Hornbill Poem 1 : A Photograph MCQs

1. What is the central theme of the poem?

Friendship and adventure

War and bravery

Loss and nostalgia

Love and romance

2. What does the phrase ‘both wry with the laboured ease of loss’ mean?

Both the poet and mother feel the pain of losing something

They have forgotten the past

They are tired from working

They are happy and carefree

3. Who is the poet of ‘A Photograph’?

John Keats

Robert Frost

Shirley Toulson

William Wordsworth

4. What does the poet mean by ‘Its silence silences’?

The poet dislikes silence

The mother never spoke much

The photograph has no sound

The loss of her mother leaves her speechless

5. What does the photograph in the poem capture?

A historical monument

A group of strangers

The poet’s mother as a young girl

A scenic landscape

6. Where was the photograph taken?

At the beach

In a classroom

In a garden

At a wedding

7. How old was the poet’s mother in the photograph?

Twenty

Around twelve

Five

Eighteen

8. Who is standing beside the poet’s mother in the photograph?

Her best friend

Her sister

Her two cousins

Her teacher

9. How does the poet describe her mother’s face in the photograph?

Joyful and excited

Angry and upset

Sad and aged

Sweet and innocent

10. What happened to the poet’s mother later in life?

She became a photographer

She passed away

She moved abroad

She lost the photograph