Question

2. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions.
(1x4=4)
He looked as if he could only have lots and lots of grandchildren. As for my grandmother being young
and pretty, the thought was almost revolting. She often told us of the games she used to play as a child.
1. Who is 'he' in the extract? Where was he?
2. Why did the author find it hard to believe that his grandmother was once young and pretty?
3. What things would she tell the narrator when he was young?
4. Who is the author of the poem 'The Portrait of a Lady'?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a ) narrator's grandfather appeared very old and the author thought that he was someone who could have many grandchildren but not a wife or children

b) The author could never imagine that once his grandmother was young and pretty. He could not connect to this idea. bcoz she was very old and wrinkled

c) She used to tell him and his cousins about her childhood memories like the games she used to play as a child.

d) kushwant singh is the author of this chapter not poem. the portrait of a lady