15 possible short question and answer from the chapter "The portrait of a lady"....
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Some possible questions and answers for the chapter are:
- Another title for portrait of a lady.
Ans- Some of the other titles suitable for the lesson 'Portrait of a Lady' are 'The Selfless Woman', 'The Great Love of My Grandmother', 'Time Alters The Bonds' or 'When I Moved Away From The Land of Love'.
- What were the moments of nostalgia in 'The portrait of a lady'?
Ans- There were various moments of nostalgia in the story. When the author and his grandmother moved to the city and later the author went to study abroad, the grandmother missed the time she spent getting the author ready for school, accompanying him and taking care of him back in the village. Also, the author missed being close enough to his grandmother when their opinions started clashing regarding the study of science and music. In the end, the sparrows mourned the death of the grandmother and missed being fed by her.
- What do 'beads of rosary mean?
Ans- Beads of rosary means the beads of the prayer string. Rosary is used for keeping count of how many prayers a person has said. Here the person is the grandmother who always used to pray by counting the beads of rosary.
- The grandmothers kindness and piety is even to animals and birds. Give examples.
Ans- The narrator's grandmother was a very religious and pious lady. She was very kind not only to humans but also to birds and animals. She would feed the pigeons daily and when they were in the village, she would feed the stale chapati to the stray dogs. When she died, the pigeons refused to eat the grains and they did not chirp or make any noise as a tribute to the great lady.
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Some possible questions and answers for the chapter are:
- Another title for portrait of a lady.
Ans- Some of the other titles suitable for the lesson 'Portrait of a Lady' are 'The Selfless Woman', 'The Great Love of My Grandmother', 'Time Alters The Bonds' or 'When I Moved Away From The Land of Love'.
- What were the moments of nostalgia in 'The portrait of a lady'?
Ans- There were various moments of nostalgia in the story. When the author and his grandmother moved to the city and later the author went to study abroad, the grandmother missed the time she spent getting the author ready for school, accompanying him and taking care of him back in the village. Also, the author missed being close enough to his grandmother when their opinions started clashing regarding the study of science and music. In the end, the sparrows mourned the death of the grandmother and missed being fed by her.
- What do 'beads of rosary mean?
Ans- Beads of rosary means the beads of the prayer string. Rosary is used for keeping count of how many prayers a person has said. Here the person is the grandmother who always used to pray by counting the beads of rosary.
- The grandmothers kindness and piety is even to animals and birds. Give examples.
Ans- The narrator's grandmother was a very religious and pious lady. She was very kind not only to humans but also to birds and animals. She would feed the pigeons daily and when they were in the village, she would feed the stale chapati to the stray dogs. When she died, the pigeons refused to eat the grains and they did not chirp or make any noise as a tribute to the great lady.
Kindly look up many more questions based on the chapter along with their answers on the Meritnation website.
Regards