VBQs Class 12 English My Mother at Sixty- Six

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My Mother at Sixty- Six VBQs Class 12 English with Answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extract Based Questions :

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…..

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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)

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.

Very Short Answer Type Questions :

Question. What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
Ans: The poet’s parting words and her smiles are intentional attempt to hide her real feelings. The parting words give an assurance to the old lady. Similarly, her repeated smiles are an attempt to overcome the pain and fear inside her heart.

Question. What did the poet notice about her mother?
Ans: The poet looked at her mother and saw that her mother was dozing with her mouth open.. She noticed that her mother was looking pale and lifeless like a dead body.

Question. Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
Ans: The poet’s mother is sixty-six years old. She has lost her shine and strength of youth. Similarly the late winter’s moon looks hazy and dull. It too lacks shine and strength.

Question. Where was the poet driving to? Who was sitting beside her?
Ans: The poet was driving from her parent’s home to the Cochin airport. Her mother was sitting beside her.

Question. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
Ans: When the poet sees the pale face of her mother, her old familiar childhood fear returns. Ageing is a natural process. The poet’s mother is old and will die soon. This thought makes the poet feel miserable.