A Photograph Class 11 MCQs Questions Answers for Practice

1. What is the poem A Photograph about?

1. About poets childhood memories
2. tribute to the poets mother
3. Poets photograph
4. Poets father

2. What was the last phase in the poem?

1. after her mother died
2. after she grown up
3. after her mother grown up
4. None of the above

3. What was the favourite memory of her mother?

1. beach holidays
2. school memories
3. vacations
4. None of the above

4. Which material was the frame of the photograph made of?

1. Cardboard
2. Wood
3. Steel
4. Plastic

5. Who are on both sides of her mother?

1. Cousins, Betty and Dolly
2. Parents
3. Cousins, Dolly and Adam
4. Friends

6. What was the age of the poets mother when the photograph was taken?

1. eleven years old
2. thirteen years old
3. twelve years old
4. fourteen year old

7. What does Terribly Transient Feet mean in the poem?

1. her feet represent the mother, who changed with time while the sea remained the same
2. temporary situation
3. age is temporary
4. None of the above

8. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin?

1. Her grandfather
2. Her uncle
3. Her mothers friend
4. Her grandmother

9. What was the favourite memory of the poet?

1. her mothers memories
2. her mothers laughter
3. her own vacation memories
4. her childhood memories

10. What would the mother show to her daughter while showing her the photograph?

1. how her parents dressed her for the beach
2. her cousins
3. her own childhood photograph
4. the background

11. What is the meaning of the word wry?

1. ironic
2. cry
3. sad
4. None of the above

12. How many phases were depicted in the poem by the poet?

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four

13. What does she feel in the last phase?

1. pain and grief
2. happy and nostalgic
3. sad and nostalgic
4. pain and nostalgic

14. What are the three of them doing in the photograph?

1. playing
2. standing beside house
3. holding hands
4. holding hands and went for paddling

15. Who is the poet/poetess of the poem A Photograph?

1. Shirley Toulson
2. Rudyard Kipling
3. Elizabeth Jennings
4. Markus Natten