CBSE Class 12 English My Mother at Sixty Six MCQs Set B

Question. In which languages has Kamla Das written stories and novels? HOTs)
(a) English and Malayalm
(b) English and Hindi
(c) English and Urdu
(d) English and Tamil

Answer : A

Question. Kamala Das’s work is known for (HOTs)
(a) for their originality, versatility and flavour of the soil
(b) for their popularity
(c) for their style
(d) for the expressions used

Answer : A

Question. Smile and smile and smile is an example of
(a) Alliteration
(b) Repetition
(c) Simile
(d) Metaphor

Answer : B

Question. Trees are described as “sprinting” because
(a) Their running appearance shows fast moving change of human life
(b) They are running
(c) trees look running backward from a speeding running car
(d) Tress are far away from the car

Answer : C

Question. The poet says her mother looked pale like a
(a) corpse
(b) ghost
(c) malnourished child
(d) anaemic person

Answer : A

Question. The lady in the car, beside the poet, was,
(a) her aunt
(b) her niece
(c) her uncle
(d) her mother

Answer : D

Question. The parting words of Kamala Das are
(a) See you soon amma
(b) See you soon maa
(c) See you soon mata ji
(d) See you soon, baa

Answer : A

Question. What does the poem “My Mother at Sixty Six” revolve around?
(a) Theme of advancing age and fears associated with it
(b) poet’s love for her mother
(c) poet’s journey
(d) poet’s fears

Answer : A

Question. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
(a) Fear of losing her mother
(b) Heart attack
(c) Children screaming at her
(d) Motion sickness

Answer : A

Question. The distinctive feature of the poem” My Mother at Sixty Six is
(a) The entire poem is a Metaphor
(b) Simile used
(c) Alliteration used
(d) narrative style using a single sentence in a set of 14 lines

Answer : D

Question. The mother’s old age and lack of energy is a depiction of
(a) helplessness in old age
(b) joy and fun of old age
(c) bonding of mother with family members
(d) sickness and ill-health

Answer : A

Question. What is the ‘familiar ache’?
(a) Her childhood fear of losing her mother
(b) Her mother’s weak health
(c) Her duties
(d) Her helplessness

Answer : A

Question. The image of merry children has been brought out by the narrator in order to
(a) show energy and exuberance of young children
(b) to show the children playing
(c) to show the children playing pranks
(d) to compare with herself

Answer : A

Question. Name the poetic devices used in the poem.
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile
(c) Alliteration
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. The title “My Mother at Sixty Six” suggests
(a) Poet’s fear of losing her old mother
(b) Poet’s fear of moving fast
(c) Poet’s inability to express her feelings
(d) All of these

Answer : A

Question. What does the narrative style of the poem signify? (HOTs)
(a) A single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities
(b) Many thoughts
(c) Contrasting thoughts
(d) Differing thoughts

Answer : A

Question. The poet smiles repeatedly to
(a) cover up her pain
(b) make herself happy
(c) to make her mother happy
(d) to make her father happy

Answer : A

Question. The narrator compared her mother to
(a) summer’s sun
(b) rain clouds
(c) late winter’s moon
(d) trees and plants

Answer : C

Question. Children spilling out’ is an
(a) simile
(b) metaphor
(c) personification
(d) transferred epithet

Answer : B

Question. Which airport was Kamala Das going?
(a) Goa
(b) Mumbai
(c) Cochin
(d) Kolkata

Answer : C

Extract Based Questions:

Extrat: 1
—–but soon put that thought away, and
Looked out at young
trees sprinting ,the merry children spilling
Out of their homes

Question. Name the poem and the poet
(a) My Mother at Sixty- Six, Kamala Das
(b) A Thing of Beauty, John Keats
(c) My Mother at Fifty Six, Kamala Dass
(d) My Only Mother, Chetan Bhagat

Answer : A

Question. Which thought did the poet put away?
(a) The thought of her home coming
(b) The thought of her death
(c) The thought of her mother’s decaying health and approaching death
(d) The thought of going back home

Answer : C

Question. Why did the poet put that thought away?
(a) She could no longer see her ageing mother.
(b) She wanted to make plans for her journey.
(c) She wanted a break from her daily life
(d) She was in search of enjoyment.

Answer : A

Question. What did the poet see from the window of the car?
(a) Trees
(b) Children
(c) Houses
(d) Both (a) & (b)

Answer : D

Question. What do the ‘sprinting trees’ signify?
(a) Childhood and youth
(b) Running trees
(c) Powerful trees
(d) Fading trees

Answer : A

Extract: 2
Driving from my parent’s home to Cochin last Friday morning I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked…..

Choose the most appropriate option and answer any FOUR (04) of the following:

Question. Who is ‘I’in the given extract?
(a) Kamala Das
(b) An elderly lady
(c) Kmala Das’s mother
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. Where was the poet coming from?
(a) from Cochin
(b) from abroad
(c)f rom her parent’s home
(d) from hospital

Answer : C

Question. Whose house was the poet leaving?
(a) her friend’s house
(b) in-law’s house
(c) her husband’s house
(d) her parents’ house

Answer : C

Question. What does ‘ashen face ‘ signify?
(a) poet’s fears.
(b) to tell that ageing is painful.
(c) pale and lifeless face of the poet’s mother.
(d) to show illness.

Answer : C

Question. What did the poet realize with pain?
(a) her mother’s appearance like a corpse with growing age
(b) she is helpless
(c) old age is painful
(d) she has duties

Answer : A

Extract: 3
—–but after the airport’s
security check, standing a few yards
away, I looked again at her, wan, pale
as a late winter’s moon——-

Question. Where was the poet standing?
(a) Cochin airport
(b) Mumbai airport
(c) Delhi airport
(d) Kolkata airport

Answer : A

Question. Who does ‘her’ refer to here?
(a) Poet’s friend
(b) A co-passenger
(c) Poet’s mother
(d) Poet’s aunt

Answer : C

Question. What did the poet do after the security check?
(a) She boarded the flight
(b) She decided to cancel her flight
(c) She looked at her mother’s face
(d) She resolved her issues with the authorities.

Answer : C

Question. Why does the poet compare her mother to a late winter’s moon?
(a) The poet’s mother looked very beautiful
(b) Her mother had lost her radiance, looked weak and dull.
(c) The poet’s mother glowed like a late winter’s moon
(d) Her mother showed signs of recovery

Answer : B

Question. Why did the poet look at her mother again after the security check?
(a) She wanted to wish her mother good bye before leaving
(b) She waited for some instruction from her mother.
(c) She wanted to reassure herself of her mother’s wellbeing.
(d) Both a & c

Answer : D