CBSE Class 11 English A Photograph MCQs

Question. 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

Answer :  A

Question. Who is the poet/poetess of the poem 'A Photograph'?
A. Shirley Toulson
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Elizabeth Jennings
D. Markus Natten

Answer :  A

Question. 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

Answer :  A

Question. 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 :  A

Question. 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

Answer :  B

Question. What Epithet literary device was used in the poem?
A. Terribly transient
B. Through their
C. Both wry
D. Laboured ease

Answer :  A

Question. 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

Answer :  C

Question. What Oxymoron literary device was used in the poem?
A. Terribly transient
B. Through their
C. Both wry
D. Laboured ease

Answer :  D

Question. When did her mother die ?
A. two years ago
B. five years ago
C. thirteen years ago
D. twelve years ago

Answer :  D

Question. What is the meaning of the word 'wry'?
A. ironic
B. cry
C. sad
D. None of the above

Answer :  A

Question. How many people were in the photograph?
A. two girls
B. three girls
C. two girls and one boy
D. only her mother

Answer :  B

Question. Who are on both sides of her mother?
A. Cousins, Betty and Dolly
B. Parents
C. Cousins, Dolly and Adam
D. Friends\

Answer :  A

Question. How many phases were depicted in the poem by the poet?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer :  C

Question. 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

Answer :  D

Question. 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

Answer :  A

Question. After how many years did her mother laugh on seeing the photograph?
A. twenty-one
B. twenty-three
C. twelve
D. twenty-five

Answer :  B

Question. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin?
A. Her grandfather
B. Her uncle
C. Her mother's friend
D. Her grandmother

Answer :  B

Question. What was the favourite memory of her mother?
A. beach holidays
B. school memories
C. vacations
D. None of the above

Answer :  A

Question. Which material was the frame of the photograph made of?
A. Cardboard
B. Wood
C. Steel
D. Plastic

Answer :  A

Question. 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

Answer :  B