THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY - BLOG 2

The Portrait of a Lady

-         Khushwant Singh

Good morning dear students. Let us thank god for this wonderful day. In this period we will continue our  chapter “The Portrait of a Lady”. Before we go deep into the lesson let us look at the learning objectives of this chapter.

The students will be able to

·         know the expressions used in the lesson and their usage.

·         appreciate the bond between the author and his grandmother

·         gain insight into the various phases of author’s life with his grandmother.

·         realize the importance of grandparents in a family.

·         know the worth of any relationship.

·         sympathize with the grandmother and her situations.

·         admire and appreciate the biography of grandmother .

·        admire the divine beauty of the grandmother.

Go through the given PPT and note down the main points. 

(PPT has 17 slides)

Now let us discuss some MCQs ( No need to copy)

Multiple choice type questions

Q. 1 Where was Khushwant Singh born?

a) Hadali

b) Udaipur

c) Amritsar

d) Nankan

Q.2 In which year did Khushwant Singh return the honour of Padmshree?

a) 1974

b) 1984

c) 1987

d) 1997

Q.3 The portrait of a lady is written in

a) first person

b) second person

c) third person

d) none

Q.4 ‘That was the turning point in our relationship.’ This turning point was

a) when they moved to the village

b) when they moved to the city

c) when Khushwant joined university

d) When they moved to London

Q. 5 How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died?

a) they did not come

b) they did not show their sorrow

c) they did not take notice of bread crumbs and flew without eating

d) they caw all day long loudly

Q. 6 What was the happiest hour of the day for the grandmother?

a) when she took a nap

b) when she took her meals

c) when she fed sparrows

d) when she spent time with Khushwant

Q.7 What was author’s last physical contact of grandmother with the author?

a) the author was kissed on the hand by his grandmother.

b) the author was kissed on the face by his grandmother.

c) the author was kissed on the cheek by his grandmother.

d) the author was kissed on the forehead by his grandmother.

Q. 8 The portrait of a lady has been written in

a) biographical mode

b) romantic mode

c) scientific mode

d) melancholy mode

Q.9 When grandmother died, her body was covered with

a) white shroud

b) grey shroud

c) black shroud

d) red shroud

Q.10 The phrase ‘a bedlam of chirping’ refers to

a) Chirping sparrows

b) Nightingale’s warble

c) Pigeon’s coo

d) Swallow’s titter