MCQ Questions Chapter 1 My Mother at Sixty Six Class 12 English

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Chapter 1 My Mother at Sixty- Six MCQ Questions

Please refer to the following Chapter 1 My Mother at Sixty- Six MCQ Questions Class 12 English with solutions for all important topics in the chapter.

MCQ Questions Answers for Chapter 1 My Mother at Sixty- Six Class 12 English

Question. Why has the mother been compared to a corpse?
A) She looks active
B) She looked pale
C) She look happy
D) None of these

Question. Who is “I” in the poem?
A) Mother
B) Poetess Kamala Das
C) Driver
D) Both B) and C)

Question. What does the old age symbolize
A) Responsibility and duty
B) Approaching death
C) Healthy body
D) None of these.

Question. Kamala Das was born in the year _________
A) 1934
B) 1935
C) 1936
D) 1937

Question. In which language did Kamala Das wrote with the pen-name “Madhavikutty”?
A) Kannada
B) Telugu
C) Malayalam
D) Tamil

Question. The speaker was afraid of _____________ .
A) going alone to Cochin
B) her mother’s old age
C) losing her mother
D) not being able to take care of her mother.

Question. The mother’s old age in the poem makes the poet……………..
A) Joyful
B) Sad
C) Curious
D) Angry  

Question. From where were the children spilling out?
A) Home
B) Temple
C) Hospital
D) School

Question. The speaker is driving with her mother from __________________ to Cochin.
A) her home
B) her parent’s home
C) her in-laws’ home
D) airport

Question. Pick the statement which uses the same literary device as the following line:
I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter’s moon…..
A) As soon as I saw the thief, I grabbed him by the collar and punched him on his face.
B) There was no way you can get an ice-cream now as there are no shops open at this hour.
C) You will have to send the email as early as possible
D) This playground is as big as the one we have in our town.

Question. The poem is in a single sentence punctuated only by commas. Why has the poet done so?
A) The poet has used poetic license
B) The poet has minimized pauses to keep the poem short
C) The poet wants to convey that it is a single thread of thought
D) The poet has tried to minimize the use of unnecessary words and phrases

Question. In which languages has Kamla Das written stories and novels?
A) English and Tamil
B) English and Hindi
C) English and Urdu
D) English and Malayalam

Question. What do the running trees signify?
A) fast moving appearance
B) speed of the moving car
C) fast moving change in human life from childhood to old age
D) none

Question. The poet confides her __________ and about her ________ through the poem.
1. Woes
2. Feelings
3. Fears
4. Dissatisfactions
5. Hopes
6. Ambitions
A) 1 & 4
B) 2 & 3
C) 3 & 5
D) 5 & 6

Question. She said to her mother
A) goodbye
B) au revoir
C) good morning go.
D) see you soon, Amma

Question. Choose the option that 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) The poet is going away from her mother
D) Poet’s face looked pale like a moon in winter.

Question. How is the imagery of ‘young trees and merry children’ a contrast to the mother?
A) Mother’s childhood is compared to children and old age to trees.
B) Mother’s sadness is compared to the green trees and her happiness is compared to children.
C) Like spring and autumn season.
D) Trees signify hope and health, whereas merry children represent youthfulness and hope.

Question. Choose the option that DOES NOT make the correct usage of the word ‘Drive’
1. Electric motors drive the wheels.
2. The NGO conducted a special drive to end child poverty.
3. John will be remembered for his drive and enthusiasm.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) None

Question. The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ is rich of literary devices. Choose the option that correctly matches the instances/ examples in Column A with the literary devices in Column B:
                     Column A                                   Column B
1. her face ashen like that of a corpse       (i) Metaphor
2. smile and smile and smile                       (ii) Personification
3. ‘merry children spilling out                      (iii) Simile their homes’
4. trees sprinting                                          (iv) Repetition
A) 1 – (i) ; 2 – (ii) ; 3 – (iii) ; 4 – (iv)
B) 1 – (iv) ; 2 – (i) ; 3 – (ii) ; 4 – (iii)
C) 1 – (iii) ; 2 – (iv) ; 3 – (i) ; 4 – (ii)
D) 1 – (ii) ; 2 – (iii) ; 3 – (iv) ; 4 – (i)

Question. From the poem, it can be inferred that the poet was :
A) a school-going child
B) a teenager
C) an adult
D) an old woman

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 narrator is only using her smile to
A) cover up her pain
B) make herself happy
C) to make her mother happy
D) to make her father happy

Question. What does ‘ashen face ‘signify?
A) face filled with shame
B) wearing ash on forehead
C) pale, dull and lifeless
D) ugly face

Question. From this poem, it is evident that the poet has an attitude of
A) Nonchalance
B) Apathy
C) empathy
D) Bewilderment

Question. What does the poem revolve around?
A) Poet’s fears
B) Poet’s love for her mother
C) Theme of old age
D) All of these

Question. The poem is made up of
A) three stanza
B) a single sentence
C) ten stanza
D) five stanzas

True False Question

Question. The face of poet’s mother was looking like that of a corpse.

Question. The poet was returning from her uncle’s house.

Question. The poet compared her mother’s face with a late winter’s moon.

Question. The poem has few stanzas dealing with different thoughts.

Question. the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes is to

Question. show hope and happiness in children. (T/F)

Question. The poem My Mother at Sixty- Six is written in narrative style using the rhyme scheme ABCB. (T/F)

Question. A late winter’s moon is a symbol of happiness.

Question. All I did was smile and smile and smile…’ is the example of Repetition.

Question. The tone of the poet in the poem is dejection.

Question. The poet’s mother is visiting the poet in her hometown.

Question. My Mother at Sixty-Six symbolizes the fast paced life and the inevitable death of our childhood, youth and loved ones. (T/F)

Question. The poet tried to drive away the thought of her mother’s approaching death. (T/F)

Question. The poet actually wanted to share her thoughts with her mother but she hid her feelings. (T/F)

Question. The poem My Mother at Sixty-Six explores the feelings of melancholy and pain. (T/F)

Question. The theme of the poem is the happiness of the advancing age.

Question. The poet’s face is described as wan and ashen.

Question. The poem arises a question on how to strike a balance between duties and responsibilities. (T/F)

Question. The mother’s old age and lack of energy is a depiction of the poet’s helplessness in old age. (T/F)

Question. Kamala Das did not express her thoughts for her mother at the airport because she overcame the fear and understood the reality. (T/F)

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion: The poet compared the face of the speaker’s mother with that of a corpse.
Reason: The speaker’s mother was dull and pale because she was suffering from diseases.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) A is False and R is true

Question. Statement 1: The poet used the term “sprinting” for the trees she saw outside her car-window.
Statement 2: The sprinting tree symbolizes the rapid passing days of human life from childhood to old age.
A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
B) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
C) Both the statements can be inferred
D) Both the statements cannot be inferred

Question. Assertion: The poem “My Mother at Sixty Sixty-Six” portrays the anguish of a daughter over her mother’s advancing age and the fear of permanent separation from her.
Reason: Kamala Das extraordinarily captures the subtleties of human relationships in her poems.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) A is False and R is true

Question. Statement 1: The poem is a philosophical commentary on the impermanence of human life.
Statement 2: The speaker tries to confront her fears of losing her mother.
A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
B) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
C) Both the statements can be inferred
D) Both the statements cannot be inferred

Question. Assertion: The poet uses the simile “as a late winter’s moon” to compare the poet’s mother’s face to the moon.
Reason: Because the mother is as far away from the daughter as the moon is far away from the earth.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) A is False and R is true

Question. Statement 1: The speaker continued smiling while bidding final goodbye to her mother.
Statement 2: Later on, at the flight, the speaker started crying profusely as she was no longer able to hide her emotions.
A) Statement 1 can be inferred but Statement 2 cannot be inferred
B) Statement 1 cannot be inferred but Statement 2 can be inferred
C) Both the Statements can be inferred
D) Both the Statements cannot be inferred

Question. Assertion: For the speaker, the fear of losing her mother was an “old familiar ache”.
Reason: Since childhood, the speaker had the fear of getting separated from her mother like any other chilD)
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true and R is false
D) A is False and R is true

Question. Assertion: The poem is a commentary on the idea that ageing is a very natural process.
Reason: The simple and lucid style of writing is a clear indicative of the poet’s easy acceptance of the process of ageing.
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

Question. Assertion: The phrase ‘merry children’ has been brought out by Kamala Das in order to show energy and exuberance of young children.
Reason: Imagery is one of the effective literary devices used in poetry
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Kamala Das looked at her mother, who was standing a few yards away outside. The mother looked very pale and weak. Her face looked pale white like the face of late winter’s moon.
Reason: 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 poetic techniques.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: The Sprinting trees in the poem signify how the young age of the poet’s mother passed so fast.
Reason: The poet establishes the contrast with the ageing mother inside the car and the sprinting trees are portrayed as young.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Aged people usually undergo pangs of loneliness, develops pessimistic approach towards life.
Reason: If we provide them with abundant love, care, importance and empathy, it encourages them live life enthusiastically.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: In Joint families, we can find more caring, sharing, love and affection.
Reason: In Nuclear families, we have more privacy and freedom.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: The childhood fear of death and decay is troubling the poet now.
Reason: The poet often felt a nostalgic sense of separation from her mother
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Source Based Integrated Question

Driving from my parents
Home to Cochin last Friday
Morning , I saw my mother,
Beside me ,
Doze, open mouthed, her face
Ashen like that
Of a corpse and realized with pain
That she was old as she
Looked but soon
Put that thought away——-

Choose the option that best suits to the given extract.

Question. Conversation 2. Piece of advice 3. A plan 4. An argument. 5. A suggestion 6. A recollection
A) 1,2&5
B) 4,3&6
C) only 6
D) only 1.

Question. The face of the Mother is like that of a Corpse She has lost her charm of youth
A) The first and the second line are inter related and true
B) Both the lines contradict each other A
C) The first line is wrong and the second is correct
D) Both are wrong.

Question. What question arises from the complexity of the situation in the poem?
A) how to overcome fears
B) how to do one’s duties.
C) how to take care of the parents
D) how to make balance in life between duties and responsibilities

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 realized with pain
that she was as old as she
looked but soon
put that thought away…

Question. The tone of the poet in the poem is primarily a combination of _________ and ________.
1. Hope
2. apprehension
3. dejection
4. dissatisfaction
A) 1 & 2
B) 2 & 3
C) 3 & 4
D) 4 & 1

Question. Select the appropriate option that briefly explains the gist of the poem.
A)
⇒ The poet is driving to her mother’s house.
⇒ Her mother is sitting at the back seat of the car and dozing with her mouth open.
⇒ Her pace looks pale and like a dead body.
⇒ It arouses pain the poet’s heart.
B)
⇒ The poet is driving to Cochin airport.
⇒ Her mother is sitting beside her.
⇒ She is dozing with her mouth open.
⇒ Her pace looks pale and faded like that of a dead body
⇒ It arouses pain the poet’s heart and she tried to divert her thoughts away.
C)
⇒ The poet is taking her mother to Cochin airport
⇒ The poet noticed that her mother was sleeping with her mouth open.
⇒ Her face looked like that of a corpse.
⇒ She suddenly remembered her mother’s sweet face when she was young.
D)
⇒ Her mother is sitting beside her.
⇒ She is dozing with her mouth open.
⇒ Her pace looks pale and faded like ash.
⇒ It arouses pain the poet’s heart.
⇒ Kamala looks outside in order to drive her thoughts away.

Question. Match the following:
         A                         B
i. Realized               a. Pale
ii. Doze                    b. Divert
iii. Corpse              c. Slumber
iv. Ashen                d. Dead body
v. Thought away  e. Understood
A) i- c ii- b iii- d iv- a v-e
B) i- c ii- d iii- e iv- b v-a
C) i- e ii- b iii- d iv- a v-e
D) i- e ii- c iii- d iv- a v-b

Question. Which of the following line is suitable to the poem My Mother at Sixty -Six?
A) A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world
B) My mother, she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.
C) Decay and death are inevitable and old age is sign of them
D) Mother is the only person in the world, who can turn daughter worries and fears into happiness.