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Question 1

Which option is correct about movement of her lips?

A they constantly moved in inaudible prayer B they sang loudly C they smiled at strangers D they shouted at children

Question 2

Choose the best answer for place where they lived first from the chapter.

A in the city B in a cantonment C in the hills D in the village

Question 3

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for grandmother's role in the village?

A she taught in college B she ran a shop C she looked after the narrator and took him to school D she managed the fields

Question 4

Select the right option for how they went to school.

A they went on horseback B the grandmother walked him to school C they rode a bus D they took a train

Question 5

Which option is correct about school in the village was attached to?

A a temple B a market C a hospital D a police station

Question 6

Choose the best answer for what the children learnt in the village school from the chapter.

A science experiments and music B law and politics C only games D alphabet and prayer

Question 7

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for what the priest taught?

A advanced mathematics B horse-riding C the alphabet and morning prayer D history of Europe

Question 8

Select the right option for what the grandmother did while the narrator studied.

A she taught another class B she sat inside the temple reading the scriptures C she went shopping D she returned home immediately

Question 9

Which option is correct about animals she fed in the village?

A the village dogs B cats C horses D cows

Question 10

Choose the best answer for major turning point in the relationship from the chapter.

A the narrator joined the army B the grandmother fell ill at once C the family went abroad D they moved to the city

Question 11

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for effect of moving to the city?

A nothing changed at all B the grandmother became a teacher C their close companionship was broken D they became even closer

Question 12

Select the right option for why the grandmother could no longer help him in the city school.

A she was forbidden to enter B the subjects were English, science and music C the school was too far away D the fees were too high

Question 13

Which option is correct about how the narrator went to school in the city?

A in a motor bus B on foot with his grandmother C in a bullock cart D by boat

Question 14

Choose the best answer for grandmother's reaction to science lessons from the chapter.

A she enjoyed them greatly B she began to teach science C she bought science books D she could not understand or approve of them

Question 15

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for grandmother's view of music lessons?

A she sang at the school B she bought him an instrument C she considered music unsuitable for respectable people D she loved them and encouraged them

Question 16

Select the right option for change when the narrator went to university.

A they travelled daily B they shared the same room but had almost no common link left C they stopped living together D they began studying together

Question 17

Which option is correct about how the grandmother spent her time in the city?

A at her spinning wheel and in prayer B reading newspapers C visiting cinemas D gardening

Question 18

Choose the best answer for birds she fed in the city from the chapter.

A pigeons B crows C parrots D sparrows

Question 19

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for scene in the afternoon?

A dogs followed her in the courtyard B cats sat on her lap C sparrows gathered around her as she broke bread for them D schoolchildren sang around her

Question 20

Select the right option for when the narrator went abroad.

A for six months B for five years C for one year D for ten years

Question 21

Which option is correct about grandmother's behaviour at the station?

A she came to see him off and only kissed his forehead B she wept loudly C she scolded him D she refused to come

Question 22

Choose the best answer for why the forehead kiss was striking from the chapter.

A she had kissed him daily earlier B she was angry C she could not speak D it was the first time she had shown that kind of physical affection

Question 23

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for how the narrator interpreted that kiss?

A as a signal to stay back B as an ordinary custom C as if it might be their last meeting D as a sign of anger

Question 24

Select the right option for what happened when he returned after five years.

A she refused to speak B she received him calmly without outward excitement C she failed to recognize him D she cried for hours

Question 25

Which option is correct about special thing she did on the day of his return?

A she celebrated by gathering women and beating a drum B she arranged a feast for the whole town C she went to the temple alone D she bought him gifts

Question 26

Choose the best answer for type of song she sang that evening from the chapter.

A devotional hymns only B wedding songs C lullabies D songs of warriors' homecoming

Question 27

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for why the family tried to stop her?

A the drum was broken B it was too late at night C they feared the strain on her weak body D the neighbours complained

Question 28

Select the right option for what happened the next morning.

A she stopped speaking for a week B she fell ill with a mild fever C she recovered and went to the temple D she travelled to the village

Question 29

Which option is correct about grandmother's own view of the fever?

A it was a sign that her end was near B it was nothing at all C it came from bad food D it needed only rest

Question 30

Choose the best answer for what she did instead of talking to everyone from the chapter.

A she called a doctor and argued B she wrote a letter C she asked for music D she told them not to disturb her and continued praying

Question 31

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for last activity of her fingers?

A holding the narrator's hand B spinning wool C telling the beads of her rosary D counting money

Question 32

Select the right option for moment of death.

A the lights went out B the rosary fell from her lifeless fingers C the drum broke in the room D the sparrows flew inside first

Question 33

Which option is correct about family reaction after her death?

A they covered her with a red shroud and laid her on the floor B they sent her to hospital C they buried her immediately D they left the room locked

Question 34

Choose the best answer for most striking incident after her death from the chapter.

A dogs barked through the night B rain flooded the courtyard C the priest began to sing D the sparrows sat silently around her body

Question 35

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for how the sparrows behaved?

A they flew over the city B they sang around the roof C they did not chirp and would not eat the crumbs D they fought loudly

Question 36

Select the right option for what happened when the body was carried away.

A they began chirping wildly B the sparrows flew away quietly C they followed the procession to the cremation ground D they stayed for days

Question 37

Which option is correct about theme of the chapter?

A changing relationship between generations B crime and punishment C sportsmanship D racial equality

Question 38

Choose the best answer for another theme from the chapter.

A war versus peace B wealth versus poverty C city versus village politics D traditional faith versus modern education

Question 39

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for best keyword?

A mystery B competition C affection D revenge

Question 40

Select the right option for another keyword.

A ambition B tradition C spectacle D deception

Question 41

Which option is correct about another keyword?

A dignity B panic C boasting D satire

Question 42

Choose the best answer for best one-line summary from the chapter.

A A king finds three answers in a forest B A German athlete helps a rival win C A nervous man fears ghosts D Khushwant Singh lovingly remembers his grandmother, whose traditional world slowly drifted away from his modern life

Question 43

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for moral or emotional lesson?

A tradition must reject change completely B affection depends only on proximity C love can remain deep even when ways of life grow different D modern education destroys all feeling

Question 44

Select the right option for reader's final response.

A indifference B tender sorrow and admiration C laughter alone D fear without meaning

Question 45

Which option is correct about chapter's final value?

A it turns private memory into a universal portrait of love, faith, and loss B it glorifies urban education only C it attacks religion entirely D it celebrates wealth

Question 46

Choose the best answer for author from the chapter.

A Jesse Owens B Sam Pitroda C Winston S. Churchill D Khushwant Singh

Question 47

In the lesson, what is the correct answer for genre?

A short detective story B historical speech C personal reminiscence / autobiographical prose D lyric poem

Question 48

Select the right option for central figure.

A the village priest B the narrator's grandmother C the narrator's mother D an old school teacher

Question 49

Which option is correct about title meaning?

A a character sketch of the grandmother B a painting sold in the city C a queen's portrait D a description of a museum

Question 50

Choose the best answer for narrator's childhood companion from the chapter.

A his cousin B his schoolmaster C his father D his grandmother