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