MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Flamingo Poem Chapter 1 My Mother at Sixty-six with Answers

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Q1.	Why does the poet feel parted, upset and sad?
	A.because of her fears
	B.because she was getting late
	C.fear of missing her flight
	D.because of her duty towards mother and her own needs

Ans: because of her duty towards mother and her own needs

Q2.	Quote an example of personification used in the poem.
	A.sprinting trees
	B.home to cochin
	C.airport’s security check
	D.All of these

Ans: sprinting trees

Q3.	Quote an example of a metaphor used in the poem.
	A.as a late winter’s moon
	B.‘Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes’
	C.Driving from my parent’s home
	D.None

Ans: ‘Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes’

Q4.	Which Rhyming scheme is used in the poem?
	A.coupled rhyme
	B.monorhyme
	C.Alternate rhyme
	D.free verse

Ans: free verse

Q5.	Why did the poet look at her mother again?
	A.because she was busy
	B.because she was going away
	C.because she wanted to stay back
	D.because of fear and insecurity

Ans: because of fear and insecurity

Q6.	What is the universality of the theme of the poem?
	A.death is a truth
	B.Life is a reality
	C.everyone is happy
	D.to show old age

Ans: death is a truth

Q7.	What do the parting words “See you soon Amma” signify?
	A.her carelessness
	B.Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness
	C.she bids goodbye like this
	D.she is in a hurry

Ans: Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness

Q8.	What does ‘ashen face ‘ signify?
	A.colour of face
	B.face is covered with ash
	C.Pale and lifeless face of poet’s mother
	D.to show ugly face

Ans: Pale and lifeless face of poet’s mother

Q9.	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

Ans: fast moving change in human life from childhood to old age

Q10.	What did the poet realize with pain?
	A.her mother’s appearance like a corpse
	B.she is inconsiderate
	C.old age is pleasant
	D.she has duties

Ans: her mother’s appearance like a corpse

Q11.	What does this narrative style of the poem signify?
	A.differing thoughts
	B.many thoughts
	C.contrasting thoughts
	D.a single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities

Ans: a single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities

Q12.	Which poetic device is used in “Trees sprinting-” ?
	A.metaphor
	B.simile
	C.alliteration
	D.Personification

Ans: Personification

Q13.	Name the poetic devices used in the poem.
	A.metaphor
	B.similie
	C.alliteration
	D.all of these

Ans: all of these

Q14.	What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
	A.Losing her mother
	B.heart attack
	C.headache
	D.children screaming at her

Ans: Losing her mother

Q15.	Who is the poet of this poem?
	A.John Keats
	B.Rudyard Kipling
	C.William Wordsworth
	D.Kamala Das

Ans: Kamala Das

Q16.	What pangs did she feel when she looked at her mother?
	A.Pangs of headache
	B.Pangs of stomachache
	C.Pangs of knee pain
	D.Pangs of heartache

Ans: Pangs of heartache

Q17.	What was the poet’s childhood fear?
	A.Parting from her husband
	B.Parting from her friends
	C.Parting from her siblings
	D.losing her mother

Ans: losing her mother

Q18.	What was the expression of the poet’s face while parting from her mother?
	A.satirical
	B.funny
	C.sad
	D.smiling

Ans: smiling

Q19.	How is the imagery of ‘young trees and merry children’ a contrast to the mother?
	A.mother is old in comparison to the trees and children
	B.mother is like ash while the trees are green and children are happy
	C.like spring and autumn season
	D.Mother’s health-hopelessness and trees and merry children- youthfulness and hope