CBSE Class 11 English Hornbill book Poem 1 “A Photograph” Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers
Here is a compilation of Free MCQs of Class 11 English Hornbill book Poem 1 – A Photograph. Students can practice free MCQs as have been added by CBSE in the new Exam pattern. At the end of Multiple Choice Questions, the answer key has also been provided for your reference.
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1. Who is the poet/poetess of the poem ‘A Photograph’?
A. Shirley Toulson
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Elizabeth Jennings
D. Markus Natten
2. What is the poem ‘A Photograph’ about?
A. About poet’s childhood memories
B. tribute to the poet’s mother
C. Poet’s photograph
D. Poet’s father
3. What was the age of the poet’s mother when the photograph was taken?
A. eleven years old
B. thirteen years old
C. twelve years old
D. fourteen year old
4. When did her mother die ?
A. two years ago
B. five years ago
C. thirteen years ago
D. twelve years ago
5. How many people were in the photograph?
A. two girls
B. three girls
C. two girls and one boy
D. only her mother
6. Which material was the frame of the photograph made of?
A. Cardboard
B. Wood
C. Steel
D. Plastic
7. Who are on both sides of her mother?
A. Cousins, Betty and Dolly
B. Parents
C. Cousins, Dolly and Adam
D. Friends
8. What are the three of them doing in the photograph?
A. playing
B. standing beside house
C. holding hands
D. holding hands and went for paddling
9. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin?
A. Her grandfather
B. Her uncle
C. Her mother’s friend
D. Her grandmother
10. What does ‘Terribly Transient Feet’ mean in the poem?
A. her feet represent the mother, who changed with time while the sea remained the same
B. temporary situation
C. age is temporary
D. None of the above
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11. After how many years did her mother laugh on seeing the photograph?
A. twenty-one
B. twenty-three
C. twelve
D. twenty-five
12. What was the favourite memory of her mother?
A. beach holidays
B. school memories
C. vacations
D. None of the above
13. What was the favourite memory of the poet?
A. her mother’s memories
B. her mother’s laughter
C. her own vacation memories
D. her childhood memories
14. What would the mother show to her daughter while showing her the photograph?
A. how her parents dressed her for the beach
B. her cousins
C. her own childhood photograph
D. the background
15. What is the meaning of the word ‘wry’?
A. ironic
B. cry
C. sad
D. None of the above
16. What Oxymoron literary device was used in the poem?
A. Terribly transient
B. Through their
C. Both wry
D. Laboured ease
17. What Epithet literary device was used in the poem?
A. Terribly transient
B. Through their
C. Both wry
D. Laboured ease
18. How many phases were depicted in the poem by the poet?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
19. What was the last phase in the poem?
A. after her mother died
B. after she grown up
C. after her mother grown up
D. None of the above
20. What does she feel in the last phase?
A. pain and grief
B. happy and nostalgic
C. sad and nostalgic
D. pain and nostalgic
Answer key for Class 11 English Hornbill Book Poem 1 – A Photograph
Q. No. |
Answer |
Q. No. |
Answer |
1 |
A |
11 |
B |
2 |
B |
12 |
A |
3 |
C |
13 |
B |
4 |
D |
14 |
A |
5 |
B |
15 |
A |
6 |
A |
16 |
D |
7 |
A |
17 |
A |
8 |
C |
18 |
C |
9 |
B |
19 |
A |
10 |
A |
20 |
A |
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