ENGLISH NCERT STUDY MATERIAL -MOTHER AT 66_11.pdf

ENGLISH NCERT STUDY MATERIAL -MOTHER AT 66_11.pdf

• 1.
  My Mother at 66 kamaladas
• 2.
  • wrote amyriad set of topics • controversial • celebrated womanhood in poetry kamala das
• 3.
  Choose the optionthat best applies to the given extract. 1) a conversation 2) an argument 3) a piece of advice 4) a strategy 5) a recollection 6) a suggestion a) 1, 3 & 6 b) 2, 4 & 5 c) Only 5 d) Only 1
• 4.
  Choose the optionthat best applies to the given extract. 1) a conversation 2) an argument 3) a piece of advice 4) a strategy 5) a recollection 6) a suggestion a) 1, 3 & 6 b) 2, 4 & 5 c) Only 5 d) Only 1
• 5.
  Choose the booktitle that perfectly describes the condition of the poet’s mother. a) You’re Only Old Once! by Dr. Seuss b) The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister c) Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill d) The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry
• 6.
  Choose the booktitle that perfectly describes the condition of the poet’s mother. a) You’re Only Old Once! by Dr. Seuss b) The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister c) Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill d) The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry
• 7.
  Choose the optionthat applies correctly to the two statements given below. Assertion: The poet wards off the thought of her mother getting old quickly. Reason: The poet didn’t want to confront the inevitability of fate that was to dawn upon her mother. a) Assertion can be inferred but the Reason cannot be inferred. b) Assertion cannot be inferred but the Reason can be inferred. c) Both Assertion and Reason can be inferred. d) Both Assertion and Reason cannot be inferred.
• 8.
  Choose the optionthat applies correctly to the two statements given below. Assertion: The poet wards off the thought of her mother getting old quickly. Reason: The poet didn’t want to confront the inevitability of fate that was to dawn upon her mother. a) Assertion can be inferred but the Reason cannot be inferred. b) Assertion cannot be inferred but the Reason can be inferred. c) Both Assertion and Reason can be inferred. d) Both Assertion and Reason cannot be inferred.
• 9.
  Choose the optionthat displays the same literary device as in the given lines of the extract. her face ashen like that of a corpse… a) Just as I had I had this thought, she appeared and… b) My thoughts were as heavy as lead that evening when … c) I think like everyone else who… d) I like to think aloud when …
• 10.
  Choose the optionthat displays the same literary device as in the given lines of the extract. her face ashen like that of a corpse… a) Just as I had I had this thought, she appeared and… b) My thoughts were as heavy as lead that evening when … c) I think like everyone else who… d) I like to think aloud when …
• 11.
  What is themost likely reason the poet capitalised ‘Young Trees’? This was to a) convey a clearer meaning. b) highlight the adj.-noun combination. c) enhance the contrast. d) draw a connection with the title.
• 12.
  What is themost likely reason the poet capitalised ‘Young Trees’? This was to a) convey a clearer meaning. b) highlight the adj.-noun combination. c) enhance the contrast. d) draw a connection with the title.
• 13.
  Choose the optionthat appropriately describes the relationship between the two statements given below. Statement 1: The poet knows her mother has aged. Statement 2: The poet feels the pain of separation. a) Beginning – Ending b) Cause – Effect c) Question – Answer d) Introduction – Conclusion
• 14.
  Choose the optionthat appropriately describes the relationship between the two statements given below. Statement 1: The poet knows her mother has aged. Statement 2: The poet feels the pain of separation. a) Beginning – Ending b) Cause – Effect c) Question – Answer d) Introduction – Conclusion
• 15.
  Choose the optionthat completes the sentence given below. Just as the brightness of the winter’s moon is veiled behind the haze and mist, similarly, __________________. a) the pain of separation has shaded mother’s expression. b) age has fogged mother’s youthful appearance. c) growing up has developed a seasoned maturity in the poet. d) memories warm the heart like the pale moon in winter.
• 16.
  Choose the optionthat completes the sentence given below. Just as the brightness of the winter’s moon is veiled behind the haze and mist, similarly, __________________. a) the pain of separation has shaded mother’s expression. b) age has fogged mother’s youthful appearance. c) growing up has developed a seasoned maturity in the poet. d) memories warm the heart like the pale moon in winter.
• 17.
  The phrase ‘oldfamiliar ache’ has been used to refer to a fear, in this extract. This phrase can also be used to a) compare physical pain with mental agony. b) elicit someone’s unanswered queries. c) substantiate reasons for aches and pains. d) describe a longing one has been aware of.
• 18.
  The phrase ‘oldfamiliar ache’ has been used to refer to a fear, in this extract. This phrase can also be used to a) compare physical pain with mental agony. b) elicit someone’s unanswered queries. c) substantiate reasons for aches and pains. d) describe a longing one has been aware of.
• 19.
  The tone ofthe poet in the poem is primarily a combination of _________ and ________. 1. dauntlessness 2. apprehension 3. dejection 4. disappointment a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4 d) 1, 4
• 20.
  The tone ofthe poet in the poem is primarily a combination of _________ and ________. 1. dauntlessness 2. apprehension 3. dejection 4. disappointment a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4 d) 1, 4
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  subjective questions Imagery wasan effective literary device to bring out the contrast between the “merry children” and mother. Comment. tone Comment on the tone of the poem with references to “My Mother at Sixty?Six”. critical thinking Imagine you are the poet’s friend. Write a dialogue exchange between yourself and the poet where the latter confides in you about her fears and asks for your advice. What would your advice be –to face her fears, to ignore them or literary devices inference The poet does not directly mention the fear of her mother’s death and yet she is successfully able to convey the same through different extrapolation The pain of separation is expressed both literally and metaphorically in this poem. Elucidate.