My Mother at Sixty Six MCQs | Class 12 English Quiz with Answers

Welcome to our Class 12 English quiz on "My Mother at Sixty Six", a poignant poem by Kamala Das. This heart-touching poem explores themes of aging, love, and the inevitable separation we face as we grow older. Test your knowledge and prepare for your board exams by answering these carefully crafted MCQs.

Practicing MCQs will help you gain a better understanding of the poem and sharpen your exam skills. Complete the quiz and check your rank on the live leaderboard!


MCQ Quiz: My Mother at Sixty Six

My Mother at Sixty Six

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In the poem, My Mother at Sixty-six, all that the poet did was smile and smile and smile…, Her smile is

2 / 15

The phrase ‘old familiar ache’ has been used to refer to a fear, in this extract. This phrase can also be used to

3 / 15

And looked out at Young
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, but after the airport’s
security check, standing a few yards
away, I looked again at her, wan, pale
as a late winter’s moon and felt that old
familiar ache…

What is the most likely reason the poet capitalized ‘Young Trees’?

This was to

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Choose the option that appropriately describes the relationship between the two statements given below.

  • Statement 1: The poet knows her mother has aged.
  • Statement 2: The poet feels the pain of separation.

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Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (1) and (2).

  1. The poet looks at her mother's aging face.
  2. The poet remembers an old fear she used to have as a child.

6 / 15

Choose the correct option out of the ones given below.

my moter at sixty six question answer

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Choose the option that applies correctly to the two statements given below.

  • Assertion: The poet wards off the thought of her mother getting old quickly.
  • Reason: The poet didn’t want to confront the inevitability of fate that was to dawn upon her mother.

8 / 15

Which of these is true about the poet's 'childhood's fear'?

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Driving from my parent’s
home to Cochin last Friday
morning, I saw my mother,
beside me,
doze, open-mouthed, her face
ashen like that
of a corpse and realized with pain
that she was as old as she
looked but soon
put that thought away…

Choose the option that best applies to the given extract.

  1. a conversation
  2. an argument
  3. a piece of advice
  4. a strategy
  5. a recollection
  6. a suggestion

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Driving from my parent’s
home to Cochin last Friday
morning, I saw my mother,
beside me,
doze, open-mouthed, her face
ashen like that
of a corpse and realized with pain
that she was as old as she
looked but soon
put that thought away…

Choose the book title that perfectly describes the condition of the poet’s mother.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4
You're Only Old Once!
by Dr. Seuss
The Gift of Years
by Joan Chittister
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
by Philippa Perry
You're Only Old Once!
by Dr. Seuss

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Choose the option that displays the same literary device as in the given lines of the extract.

her face
ashen like that
of a corpse…

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…I looked again at her, wan,
pale
as a late winter’s moon and felt that
old
familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,
but all I said was, see you soon,
Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and
smile...... (My mother at Sixty-six)

What is the speaker's emotional state when looking at her mother?

13 / 15

The tone of the poet in the poem is primarily a combination of ________ and ________.

  1. dauntlessness
  2. apprehension
  3. dejection
  4. disappointment

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The sight of young trees and merry children, on the way to Cochin, is _____ the poet’s aging mother.

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Select the word that WILL NOT complete the sentence appropriately. The description of the mother as "wan, pale / as a late winter's moon" creates a vivid image of ________.

Your score is

The average score is 61%


Why is this Quiz Important?

  • This quiz will help you reinforce your understanding of the themes, emotions, and poetic devices used in "My Mother at Sixty Six".
  • Practicing MCQs will help you prepare for your CBSE Class 12 English board exams and improve your time management skills in the exam.

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For a more in-depth analysis of the poem and other helpful study resources, check out our YouTube video and detailed articles.

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