The portrait of a lady - Part 2

30th April, 2020
Day 3

Good morning gentlemen

“The earlier you start working on something, the earlier you will see results.”

We all wait for the results as soon as we finish anything. We are not able to hold our horses at times. Excuses become hurdle and delay our work. If we are so eager to witness results, then start doing things early. 

Moving ahead with today's content.

 Before starting with the chapter, let us get familiar with the learning objectives of the lesson. 

Learning Objectives

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.

Join me on Google meet by clicking the given link below. Let us finish our chapter today. 

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Refer to the given PPT for better understanding of the chapter.



Go through the slides carefully. Also, the MCQs are given for you to do in your notebooks. 

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

Q. 11 Why did Khushwant Singh return the honour of Padmashree?

a) He was not happy with the treatment given by the government to him.

b) He was demanding Bharat Ratna instead of Padmabhushan.

c) He returned to protest to Indian government against the storming of Golden Temple by Indian Army.

d) He was renouncing the citizenship of India.

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You will be given short questions in tomorrow's class.

Till then

Take care

Stay blessed

Happy learning.