a and b   


7.  What did the grandmother do in her final hours ?

(A)   Silently sleeping 

(B)   Silently weeping 

(C)   Silently thinking 

(D)   Silently praying and telling her beads 

Answer (D)   Silently praying and telling her beads    


 8.  What type education did she like to be given in a school?

(A)   English education 

(B)   religious education

(C)   urdu education 

(D)   french education 

Answer (B)   religious education   


 9.  After how many years, the writer came back from abroad?

(A)   5 years 

(B)   6 years

(C)   7 years 

(D)   8 years 

Answer (A)   5 years    


10.  The dead body of the writer's grandmother was covered with?

(A)   with a white shroud 

(B)   with a pink shroud 

(C)   with a red shroud

(D)   with a yellow shroud

Answer (C)   with a red shroud   


11. How did the grandmother spend her time in the  city? 

(A)   spinning the wheel

(B)    eating fruits

(C)    feeding the dogs

(D)    sleeping

Answer (A)   spinning the wheel   


12. How does her locks look?

(A)   golden

(B)   silver

(C)    brown

(D)   yellow

Answer (B)   silver  


13.  Who did get ready to the author for school in the village?

(A)   her father

(B)   her mother

(C)   her grandmother 

(D)   her grandfather 

Answer (C)   her grandmother   


14.  To whom does the grandmother feed in the city?

(A)   to sparrows 

(B)   to dogs

(C)   to pigeons 

(D)   to cats

Answer (A)   to sparrows   


15.  What does the priest teach the author?

(A)   the alphabet 

(B)   the morning prayer

(C)   both a and b

(D)   none

Answer (C)   both a and b